December 23, 2024

1961: Brierley Investments Ltd

By Anarchist History of New Zealand

Ron Brierley (83yo) is one of New Zealand’s most accomplished businessmen. In the process of bettering his country he was rewarded by it with a fortune. What’s the End Game for the great old money whale as the sharks start to circle? Everybody gets old, what becomes of their fortune? Great Estates in the 1890s […]

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April 5, 2021

1868: Okaihau

By Anarchist History of New Zealand

On 1 April, 1868, one of the human race’s greatest migrations was completed. From Scotland, to Nova Scotia, and at last to Okaihau. They had inherited a wilderness to settle and set to cultivating wheat. “The Maoris on the eastern side of our settlement were at first somewhat unfriendly, as they claimed the land had […]

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April 2, 2021