1886: Butler’s Wall
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Some Arrowtown people are rather proactive about their old stone wall to the point of wanting to, essentially, pay an extra $2,000,000 in tax to speed up its restoration! Built by Peter Henderson in 1886 for £225 it has had little or no maintenance in these past 139 years. Apparently it needs fixing all of a […]
Read more..February 28, 2025
Jason Mika’s Welcome Mat?
By NZB3
What the hell was I listening to from Doctor/Professor Jason Mika on Monday morning? It sounded like he was welcoming in our new Chinese overlords on behalf of New Zealand China Council. Better play that back again… “A New Zealand China Council report says the ancient historic connection between Maori and Chinese people is a […]
Read more..February 26, 2025
Splashing Policeman
By NZB3
More scandal in the police service.. “An on-duty policeman has made waves as an impromptu participant in the Z Manu World Champs in Auckland today….”For me personally, it was a chance to have a positive impact. .. It also showed the human element of policing,” Kahui said.” The NZ Herald headline was ‘Watch: On-duty officer […]
Read more..February 24, 2025
1979: Muhammad Ali
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 22 February, 1979, the champion US boxer Muhammad Ali visited this country. Ali was 37yo and was still world heavyweight champion so a major celebrity had come to a land that seldom saw them. “Nine people out of 10 in the United States don’t know this place exists,” he said. […]
Read more..February 23, 2025
Mr Peters Goes to China
By NZB3
So big Red China won’t even allow black men on their movie posters? And, they’re making moves on our Cook Islands. And a battle armada has appeared off the New South Wales coast which has already started diverting our air traffic. Our response is sending Winston Peters, a black man, to China next week. Things […]
Read more..February 22, 2025
1863: The Law Comes to Kaikoura
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Crown Law first came to Kaikoura with a single constable in 1863. He answered to the Marlborough Provincial Council (MPC) although that was a problematic idea in these early years. Leading up to the new police station the MPC had 2 rival administrations each with their own Superintendent and rival capitals: Picton and Blenhiem. One […]
Read more..February 21, 2025
1957: One More Hanging
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 18 February, 1957, James Bolton was killed by The State. The last man hanged in New Zealand. Being an official Bad Guy he gets the full 3 names treatment: Walter James Bolton. However, his friends called him Jim. Jim was a Wanganui farmer of the ANZAC Generation (b.1888.) Now in his 60s, […]
Read more..February 18, 2025
Submissions
By NZB3
I’ve had an interesting back-and-forth with Reality Check Radio’s Facebook page admin about the merits of making submissions to government Select Committees. It applies to participating in State Democracy Theatre in all respects too and in that I certainly include elections. On Friday they posted; “LAST CHANCE: Gene Technology Bill feedback closes MONDAY! Maree just […]
Read more..February 17, 2025
Deathbed Anarchist Confessions
By NZB3
An old Labour 3.0 and 4.0 politician died earlier in the year, Russell Marshall. This bit jumped out at me… “Mr Marshall had grown disillusioned with politics, saying that he found that much of what happened in Parliament was little more than a charade.” – Otago Daily Times (15 February, 2025) The Statists often say […]
Read more..February 15, 2025
1989: Palmer’s Trumpet
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Mike Moore became the last Prime Minister of Labour 4.0 for about five minutes, “but it was the most interesting five minutes imaginable.” wrote Jane Clifton. Moore accurately, it was 4 September until 2 November, 1990. In September 1989 new PM Geoffrey Palmer was literally blowing his own trumpet and clearly signalling he wanted to […]
Read more..February 12, 2025
1984: New Zealand Bird Rescue
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
New Zealand Bird Rescue Charitable Trust (est 1984) changed its name in 2022 to BirdCare Aotearoa on 19 July, 2022¹. This, of course, was in the thick of our Aotearoa New Zealand Culture history era. During this period everything in our culture and heritage without very deep roots was blown away in the Winds of […]
Read more..February 9, 2025
Hostage Puppy
By NZB3
I wake up this morning to a dramatic headline from Three News: “…President Donald Trump’s decision to gut the humanitarian agency, USAID. It comes as the United Nations warned millions of people would die if the funding was pulled as planned.” You can watch the full clip on their site here. Or, I’ve clipped it […]
Read more..February 9, 2025
