Aotearoa History - International Women's Day (LAST NAMES

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Across
  1. 3. First elected female Prime Minister of New Zealand
  2. 7. Prime Minister of New Zealand since 2017, known for her compassionate leadership
  3. 8. Shot putter, two-time Olympic gold medalist
  4. 11. Māori activist who led the 1975 Land March.
  5. 13. Microbiologist and science communicator known for her work in infectious diseases in New Zealand
  6. 14. First female Māori MP
  7. 16. Former squash world champion and New Zealand race relations commissioner
  8. 17. The first Registered Nurse in the world.
  9. 18. Children's author known for the "Mrs. Wishy-Washy" series
Down
  1. 1. Internationally acclaimed New Zealand opera soprano
  2. 2. WWII heroine nicknamed "The White Mouse"
  3. 4. Three-time Rugby World Cup-winning captain for the Black Ferns
  4. 5. Leading figure in the women's suffrage movement in New Zealand
  5. 6. New Zealand's most successful Olympian,
  6. 9. First female Prime Minister of New Zealand (1997-1999)
  7. 10. Paralympic swimmer from New Zealand, multiple gold medalist
  8. 12. Aviator who set numerous long-distance flying records in the 1930s
  9. 15. First woman in New Zealand to earn a Bachelor's degree