1951: ANZUS Treaty
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The ANZUS Treaty was signed in San Francisco on 1 September 1951 by Carl Berendsen on behalf of New Zealand’s National 1.0 Ministry. With Australia and the USA we now had a tri-tripartite defence treaty. Then, on 8 June, 1987, Labour 4.0 quit that deal. The Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 […]
Read more..August 29, 2024
1972: Masterton Cosmopolitan Club
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Masterton Cosmopolitan Club (1972-2016) is a good example of a number of working men’s club style establishments of its day. From the photos we have of the founders they were evidently middle aged Silent Generation with a few adult Boomers. The Silents present themselves as pleasant with short hair and one of them, Mr Holland, […]
Read more..August 23, 2024
1908: Tudor Towers Bathhouse
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 13 August, 1908, The State controlled town of Rotorua opened up a monument to quackery: The Tudor Towers bathhouse. Government convinced people to line up to be ‘cured’ by electricity and water and is doubtless responsible for much false hope and early deaths unrecorded by State history. It was called “balneology” but […]
Read more..August 13, 2024
1995: Professional Rugby
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 10 August, 1995, cultural and rugby history was made. Josh Kronfeld and Jeff Wilson signed professional contracts with the NZ Rugby Union. The first All Blacks to do so. The Australian-based World Rugby Corporation had big plans but they were defeated….By the All Blacks teaming up instead with Rupert Murdoch […]
Read more..August 10, 2024
