2009: Mt Eden’s Cows Removed
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Cattle and sheep grazing on Auckland’s mountains had been a familiar sight for decades, including Mt Eden in Auckland. Instead of keeping the vegetation down at a cost to the ratepayer the cow does the job for free and can even return a profit. After Auckland’s volcanic cones started being stripped of “exotic” flora and […]
Read more..September 16, 2022
Not Allowed To Like History?
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Dangerous meme keeps turning up. Full of errors. It reads: “With all due respect, please read this, then read it again. Then teach it to your children and grandchildren.” “History is not there for you to like or dislike. It is there for you to learn from. And if it offends you even better, because […]
Read more..September 13, 2022
1872: Cobden Coal Mine
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Interesting watercolor by one of New Zealand’s Prime Ministers, William Fox. Clearly it depicts Brunnerton on the Grey river, upstream of Greymouth. Apparently he visited there in 1872 yet at time of acquisition the Alexander Turnbull Library dated it as 1865. More interesting yet is the title of the picture: ‘Cobden Coal mine. Grey River’ […]
Read more..September 11, 2022
An Anarchist Case for New Zealand Monarchy
By NZB3
I hope that something better comes along, as I’ve written before, because New Zealand having a Queen or a King is not the ideal solution. It’s just that it’s better than all the rest, especially practically speaking. There is a huge sector of our population who still need to be governed by a Boss if […]
Read more..September 9, 2022
1863: Martin Crossing the Delaware
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 4 September, 1863, a remarkable cultural change was marked in New Zealand history. By the evidence of a brave rescue at Delaware Bay, Nelson, Maoris had transitioned from being a Tragic Society to a Therapeutic Society. In other words, they helped rather than pillaged the needy. That was a very great change […]
Read more..September 4, 2022
Writing to the leader of the National Party on puppy-dog stationary
By NZB3
Woke up to a couple of Facebook posts back to back in my feed with a similarity worth sharing. It’s about Slave Culture. The first one, ‘suggested for you’ from a page I don’t follow called Science Humour (image, left.) With 14,000+ shares and 5,000+ comments it is being talked about. What the masses are […]
Read more..September 3, 2022
1941: From Beer Barrels to Beer Tankers
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
From antiquity all the way to just after the Second World War our beer has been transported in wooden barrels. This changed in 1941 and we have the photo of it occurring (left.) Initially the new steel tanker technique was used to get the beer from brewer to bottling plant. It was an idea that […]
Read more..September 2, 2022
1989: Brian’s Revolution
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Ask a New Zealander who their greatest revolutionary reformer is and they will not say it is Brian Elwood or even know the name. If he knows his history the 1890s Liberals such as Ballance or Seddon will be suggested, or the 1930s First Labour Government, but he would be wrong. Nor is it Labour […]
Read more..August 27, 2022
1864: Charlie’s First Day at Boarding School
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
“Listen, if you break one of the rules or regulations of this school I’ll thrash you.” said the schoolmaster. The cane used for said thrashing was tucked under his arm ready for use on any children who should dare to ‘talk back’. “Go to your seat.” These were the first words said to the schools […]
Read more..August 15, 2022
1973: The Importance of Being Ernest Adams
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The once iconic Ernest Adams brand was part of the spirit of New Zealand and even a microcosm of the national history itself. We must ensure our country does not end in the same way. The 1930s company transitioned from an ambition to a spirit to what was, by 2000, a ghost. The ghost was […]
Read more..August 12, 2022
National’s New Wood
By NZB3
Peter Goodfellow, of a very old New Zealand politically involved family¹, has been succeeded by Sylvia Wood as new National Party President. The big change has coincided with the reversal of one of Goodfellow’s last big decisions: The election of Sam Uffindell. Sam Uffindell was a sure-thing as a MHR, easily winning the safe seat […]
Read more..August 10, 2022
“Countries need slaves to prop them up”
By NZB3
The recent AHNZ post about the Moerewa Riot of 1979 rightly traced modern gangs to their origins in government programs. These worker migrant programs and government urban projects (eg The Otara Project) fed the New Zealand economy like cheap carbohydrates fuel your body. It allowed for quick energy and rapid growth in the post-war boom […]
Read more..August 7, 2022
