January 6, 2025

1836: Pukaki’s Gateway

By Anarchist History of New Zealand

Little did we know that our 20c coin these last 20 years featured a cannibal chief in the midst of a necrophilic sex act! Pukaki, a Te Arawa warlord from 1700s Rotorua lived a violent life. Maoris at this time lived in a Hobbsean war of all against all. Constant strife was either simmering or […]

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January 6, 2025

1977: Bastion Point

By Anarchist History of New Zealand

The Bastion Point occupation got underway today in New Zealand history, 5 January 1977. After many warnings and deadlines ignored, The State finally put a stop to this major protest after 506 days; it ended on 25 May 1978. Representatives of the Ngati Whatua were not happy about their ancestral leaders selling the land to […]

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January 5, 2025

2005: Bo-Gyung Ko

By Anarchist History of New Zealand

Asian women have long dominated the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) where competition is fierce and prize-money huge. Even the barriers to entry into the competition circuit itself is greatly prohibitive. A novel way to differentiate a player and open some doors apparently occurred to one Republic of Korea couple, Mrs and Mrs Ko. By […]

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January 3, 2025