1900: The Opium Petition
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 13 September, 1900, a Chinese West Coaster submitted a petition that led to the Liberal Government’s clamping down on opium and the Chinese (“yellow peril”) in general. State history would have it that this noble young Greymouth law clerk, Young Hee, cared so much about his people that he wanted the scourge […]
Read more..September 14, 2021
Skoda Cop Cars
By NZB3
Now the Holden Commodore is history, the New Zealand Police have had to select a new car for their fleet. They’ve gone with Czechoslovakian Skodas and they don’t look very intimidating. Remember, the colours and lights and sounds a cop car makes are there to terrify your limbic system into compliance. Failing this, the police […]
Read more..September 13, 2021
“It had its DNA changed by Māui”
By NZB3
Ah, so this is what we mean by Maori Science? For which…we must crush dissent in academia! When your first sentence about Maori gene editing starts off with “Has everyone seen the movie Moana…” is there really anything else to say? Projecting the land of magic and myth onto modern genetics is Dunning-Kruger enough. Then […]
Read more..September 12, 2021
1946: Ending For The Election Night Assembly
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
This image from 1931 shows The Evening Post, Willis Street, Wellington, at the center of attention after the votes were cast in that year’s election. Similar photos exist for other elections, some outside The Dominion newspaper’s office. Did the two papers compete to host this attraction or did one wrest it away from the other? […]
Read more..September 10, 2021
1974: Pizza Hut
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 8 September, 1974, the country got its very first Pizza Hut. This was in New Lynn, Auckland. It was the first Pizza Hut restaurant to open and was the last to close. I’ve been to this one but it has since been flattened to make more car parks at Lynmall. […]
Read more..September 9, 2021
1884: Health For The Maori
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
James Pope was New Zealand’s first Inspector of Native Schools and in that capacity he wrote what was once a very famous handbook: Health for the Maori: A Manual for Use in Native Schools. It was published by the Government in 18841 and for some years after. Then, as now, it is common knowledge that […]
Read more..September 8, 2021
2010: Meet The Colemans
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Back in time, before Progressive Enterprises handed the car keys of their New Zealand empire to General Manager of Everything, Kiri Hannifin, Countdown had another brand. The supermarket promoted itself as friendly to the white nuclear family and they called this family the Colemans. Elizabeth Ryley, Hannifin’s predecessor, was also a Communications and opinion analytics […]
Read more..September 6, 2021
Countdown Kiri Takes Knives Away
By NZB3
Kiri Hannifin is responsible for the Woke Countdown we know today. And, by extension, why the supermarket’s brand is political. And, therefore, a target for terrorist attacks that is more present and available than any of our (security patrolled) WINZ offices or the parliament grounds or police. For those who are hurt and angry at […]
Read more..September 6, 2021
Rollickin Bloomfield?
By NZB3
Public Service Commission Guidelines are quite clear that a sitting Director General of Healthy is not permitted to appear in someone else’s commercials unless they are first elected to government and then he can go nuts. So I hope ‘Rollickin Gelato‘ is the new name for the Labour Party now Ardern has resigned. This is […]
Read more..September 6, 2021
Knife Violence Again At Big Brother’s Supermarket
By NZB3
Supermarket shoppers were excited by knives in early 2021 for a healthy reason. These were the final days of New World’s Premium Smeg Knife promotion. Collect them all! Does anyone have spare stickers? They’re so sharp! Get them while they last. Here’s a web page about how to make your knife last longer… Cut to September […]
Read more..September 5, 2021
1978: Bloody Friday
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On 9 June, 1978, Southland farmers took desperate measures to protest the industrial chaos across the meat industry, exacerbated by the worst drought much of the province had seen since 1956. Farmers ran 1300 ewes down Dee St before slaughtering them on a Victoria Ave section as a public spectacle. These are Honour Culture people […]
Read more..September 4, 2021
“Doubling Down”
By NZB3
Since when did holding a view become “doubling down?” That’s a scare term for people who are resolute and don’t agree with you. A baby who refuses to eat silver beet the second time you offer it isn’t doubling down. He’s displaying a consistent preference. A horse that isn’t thirsty even though you hit him […]
Read more..September 4, 2021
