1971: Shantytown
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On 23 January, 1971, The West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society opened Shantytown near Greymouth. It is a mostly New Zealand Victorian-era immersive museum as well as being the living home of several clubs and societies. It was part of a GI Generation and Silent Generation burst of civic energy that swept over New Zealand […]
Read more..January 22, 2022
Agreement With Government Gives Me A Strong Voice
By NZB3
Green Party co-leader says that agreement with Labour 6.0 gives his party a “strong voice.” Now that is what I call saying “yes” to power! It’s downright Orwellian Double-Speak to say that Agreement = Strong Voice but here we are. To be precise, James doesn’t think he means capitulation/submission/obedience is what makes him strong. He […]
Read more..January 19, 2022
1835: Darwinian’s New Zealand Christmas
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
“December 21st [1835] Early in the morning we entered the Bay of Islands, and being becalmed for some hours near the mouth, we did not reach the anchorage till the middle of the day.” So began a Christmas visit of just 9 days which was a dearly bought by the HMS Beagle considering the many […]
Read more..January 17, 2022
Car Fires By Vehicle Type
By NZB3
I’m not especially interested in the national debate between conventional engines vs. electric. This picture (left) came up though and a couple of mistakes occurred. I made the mistake of making a throw-away statement I never thought anyone would respond to. Then someone else made the mistake of responding to it. So, waste not want […]
Read more..January 15, 2022
2018: National Wastewater Testing Programme
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
In 2018 the National Drug Intelligence Bureau of the New Zealand Police began an exciting new venture to peer into the toilets of New Zealanders. As of their most recent published report, November 2021, “around 75% of New Zealand’s population” is now having their ablutions examined by their government to make sure it’s legal and […]
Read more..January 14, 2022
The ‘Yes, And’ Politics Game
By NZB3
Improvisational Comedy has been a mainstream part of Western Culture for many decades now: An impromptu spontaneous, un-scripted, comedic performance based on no plan just a set of rules. Back in high school we called it ‘Theater Sports’ but since then Improv’ Comedy has become more widely known along with its basic formula. This comedy […]
Read more..January 13, 2022
Angry Ratepayer Radio Rebuff
By NZB3
Francesca Rudkin usually does weekend infomercials disguised as news interviews but is filling in during prime time on radio Newstalk ZB. On Monday she opened up an interesting topic about ratepayers violently revolting against their political and bureaucratic staff. Apparently it’s now so bad that Rudkin felt the need to specify that “physical abuse” ought […]
Read more..January 12, 2022
1926: Mainstream Eugenics
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Great War marked Dr Percival Fenwick so that when he came home to Christchurch he became determined to take decisive dispassionate action to ‘correct’ society… “It is necessary for all who care for New Zealand and its future to face facts. We are carefully conserving the life of every mental degenerate, lunatic, epileptic, deaf-mute, […]
Read more..January 11, 2022
1995: News Crashers
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On the night of January 2nd, 1995, a group of Maori activists initiated force against the 6 o’clock news. TVNZ’s Tom Bradley and April Ieremia were unable to continue their TVNZ bulletin and the feed was cut to the viewing nation for 10 more minutes. Ken Mair and his motley crew were unhappy that their […]
Read more..January 10, 2022
1990: To Sir With Love
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
For actor Sidney Poitier who died in January 2022, the star of the film To Sir With Love (1967.) Krypton Factor Dignity Culture, as AHNZ terms it, was the last New Zealand Dignity Culture of the C20th. We had a mainstream culture with a high time preference, strong national pride and identity. We solved problems […]
Read more..January 9, 2022
“We do owe one another a living”
By NZB3
The idea of having to earn a living implies that we don’t deserve to have our needs met simply by virtue of having these needs. To break it down a bit, we don’t deserve physical fitness or quality friendships or wealth or a long life or shelter or clothing or any values unless we embody […]
Read more..January 9, 2022
1992: I Don’t Care Where As Long As I’m Mayor
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
In 1992, Tim Shadbolt attempted to be re-elected as a mayor and didn’t care where. Auckland, Dunedin, and Waitamata all rejected him that year as he campaigned for office in all 3 places. Wellington Central rejected him as a counsellor later in the same year. In 1993, Invercargill elected Shadbolt their mayor for one term […]
Read more..January 7, 2022
