“There was no compulsory vaccination”
By NZB3
“There was no compulsory vaccination, people made their own choices,” said Prime Minister Chris Hipkins (again) this week. Ref. Rumble This sparked fury and has been repeated all over the alternative media but not, of course, in the mainstream media. Why would he “poke the bear” like that in the election campaign? These words have […]
Read more..September 7, 2023
1995: John Britten
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 5 September, 1995, the death of John Britten. The outside-the-box Hippy-Boomer Cantabrian was born out of a crucible of an unhappy family. He was guided by his West Coast Uncles, bankrolled by his wealthy mother, and motivated by his father’s shame. Workoholic and ‘active relaxer’, John funneled his immense creativity though a […]
Read more..September 5, 2023
That Wasn’t Real Communism
By NZB3
Communists keep defending their faith by saying “that wasn’t real Communism.” Even preemptively, sometimes. Always, they think their own Communism is real and true and will work no matter how many times they are confronted by the deadly and failed attempts in the past. I understand now that it’s their Hobbesian view of human nature […]
Read more..September 4, 2023
1960s: Richard Scarry’s New Zealand
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Richard Scarry’s (1919-1994) books were the stuff of what Generation X children grew up with in New Zealand. Anthropomorphic animals heavily populated busy towns full of activities, buildings, workplaces, and vehicles. The books depict Western Civilisation during a booming culture phase of full employment and a bustling economy. Christmas. Nuclear families. Cooperation. Wealth. Cowboys and […]
Read more..September 4, 2023
Anaphase: I Wanted To Cry But I Didn’t
By NZB3
Little Critter children’s books are a fixture of Generation X youth¹ written and illustrated by Mercer Mayer from 1975 to 2015. Like the earlier Richard Scarry books, Mayer’s are self-illustrated anthropomorphic animals with easy to read text for beginners. Both men produced through Little Golden Books (est.1942) which were a prolific series in the West […]
Read more..September 3, 2023
1950: Christchurch International Airport
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Christchurch Airport became New Zealand’s “first” international airport officially on 18 December, 1950¹. This was handy timing for Canterbury’s 100th year and the Centennial Games ( 26 December 1950 to 3 January 1951.) The Cantabrians welcomed international athletes. Our very own one-off version of the Olympics or Commonwealth Games and the precursor to the 1974 Olympics […]
Read more..September 2, 2023
1992: NZBS
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Sometimes you might wish there were just one wretched source for the trouble New Zealand is in. Not just the imps and monsters, jokers and liars, spinners and deceivers but the dragon’s cave they hatch out of in the first place. Blow it up. Burn it down! Smash their cathedrals, confiscate their microphones and storyboards. […]
Read more..September 1, 2023
