Resolving Ericsonian Crises Upon School Kids
By NZB3
Suppose for a moment that you are a sick person, quite mentally ill. You’re consumed by a psychological crisis that’s tearing you apart. Maybe it’s too hot to handle right now so you fall back on a couple of the main textbook Freudian Defense Mechanisms: Denial, and Projection. Hopefully you’re going to get the help […]
Read more..February 9, 2023
1967: Physical Sciences Library
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The long history of the University of Canterbury’s libraries resembles the life cycle of a star. The dust of assorted papers and books grew by accretion into a nebula of bibliographic material. Initially the collection had no central mass but floated about in academic space as a tiny collection for 43 years locked in glass […]
Read more..February 6, 2023
Immigrant Bus Drivers
By NZB3
Auckland’s massive rainfall and flooding this week have been bad enough without adding bad decisions to the woe. Yet there has been an outbreak of stupidity on the part of Auckland Transport which I very much doubt the mainstream media will cover. Indeed, the MSM prefer not to get out in their gumboots and cover […]
Read more..February 2, 2023
1989: The Republic of Whangamomona
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Whangamomona, Taranaki. First settled in 1895, the name means ‘Fertile Valley’. These people were Taranaki settlers and they sent their young men to die in two world wars as Taranaki men. The Alexander Turnbull library has a photo of a World War 1 trench, probably at Gallipoli, named after the home of the Whangamomona ANZAC […]
Read more..January 30, 2023
1986: Tamaki City Council
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 28 January, 1987, Tamaki City came into being. By the jungle law of Municiple Darwinism both boroughs of Otahuhu and Mt Wellington could feel Auckland City sizing them up to be killed and eaten so the two smaller communities resolved to team up and fight to survive. All the same, […]
Read more..January 28, 2023
2012: Kiwiblog Foresees Labour 6.0
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
New Zealand political blogger David Farrar and his readers, back in June 2012, set out to predict the Labour Government of the 2020s. It was an attempt to identify the people who would make that government up and the roles they would fill. The names included Jacinda Ardern, Stuart Nash, Grant Robertson, Michael Wood, Carmel […]
Read more..January 25, 2023
2011: David Shearer Leader of Labour Party
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
David Shearer became leader of the Labour Party in December 2011. I think the string-pullers, Grant Robertson and Chris Hipkins, recognised their party was un-electable with themselves at the top. In order to become the Labour 6.0 Ministry they would need a figurehead. Shearer was given the Safe Seat of Mt Albert electorate with the […]
Read more..January 20, 2023
2000: Castle Pamela
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Castle Pamela (2000) combines heritage, toys, and entrepreneurship. It was created to show New Zealand toy history and to self-employ a family about to loose its dad. Unfortunately, it closed down after about 18 years. The owners have been trying to sell it since about 2008. “We recently drove through Tirau – with our four […]
Read more..January 16, 2023
1847: Panmure
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Panmure Village got going in 1847 as one of the Fencible Settlements guarding Auckland’s southern frontier from belligerent Maoris. Alongside Onehunga, Otahuhu, and Howick, this village was populated by demobilised Imperial Army pensioners and their wives and children. The men were required to be at the ready if needed according to this scheme of Governor […]
Read more..January 10, 2023
1886: Devonport
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Old Devonport. It used to be 12 or more places and now it’s just one. Or, less. Because Devonport was swallowed up by the entire North Shore City and that in turn by the Auckland Supercity. Devonport was adopted as the name for the lower part of the North Shore peninsula of Auckland in 1886 […]
Read more..January 5, 2023
1903: Dusky Sound to Lake Manapouri Road
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
In early 1903 the Liberal Government initiated a surreptitious roading project to link the west coast at Dusky Sound with Lake Manapouri. Facts are sketchy as to whose idea this was or what goal was in mind but despite a good start the job was called off and abandoned. According to Lloyd Esler in the […]
Read more..January 4, 2023
2012: The Egg Bomb
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Back in 2012 National 5.0 Primary Industries Minister David Carter set a 10 year egg timer on New Zealand’s least expensive eggs which was more than 80% of the national supply. By the time the Eggpocalypse came due by the end of 2022 Carter had retired from politics, been knighted, and given behind-the-scenes boardroom chairs […]
Read more..December 30, 2022
