Jessie Mackay

Description

First NameJessieLast NameMackayDescriptionJessie Mackay was a well known New Zealand poet, journalist and political activist, involved in the women's suffrage movement. She lived on Raincliff Station as a child and taught at Kakahu school and Ashwick Flat school (near Fairlie).

The Aoraki Heritage Collection holds several of Jessie's poetry books (see below for those that have been digitised) as well as biographies of Jessie. Please contact us for more information.

External LinkDNZB: Jessie MackayDate of Birth15 Dec 1864Place of BirthRakaia GorgeDate of Death23 Aug 1938Place of DeathChristchurchSubjectBiographyAuthors

Newspaper Clipping

First New Zealand National Poetess Spent Childhood at Raincliff

BBC film on Jessie Mackay

An Influence For Good

First NZ Poetess Commemorated At Kakahu Bush

Magnificent Trees of Raincliff Were Planted for Posterity / Nature Has a Firm Friend in Maj P H Johnson

The Plantations of Raincliff: SC Has Paradise For Treelovers / Triumph Of The Tree

Early Days of Kakahu Are Recalled at 'Open Day'

T D Burnett Family Erect Fine Monuments At Memorial Park

Publication

The Sitter on the Rail: And Other Poems

Land of the Morning

The Spirit of the Rangatira and Other Ballads

The Bride of the Rivers and Other Verses

Photo Review: Volume 1, Number 10, January 1965

From the Maori sea

Place

Ashwick Flat

Raincliff

Photograph

Kakahu District Hall (Kakahu Bush School)

Image from TDC Hall of Fame

Connections

PlaceRaincliff StationKakahuAshwick Flat