1998: Bill Maher Hall
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Visitors to the West Coast passing down State Highway 6 a little south of Greymouth might rightly wonder why there is a Bill Maher Hall here. Of course you would resist the thought of it being named for the famous American commentator-commentator named Bill Maher. Except…there’s a huge cartoon on the building facing the road […]
Read more..October 14, 2024
1979: Operation Midford
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
In 1979 New Zealand contributed 74 soldiers to a monitoring force in Rhodesia and 2 observing Members of Parliament. It was called Operation Milford. The country had been one of our colonial cousins and its Prime Minister (1953-8) Garfield Todd was a New Zealander himself. Under international sanctions, Rhodesia opted for self-deletion and became Robert […]
Read more..October 1, 2024
