Maori Are Not The Indigenous People Of New Zealand
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Trust the Australian Associated Press to gate-keep our New Zealand history for us… “A long-held but unsupported claim that Maori are not the indigenous people of New Zealand has resurfaced on social media. The post, made to a Facebook discussion group on November 16, claims that there were “many other races” already living in New […]
Read more..November 10, 2023
1938: Trethewey’s Heros
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Sculptor William Trethewey grew up in Christchurch during the 1890s Great Unraveling. Thus, he came of age in a crisis period when New Zealand needed heroes and heroic art. This picture (left) shows one of his works, now lost, of a Pioneer Generation father and son commissioned for the 1940 Centennial Exhibition (8 November 1939 […]
Read more..November 8, 2023
1990: David’s Got A Gun
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
What drove David Grey to lash out against men, women, and children in his little seaside community? He murdered 13 people on 13 November, 1990. Then was killed himself in a blaze of ignominy as the combined force of over 150 police finally put Grey down on 14 November, 1990. It was a Wednesday, the […]
Read more..November 6, 2023
1982: The Warehouse
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Warehouse, New Zealand’s great retailer, is now in its 40s since opening their first store on Wairau Road in Auckland on c.3 November, 1982 . It created a fury with competitors who set their local government attack dogs to shut it down on grounds of zoning. Stephen Tindall shut it down alright and moved […]
Read more..November 3, 2023
2006: 5 Cent Coin Abolished
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The New Zealand 5 cent coin was abolished on 1 November, 2006. It had existed since decimilisation on 10 July 1967. Ref. 1967: Decimalisation, AHNZ New Zealand’s currency has become so weak that 5 cents no longer had any purchasing power so getting rid of the coin was an admission and symbol of this economic […]
Read more..November 1, 2023
1942: Women Jurors Act
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 26 October, 1942, the Women Jurors Act was passed by the Labour 1.0 Government. Its sponsor was Labour’s Mary Dreaver who put it forward on ideological lines since the public wasn’t really that fussed. Sidney Holland’s Opposition had a new strategy to basically agree with everything Labour did so that, eventually, they […]
Read more..October 29, 2023
1893: Atalanta’s Britches
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On 18 August 1892 the Atalanta Cycling Club was formed in Christchurch as the first all-women’s cycling club in Australasia. The cycling craze was on and there were many clubs but now young women were making it their own. The club’s first secretary was Anna Burn, aged 19. Club Captain Blanche Lough was 18 so […]
Read more..October 26, 2023
1863: Affair At Mauku
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 23 October, 1863, the Waikato War became a real kinetic engagement with the Battle of Titi Farm. Tensions had been growing for a long time and the Auckland Settlers were anxious. Insurgent Maoris had been picking off stock, murdering farmers and children, plundering farms, and threatening massacres and wholesale invasion of Auckland […]
Read more..October 23, 2023
1840: Purchase of Auckland
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 20 October, 1840, the final deed of sale for the purchase of the site of Auckland was signed with Apihai Te Kawau and other Ngati Whatua chiefs. The process had taken a couple of days to finalise. Until 2018 there had been a monument at Quay St that stated the […]
Read more..October 20, 2023
1993: Hit the Ground Running
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Tim Finn’s single Hit The Ground Running is now 30 year old. Released in October 1993, it was one of the top tracks (along with Persuasion) from his solo album Before & After. Finn’s professional success was peaking in 1993 with an OBE in June and the release of Before & After in July. He had […]
Read more..October 16, 2023
1992: A City Possessed
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
In New Zealand communities are as prone to hoaxes and moral panics as much as any other country in the world. Enlightened people think for themselves and reason independently however the majority of a given population subsist in what Carl Sagan called The Demon-Haunted World. the outlook is basically Medieval but instead of ghosts, spirits, […]
Read more..October 11, 2023
2017: The Class of 2017
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On 23 September, 2017, New Zealand’s 17 day General Election finally came to an end. We stopped having a single Election Day in 2008 and shifted to a Prolonged Campaigning model or what the politicians tell us to call “Advance Voting.” In 2017 48% of votes were cast WHILE voters were under the influence of active […]
Read more..October 9, 2023
