1872: Hochstetter Water Race
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On 14 January, 1878, two canoes raced each other through remote West Coast bush to the picnic at the end of a huge snaking government-made aqueduct. This was opening day for the Hochstetter Water Race between the lake of the same name and the goldfields of Nelson Creek 30km away. “The government water race project […]
Read more..October 4, 2021
Legal Deposit
By NZB3
I learned that some government libraries tax authors by demanding they supply free books to The State. For example, in Ireland, the government demands an author provide 13 copies of their book for free! Stealing 13 of every book you write is still a crime. Just a legalised one! “legal deposit is not theft. It’s […]
Read more..October 2, 2021
