2021: ACC: “Have a hmmm”
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
“Have a hmmm” The Government health insurance agency, ACC, is liable every time a New Zealander has an ‘accident’ (though that word is used very liberally.) As a direct result of being our Big Brother the ACC, of course, tries to limit financial liabilities by using some of its budget to lecture the public about […]
Read more..October 3, 2023
1965: Kaimai Tunnel
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Kaimai is a Government tunnel began by National 2.0 on 2 October 1965 and completed on 12 September 1978 under National 3.0. It is New Zealand’s longest tunnel, 9km. It was over-budget and over-time but I think all public projects are secretly supposed to be that way. If they told us at the start what […]
Read more..October 2, 2023
2023: The Heroic Millennial
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Every era has its Heroic Generation. According to the Strauss-Howe Model I ascribe to the era we still live in today is the Millennial Saeculum (1946-??) which is named after its Hero Generation, the Millennials (b.1982-2001.) The prior Hero Generation flourished during WW1 and are called the G.I. Generation in American history but more rightly […]
Read more..October 1, 2023
1993: New Zealand Rail Sale
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 30 September, 1993, National 4.0 privatised New Zealand Rail by selling it off to Pylorus Investments Limited. The re-branding came in 1995 with the new name of the old State railways now being Tranz Rail Limited. The start of this digestive process was in 1982 during the National 3.0 Ministry of Robert […]
Read more..September 30, 2023
Criticism of Maori Elites is Racist…..warn Maori Elites
By NZB3
Fresh new lead news story this morning has been created by Maori elites who have written an open letter to politicians and would-be politicians¹. You know they’re Maori because they’re telling you most loudly and you know they’re elites because it made front-line news. When was the last time you and your friends wrote a […]
Read more..September 29, 2023
1940s: Post-War Department Store
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Seems avant-garde for the 1940s. Wish we had a more exact date. Clearly the wartime deprivations and austerity are being ejected by this aesthetic. We have the look of a confident, athletic, youthful new Zealandia here. War is over. Let the post-war boom and Golden Weather begin. “The post-war period in New Zealand was the […]
Read more..September 27, 2023
1918: Tane Hemp Company Limited Suspension Bridge
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The old Tane Hemp Company Limited Suspension Bridge (aka Opiki Toll Bridge) was taken over by The State. Sure enough, this heritage-listed Manawatu landmark fell into the river last week! Don’t trust the government with your history and heritage. Free people in private industry built this bridge during the War and it was opened in […]
Read more..September 26, 2023
1887: Tongariro National Park
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 23 September, 1887, Chief Horonuku¹ gave away 3 volcanoes to The State. Mt Tongariro, Mt Ngauruhoe, and Mt Ruapehu. National Parks had become a new fad in the West and following USA, Australia, and Canada this 4th “National Park” allowed the Native Minister, John Ballance, to feather his accomplishments just in time […]
Read more..September 23, 2023
1897: The British Zollverein
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Victorian British Empire in Phase A was confident, outgoing, expantionist, and certain. Phase A Britain (1837-70) enjoyed a near-monopoly on the Industrial Revolution as the premier trading nation and was banker to the world. Our Empire shifted out of this ascribed identity into the prescribed identity of Phase B (1870-01.) A person, or a […]
Read more..September 19, 2023
2008: Labour 5.0 Defeated
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Helen Clark’s Labour 5.0 Ministry was defeated at the General Election on 8 November, 2008. Power was transferred to the National 5.0 Ministry of John Key on 19 November. Clark racked up a number of public dents to her image during her last term in Government. There was Paintergate, Corngate, Doonegate, and Pledgegate, and Speedgate. […]
Read more..September 17, 2023
2019: “Share a Coke with Whānau”
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
In November 2019 the Cocacola company were slammed in the media for marketing their product to Maoris. Other brands must make sure in future to employ or pay off credentialed cultural advisors to avoid the same backlash. The New Zealand Dental Association said Maoris should not be told about Coke because they had enough problems. […]
Read more..September 15, 2023
1901: Nationalised Nurses
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 12 September, 1901, New Zealand nationalised nurses. We were the first country in the world to have The State take control of nursing. This was ‘Boer War Honour Culture’ times. We were quite authoritarian, quite militant. Compulsory military training and buying battleships for Britain happened in the same era. Even the popular […]
Read more..September 12, 2023
