According to the Welsh census, her family household expanded quickly with three younger brothers (Parry, Herbert and Charles) and three servants.

The local newspapers provided an introduction to Leavitt's life and official mission as a representative of the World WCTU[2] and announced her first lecture hosted by the Christchurch Blue Ribbon Committee the evening of 9 May at the YMCA rooms.

[4] On Thursday, 14 May, toward the end of the week of her lectures, Leavitt gave "An Address to the Women's Prayer Union" at 3 p.m. in the Rooms of the YMCA.

Later that same month, Packe and Wroughton accompanied Leavitt as she travelled north to speak at the Rangiora Literary Institute Hall.

Mrs. Isitt printed temperance tracts for circulation in Christchurch, and Mrs. Cunningham wrote an essay on "the Social Evil" which was included.

[10] For the first time in Christchurch, New Zealand, a woman sat at the head of the platform for a mixed-gender public meeting when Packe, on behalf of the local WCTU chapter, welcomed the gospel temperance orator Matthew Burnett.

Under Packe's leadership, petitions for woman suffrage were organised by the WCTU NZ chapters with 779 signatures and these were presented to the New Zealand Legislative Council.

The petition is excerpted below:[15] Packe gathered up local Unions that had begun to wither away due to the difficulties associated with the unusual aspect of women-only leadership for a political cause.

For example, she attended a Blue Ribbon Army meeting in Oamaru, spoke on behalf of the WCTU NZ and called the vote to reorganize their chapter.

[16] In 1889 Packe was living in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch when she presided over the Fourth Annual WCTU NZ Convention in Wellington; she was also still serving as the Superintendent for Unfermented Wine.

The meeting convened on 26 February and ended on 5 March 1889, featuring Mrs. William Jones, a representative from the British Women's Temperance Association.

[19] In her President's Address at the 5th Annual Convention in Dunedin in February 1890, she announced she and Mrs. George Clark had sent 4004 names to the US to add to the Polyglot Petition.

At that national convention in Auckland, on 22 March 1892, Packe proposed an amendment to the WCTU NZ Constitution that "no member shall be eligible for election who does not accept the Bible doctrine of the Atonement through Christ Jesus."

[26] Emma Eliza Packe at the age of 74 died on 11 July 1914 at her home at 72 Cornwall Road, Westbourne Park, in Middlesex.