1863: Puhoi
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 29 June, 1863, the settlement at Puhoi was founded. Each adult was granted 40 acres, each child 20. More waves of these Catholic Bohemian settlers were to follow but they had to work for it! (No “Golden Visa” scheme back then!) I guess hard work and native timber was the ‘golden visa’ […]
Read more..June 29, 2025
1976: Manurewa Marae Project Society
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Manurewa Marae Project Society (1976) led to Manukau City Council handing over a plot of land in 1986 and the new Meeting House in 1999. The government gambling lottery provided $200,000 for this. The ASB Trust gave $311,000 for the House and the government alcohol cartel Wiri Licensing Trust) handed over $100,000 for furnishings. […]
Read more..June 27, 2025
Died With Kidney Disease
By NZB3
Well, that solved an electoral scandal problem… “Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp has died following kidney disease” – NZ Herald “A byelection will now be triggered in the Māori seat of Tāmaki Makaurau, for which Kemp was the MP. The Governor-General must issue a writ to the Electoral Commission to begin making […]
Read more..June 27, 2025
1864: Surrender at High Trees
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Peace came to Tauranga as Rawiri Puhirake’s rebellion came to an end with his death on, 21 June, 1864, at the Battle of Te Ranga. After the battle British officers gathered to pay Puhirake their last respects when he was buried the day after.¹ Within 4 days rebels writing letters of loyalty to the Queen […]
Read more..June 25, 2025
BBC newsreader changes ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’ during Live broadcast
By NZB3
Good morning! Bunch of things to suggest our great Unravelling is starting to resolve itself and Woke is wrapping up. Kicking off, “BBC newsreader Martine Croxall changes ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’ during live broadcast” as shown in video clip on independent.co.uk That might seem like a small thing outside of the context of mainstream media, […]
Read more..June 24, 2025
1916: Ettie’s Route
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Ettie Rout was another one of New Zealand history’s White Liberal Women. It was the cool thing to be for the ‘Vogel Boomer Generation’ as I call them. A Feminist, Socialist, Eugenicist, cyclist, Vegetarian, gender-pay gap fretting, cross-dressing Wokester. Christchurch, as in this case, was the chief factory for producing such people. But, World War […]
Read more..June 23, 2025
2009: Watching James Cook
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Tasti are a heritage New Zealand food manufacturer with roots going back to 1932. To sling snack bars in c.2009 they commissioned their first TV commercial with Contagion advertising agency. Their ‘Not Quite Kiwi’ campaign featured Ohakune Carrot, Gore Trout, D.E.K.A sign, Paeroa L&P bottle, Phar Lap riding a whale, red socks, pavlova, Opo the […]
Read more..June 21, 2025
1951: Mooloo
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Waikato Rugby Union were founded in 1921 but not until 1951 did they get the name Mooloos and their signature cowbell accompaniment. Unlike some contrived thing (eg Matariki) it was a spontaneous, grassroots, emergent addition. Hamilton’s radio station 1XH (est. 1949) played a cowbell on the air to the delight of their dairy economy listeners. […]
Read more..June 19, 2025
1958: Otara Foodtown
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 18 June, 1958, New Zealand’s first supermarket: Otara Foodtown. A revolutionary change from the more personal and family-orientated village shopping culture that came before. Transmission of food is an essential, functional, part of supplying the firms and households that make up New Zealand’s corporate organism. It’s not just energy because the most […]
Read more..June 18, 2025
2018: Pale History
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 17 June, 1843, the Wairau Massacre took place not very far from present day Blenheim. The victims were Settler officials hacked to death by Maori tribesmen and included Magistrate Thompson as pictured here (image, left.) Very graphic. Looks like the man is bleeding out. This photo comes from an art […]
Read more..June 17, 2025
1979: Under the Mountain
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The writer Maurice Gee (1931-2025, Artist: Phoenix Generation) wrote many acclaimed novels. Especially between 1972 to 1990 there were short stories, novels, and children’s books. Best known is Under the Mountain (1979) which I read as an allegory for The State vs. humanity. It became a TV show and a film so that along with […]
Read more..June 16, 2025
1905: Te Hapa o Niu Tireni
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 15 July, 1905, the opening of Te Hapa o Niu Tireni in Temuka, South Canterbury: “Some three years ago the old hall at the Temuka Maori pah, the scene of many a memorable native meeting, was destroyed by fire. Its successor has at last reared its head from the ashes, […]
Read more..June 15, 2025
