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
Mystery Box Luxon
By NZB3
After the General Election we will, finally, get to met Chris Luxon. Who the hell is he? Yes, you’re right. It would be ideal to know him prior to electing him but he can’t have that can he? A known quantity. Instead he has done everything he can to mirror Red Chris. The old true […]
Read more..October 7, 2023
1869: Mrs Richard Seddon
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Richard and Louisa Seddon, married on 13 January, 1869, were one of New Zealand’s great power couples. Women like Mrs Seddon put lie to the idea that women did not have freedom and a powerful role in society before The State gave them permission to vote in the government elections we are supposed to think […]
Read more..October 6, 2023
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
