1978: Lawrence Lions
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
44 Years ago today in New Zealand history, 30 March, 1978, two circus lions in their prime exited the ring after their performance and….carried on right out the door! It was soon discovered the town of Lawrence, Otago, now had two carnivorous predators on the loose. It was as near as New Zealand has ever […]
Read more..March 30, 2022
2002: Policepersons
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
There is now no height restriction for being a policeman and other standards of mental and physical excellence have been continually lowered too. The height requirement was removed c.2002 “in order to attract more women and Asians to the force.” (this was before Race Realism or Sex Realism came into question.) “I was talking about […]
Read more..March 28, 2022
The Power of the Dog
By NZB3
Because The Power of the Dog (2021) is misunderstood and the publicity persistent (who is paying for all this media attention right now?) and because I’ve now seen the film a review is in order. Like other Jane Campion films I’ve seen such as Holy Smoke, And Angel at my Table, The Piano, this is a […]
Read more..March 28, 2022
1984: Everybody Loves A Winner
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
In our day the most significant thing about this quote is that it was ever thought normal at all. From the surprise displayed by anyone at some truth we can judge the general culture. Likewise, by promoting and admiring and spreading these words to New Zealand children you can see how different was 1984 to […]
Read more..March 25, 2022
2015: Triggering
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Triggering particularly begain in Western Culture from c.2015. Certain people started saying “I’m triggered.” What was it, what is it? It’s a call-back to personal trauma. It’s a big red button on your chest for the world to push and down-regulate you into reptilian fight/flight/freeze. It’s the pain we carry from the damage of […]
Read more..March 23, 2022
1908: The Prime Minister and the Prophet
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 23 March, 1908, Prime Minister Joseph Ward met with the prophet and leader Rua Kenana. Rua’s followers nearly at point of warfare with Tuhoe chief Kereru. Ward and Rua retired in private to the Commercial Hotel for a drink some face time. Rua emerges apparently enlightened and everyone better off thanks for […]
Read more..March 22, 2022
SNAP Aotearoa
By NZB3
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is an international group with an outlet in New Zealand. Christopher Longhurst (image left) is the point man here and says the person he is standing with in his Facebook profile picture is “Jacinda Ardern, the beautiful Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand.” SNAP is so dedicated […]
Read more..March 22, 2022
Growing a Family
By NZB3
I’ve been bombarded with the term “Growing a family” one time too many by the Official Media so that I want to unpack it. I find ‘growing’ a family to be a loaded term in two ways. First up though, what is the meaning of the term? Kiwi parenting websites and Google quickly inform me […]
Read more..March 21, 2022
1899: A General Inspection
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 20 March, 1899,: The third visit to New Zealand by the Salvation Army’s founder, General William Booth. His religious army of Social Justice Warriors (complete with self-given rank¹) were a sect of Methodism and they were riding high at the end of the C19th. Thousands of New Zealanders came to […]
Read more..March 20, 2022
1989: Kavanagh College
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Catholic school in New Zealand’s most Presbyterian city, Dunedin, dates back to 1989 but has much deeper roots. Kavanagh College is an amalgamation of other Catholic schools from the 1870s and 1890s. The College was named after the fourth Catholic Bishop of Dunedin who had died earlier that decade. Kavanagh’s values: Respect, Justice, Truth, […]
Read more..March 19, 2022
2022: The Peasants’ Revolt
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
England’s Black Death and New Zealand’s COVID Epidemic have so much in common. What keeps mainstream historians from pointing the following things out is that observing them in the first place goes against the partisan grains that allowed them to pass their exams or achieve their station or be awarded their grants and tenures in […]
Read more..March 17, 2022
2000: Radical Conservatism
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Jenny Shipley failed to have National 4.0 re-elected in 1999. She had been Prime Minister almost exactly 2 years, having executed a successful leadership coup against Prime Minister Jim Bolger. Helen Clark’s Labour 5.0 came to power leaving Shipley to battle the high odds against an Opposition Leader not being replaced by a smoking crater […]
Read more..March 16, 2022
