1947: Middlemore Hospital
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Middlemore Hospital in Auckland opened on 3 May, 1947. It was a government project that, as usual, ran way over time as it was supposed to be completed by September 1943. Construction had not even began until August that year on land requisitioned from the Auckland Golf Club. At that point it was publicised as […]
Read more..December 26, 2023
1991: Kiwiburger
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Kiwiburger was the idea of franchisee Bryan Old and deployed in his five Hamilton McDonald’s restaurants. It was added to the national McMenu in 1991. According to his 2022 obituary, Old had a reputation for badgering upper McManagement with new ideas to the point where the best way to handle him was to let […]
Read more..December 20, 2023
1979: Dunedin Airport Siege
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 19 December, 1979, the control tower at Dunedin Airport was under siege. Forty police had surrounded the area between 6am and 11am when the hostage situation was handled peacefully followed by a violent reprisal by police against the teens responsible. Murray Sharp, 18yo, was the young brains behind the siege. […]
Read more..December 19, 2023
1901: The Great Cheviot Earthquake
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The settlers of Cheviot were dealt a vicious blow on 16 November, 1901, with The Great Cheviot Earthquake. Commercial and residential buildings were bowled over that day. The small town was ‘in a state of collapse and business suspended.’ Refugees either took to tents or left the district to seek intact housing. Only one person […]
Read more..December 11, 2023
1989: Moriori- A People Resurrected
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On 29 December, 1986, Prime Minister David Lange unveiled a life-size statue of the last Moriori, Tommy Solomon, who had died in 1933. He told the crowd that Moriori were not a myth but that “We cannot make them live again, but we can tell the truth about what happened to them.” It was clear, […]
Read more..December 7, 2023
1908: Runanga Miners Hall
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Runanga Miners’ Hall, West Coast, emblazoned with socialist slogans, was opened on 2 December, 1908. Arson claimed it in the 1930s but it was soon rebuilt. One of the places where the New Zealand Socialist Party got going though they later changed their name to the Labour Party. From the mid-2010s to 2020s the hall […]
Read more..December 2, 2023
1893: Her Worship Elizabeth Yates
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Her Worship Elizabeth Yates took office as Mayor of Onehunga borough on 16 January 1894 having been elected 29 November 1893. New Zealand had annual mayoral elections back then and Yates did not win a second term. However, she did come back as councilor for two terms between 1899 and 1901. Yates had stepped up […]
Read more..November 29, 2023
2008: Air New Zealand Crash
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 28 November, 2008, an Air New Zealand A320 passenger plane dived into the French Mediterranean. Remarkably enough this was 29 years to the day that Air New Zealand put a passenger plane into Mt Erebus in Antarctica. So if you’re superstitious perhaps stay away from government airlines for today? The Labour 5.0 […]
Read more..November 27, 2023
A New Ministry is Formed
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
New Zealand has been ruled by many Ministries now. The seat of power, the Capital, has shifted from Sydney to Russell to Auckland and, finally, to Wellington. This transition took just over 25 years as The State took over the free colonies by invading north-to-south. As any Anarchist will tell you, The State is not […]
Read more..November 25, 2023
1863: Surrender of Rangiriri
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 21 November, 1863, the Surrender of Rangiriri. This was a strategic defensive fort the Maoris had built over the course of months but it fell in about two days. The Maori invasion of Auckland was going very poorly but the the counter-invasion of the Colony was doing very well. This […]
Read more..November 21, 2023
2021: Rotorua Boys High Goes Woke
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 20 November, 2021, Rotorua Boys’ High deleted their once proud House names after 93 years. As recently as 2013 the names of great British men had been celebrated anew with the addition of portraiture. As we know, in 2016 our culture took a turn for the Victimhood… “The “Black Lives Matter” movement […]
Read more..November 20, 2023
1914: Frances Parker Arrested
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Frances Parker (b.1875) was a well-to-do New Zealand woman who moved to England in 1896 to earn her degree at Cambridge. This was paid for by her famous uncle Lord Kitchener. Fanny grew up in Waitaki County but the family moved to Waimate District in her 20s which is where there is a monument to […]
Read more..November 20, 2023
