1978: New Brighton Pedestrian Mall
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Visiting Brighton a couple of weeks ago in Christchurch I again puzzled over a vibe I felt about the place, that something was lacking that required explanation. I feel that way about lots of places I go which is the probable result of being curious as a kid around people who refused to share with […]
Read more..February 25, 2022
Ukraine in the Membrane
By NZB3
Our Mainstream Media, including the commentators and the people asking the questions are all on-message when it comes to the current Ukraine Crisis. The general gist the public is being provided is that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a power-hungry madman. He dreams of rebuilding the old Communist Russian Empire which, we are told, is […]
Read more..February 25, 2022
1953: Auckland Domain Reservoir
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Old photos of Auckland War Museum show a slope running off to the south. It was around here, where US Forces camped during the American Invasion (1942.) The high point is on the crater rim of an old volcano and the playing fields are inside that crater formed 100,000 years ago. The second photo (right) […]
Read more..February 24, 2022
Maori Ranidaphobia
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Ranidaphobia (fear of frogs) (by which I mean Frenchmen) is often claimed about Musket Wars era Maoris. It is also said to be a Push Factor in why many Maori tribes subscribed to the Treaty of Waitangi. But what’s the evidence for this oft repeated claim? South Island Maoris were friends and partners of the […]
Read more..February 23, 2022
“Mainly Comorbidities”
By NZB3
A Middlemore Hospital spokeswoman acknowledge today some facts buried under alarmist headline and other spin… “We are mainly seeing people that are sick with Covid and have other comorbidities or have a broken bone and have Covid or are delivering a baby with Covid,” Thornton said. Oh no. Where’s the COVID Emergency hysteria anxiety pandemic […]
Read more..February 23, 2022
“Make Sure You’re Sorted”
By NZB3
What’s the difference between propaganda and advertising? Advertising puts you in contact with desires you already have and tells you about a channel to achieve them. Propaganda tells you what to want and often employs fear. This (image, left) bit of propaganda from the Ministry of Civil Defense is on-message with Labour 6.0’s efforts to […]
Read more..February 22, 2022
1840: Hobson’s Treaty Refused, Blankets Thrown Back At Him
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
To the current iteration of mainstream history the Treaty of Waitangi has become a constitutional document and used as a panacea for all sorts of political exploitation. Yet during most of our history it was recognised as a fraud or a legal nullity. It was a trick played by Captain Hobson to take over the […]
Read more..February 22, 2022
1879: Solemn Lessons at Kaitangata
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, at c.9am on 21 February, 1879, our first large-scale industrial disaster occurred at Kaitangata coal mine in Otago. Some 24 women were made widows and 88 children lost their fathers. The death toll was 35 men and boys who lost everything. Most of the men had not been killed by […]
Read more..February 21, 2022
If You Get Hurt Who Gets Harmed?
By NZB3
Oh bugger off Government Accident Compensation Corporation with your latest patronising propaganda campaign. New Zealanders are not kindergarten idiots in need of being told how to chop wood or reach for something up high on a shelf. Truth is the government definitely don’t care if you come to harm. They care that you might claim […]
Read more..February 21, 2022
The Media Priesthood
By NZB3
I like this picture of a media priestess. The steeple behind conjures up the image of a church. The colored panel of screens resemble a stained glass window of a cathedral. The Fourth Estate has taken over the role previously held by the Church in our society. Using words they are a sophisticated form of […]
Read more..February 19, 2022
Policeman’s Pirouette
By NZB3
The cops said they would tow on Friday. They said they would have it done by Monday. They said they’d do it on Tuesday, no Wednesday. Thursday came and went. Today, Friday, they said “Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said threatening to tow the vehicles of anti-mandate protesters in Wellington had escalated tensions in an unsafe […]
Read more..February 19, 2022
2018: Auckland Regional Fuel Tax
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On 1 July 2018 the Phil Goff Mayoralty of Auckland instituted a Regional Fuel Tax (RTF) set to last until 30 June 2028. This currently means a tax of 10c per litre which is in turn taxed as GST by the central government in Wellington. In other words, it’s another $11.50 government steals from you […]
Read more..February 18, 2022
