1864: The Old Man of Rangiaohia
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Old Man of Rangiaohia is a story that could be made into an exciting action drama. Check out some of these quotes: “This is not someone to underestimate..” “Any more you send to me, I’m sending back in bags. Any one you send to my kid, I’m sending back in pieces.” “You have no idea […]
Read more..July 26, 2022
1871: Bean Rock Lighthouse
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Bean Rock Lighthouse guards the entrance to Auckland Harbor and was officially opened on 24 July, 1871. Apart from being functional it’s a valuable historical monument to a key time in our colonial history. ‘Bean’ was given its name from one of Captain Joseph Nias’ officers who mapped the harbor in 1840 on HMS Herald. […]
Read more..July 24, 2022
1840: Lavaud and Hobson Make a Deal
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
This morning in New Zealand history, 23 July, 1840, William Hobson quietly sent HMS Britomart to Wellington. But it was a ruse. While Commodore Lavaud and his battleship lingered with Hobson at the Bay of Islands the English ship was really going to Banks Peninsula to secure Akaroa. French settlers, the ones Lavaud was in […]
Read more..July 23, 2022
1858: Parliament Supreme
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history marks a great stride forward in Government control over New Zealand and the trend to Statism. Edward Stafford’s Ministry passed the Waste Lands Act on 23 July, 1858. This established Central Government’s power to legislatively audit all the New Zealand provinces’ land law policies. Big Government now had the power to oversee […]
Read more..July 22, 2022
1987: The Re-Election of Labour 4.0
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 23/07/1987, this image (left:) Dramatising Labour 4.0 begging for more time in office to complete their policy platforms. It’s the first shot of a campaign advertisement from the National Party. Jim Bolger’s National were campaigning on fear. Not a plan to win the election so much as to make the other mob […]
Read more..July 21, 2022
1952: The Otara Project
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Back in 1952 the National 1.0 Government came up with what the Americans call ‘The Projects’. In Auckland the project’s name was Otara. The plan for Otara was to create “the greatest number of houses, in the quickest time, at the cheapest cost, on the cheapest land”- Auckland’s Mayor John Luxford; 18 July, 1955 Like […]
Read more..July 19, 2022
1857: Havelock History
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 17 July, 1857, Henry Havelock became a hero to our Victorian ancestors. The seasoned old soldier’s tactics had quelled the Indian Mutiny and taking back the town of Cawnpore. He also held out during the siege of Lucknow alongside the civilian administrator Henry Lawrence. Best of all, Havelock died on the job […]
Read more..July 17, 2022
1991: Science Alive!
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Science Alive (1991) was certainly a phenomena of the Krypton Factor Dignity Culture era of New Zealand’s history. A charity devoted to science education, its major traffic was in providing day-trip destination for primary school children. A cerebral attraction for a high IQ culture. It occupied the building that had previously been Christchurch Railway Station […]
Read more..July 15, 2022
1772: France Australe
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 11 July, 1772, the French claimed our country for themselves as well as re-naming New Zealand as ‘France Australe’. This act of possession was performed by the officers of murdered leader of the Terra Australis Expedition, Marion du Fresne. This claim may well have stuck had Captain Cook not performed similar government […]
Read more..July 11, 2022
1967: Decimalisation
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
When New Zealand changes to ‘Aotearoa’ or pounds become dollars we are not just rearranging the deck chairs of the nation. It’s a change in our very social superstructure. That’s what happened today in history, 10 July, 1967. We left behind what McLauchlan called a “barren brown beer and baked beans world”. We moved into […]
Read more..July 10, 2022
Hairy Maclary, Wellington Zoo, and Friends
By NZB3
The famous Harvard criminologist sociologist Robert K. Merton provided a map almost 100 years ago that shows society in normal and anormic states. His paper is still famous and an excellent way to bring clarity to what’s constantly going on in New Zealand. How else to explain what has happened in the last few days […]
Read more..July 6, 2022
1912: The Death of the Liberal Party
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 6 July, 1912, the Liberal Party finally crashed and burned after a very protracted demise. After ruling New Zealand for 22 years their goose was finally cooked. The way was open for a new leader and a new party to be in political control of the country; William Massey and Reform. Ref. […]
Read more..July 6, 2022
