1993: New Zealand Rail Sale
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 30 September, 1993, National 4.0 privatised New Zealand Rail by selling it off to Pylorus Investments Limited. The re-branding came in 1995 with the new name of the old State railways now being Tranz Rail Limited. The start of this digestive process was in 1982 during the National 3.0 Ministry of Robert […]
Read more..September 30, 2023
Criticism of Maori Elites is Racist…..warn Maori Elites
By NZB3
Fresh new lead news story this morning has been created by Maori elites who have written an open letter to politicians and would-be politicians¹. You know they’re Maori because they’re telling you most loudly and you know they’re elites because it made front-line news. When was the last time you and your friends wrote a […]
Read more..September 29, 2023
1940s: Post-War Department Store
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Seems avant-garde for the 1940s. Wish we had a more exact date. Clearly the wartime deprivations and austerity are being ejected by this aesthetic. We have the look of a confident, athletic, youthful new Zealandia here. War is over. Let the post-war boom and Golden Weather begin. “The post-war period in New Zealand was the […]
Read more..September 27, 2023
1918: Tane Hemp Company Limited Suspension Bridge
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The old Tane Hemp Company Limited Suspension Bridge (aka Opiki Toll Bridge) was taken over by The State. Sure enough, this heritage-listed Manawatu landmark fell into the river last week! Don’t trust the government with your history and heritage. Free people in private industry built this bridge during the War and it was opened in […]
Read more..September 26, 2023
1887: Tongariro National Park
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 23 September, 1887, Chief Horonuku¹ gave away 3 volcanoes to The State. Mt Tongariro, Mt Ngauruhoe, and Mt Ruapehu. National Parks had become a new fad in the West and following USA, Australia, and Canada this 4th “National Park” allowed the Native Minister, John Ballance, to feather his accomplishments just in time […]
Read more..September 23, 2023
1897: The British Zollverein
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Victorian British Empire in Phase A was confident, outgoing, expantionist, and certain. Phase A Britain (1837-70) enjoyed a near-monopoly on the Industrial Revolution as the premier trading nation and was banker to the world. Our Empire shifted out of this ascribed identity into the prescribed identity of Phase B (1870-01.) A person, or a […]
Read more..September 19, 2023
2008: Labour 5.0 Defeated
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Helen Clark’s Labour 5.0 Ministry was defeated at the General Election on 8 November, 2008. Power was transferred to the National 5.0 Ministry of John Key on 19 November. Clark racked up a number of public dents to her image during her last term in Government. There was Paintergate, Corngate, Doonegate, and Pledgegate, and Speedgate. […]
Read more..September 17, 2023
2019: “Share a Coke with Whānau”
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
In November 2019 the Cocacola company were slammed in the media for marketing their product to Maoris. Other brands must make sure in future to employ or pay off credentialed cultural advisors to avoid the same backlash. The New Zealand Dental Association said Maoris should not be told about Coke because they had enough problems. […]
Read more..September 15, 2023
1901: Nationalised Nurses
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 12 September, 1901, New Zealand nationalised nurses. We were the first country in the world to have The State take control of nursing. This was ‘Boer War Honour Culture’ times. We were quite authoritarian, quite militant. Compulsory military training and buying battleships for Britain happened in the same era. Even the popular […]
Read more..September 12, 2023
1954: Christchurch’s Last Tram
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 11 September, 1954, Christchurch ran its last tram (that is, until a reboot of a heritage tram line in 1995.) These electric trams had served and transformed Christchurch since 1905 so were given a big farewell. The last tram was driven by the Mayor Robert Macfarlane and completed its last run at […]
Read more..September 11, 2023
1835: Chatham Islands Anschluss
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Austrian Anschluss of 12 March, 1938, has ominous parallels with the Chatham Islands Anschluss of 18 November, 1835. This German word, anschluss, is the history term for a people with such a toxic level of the Personality Trait of Agreeableness as to give up their sovereign territory. The 1930s Austrians and 1830s Moriori both […]
Read more..September 10, 2023
Barry Called Her A “Black Bitch!”
By NZB3
Evidently Dunedin City is not free of the Social Crisis that is literally unraveling the Western World right now. Of course not. We don’t talk about fixing bridges or saving lives or curing disease or winning wars these days- It’s all about the battle for Rightful Conduct. Dunedin City Council Deputy Mayor Sophie Barker (who […]
Read more..September 10, 2023
