Jack, Are You Gonna Get Vaccinated?
By NZB3
Labour, you’ve come a long way from your working class roots in Blackball. Labour 1.0 was composed of low-skilled and minimally-educated union officials but they put a high premium on acting smart. Their publicity said that they were very well read and perhaps the really were. They championed the working man. The hard-had wearing folk […]
Read more..March 13, 2021
Jacinda and her Cabinet
By NZB3
If Auckland’s Alert Level decision was made days ago by Cabinet then why must we wait until noon on Friday? It’s a riddle posed by Judith Collins and Chris Bishop of National but they already know the answer. The answer is that Ardern pretends not to be an autocrat who makes Government decisions from the […]
Read more..March 12, 2021
1845: The Sacking of Russell
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 11 March, 1845, Russell (aka Kororareka) was destroyed. Sacked by Maoris then bombarded to pieces by The State! Both sides looted what remained. The Government first came to this principal settlement in 1840 to overthrow it. Lieutenant-Governor Hobson established his domination over the New Zealanders here, making it his capital, then The […]
Read more..March 11, 2021
“Women Belong in the Kitchen”
By NZB3
Burger King international tried to pander to Social Justice Warriors and failed. It wasn’t the failure to be complicit or castrated or simpering or compliant to the SJW though. Burger King’s error was an error in Double Think. They did what the SJWs said rather than read their minds and do what they really want. […]
Read more..March 11, 2021
1957: Nash Equilibrium
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Was looking at this photo of Walter Nash winning the 1957 election and he’s smiling. The defeated Prime Minister Keith Holyoake was smiling too because what else could he do, mope for the camera? If Holyoake looks sad, neutral, angry, hurt, or any emotion but joyous, he’s going to look like a looser. His blood […]
Read more..March 10, 2021
“Willingness to assist in a meaningful manner that demonstrates the practicalities of the partnership.”
By NZB3
Tokelau’s Administrator Ross Ardern is getting ready to vaccinate his Islands too. Like father like daughter. “The financial numbers around this support should not be the primary talking point. For me it is about a willingness to assist Tokelau…” – Mr Ardern I’ll just bet! New Zealand pumps some $13,000,000 into Tokelau each year. Where’s […]
Read more..March 10, 2021
1830s: Maori Children are Stuffed
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
If you have a good family, a good father, you don’t need to invent one. No need to look for a fantasy hero father in a fictional film or comic. No need to pretend the father you have is good by a special act of imagination. No need to scour the past, to exhume examples […]
Read more..March 9, 2021
1985: Al Noor Mosque
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Al Noor Mosque, Christchurch, which I translate to Mosque of The Light. Built by MAC (Muslim Association of Canterbury) in 1985 and for 15 years the most southern mosque in the world. The Muslim community in Canterbury is concentrated in Christchurch with Al Noor the major centre. The initial builder community was South Asian, coming […]
Read more..March 1, 2021
1880: Defeat of the Southland Hussars
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On 9 September, 1880, the Southland Hussars were ambushed by pranksters while on their way to Mataura. Mataura was recently in the news as the toxic dump site of aluminium smelter bi-product. But this was still about 100 years in the future when the Hussars were out on manoeuvres back in their day. Some of […]
Read more..February 26, 2021
1961: Thalidomide
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Department of Health reported that thalidomide was added to the drug tariff in 1961. It was an exciting new drug for the first wave of pregnant Boomers to help remedy morning sickness. Boomers like their quick-fixes and tech solutions to suffering so proceeded to lap thalidomide up. They would soon find out it was […]
Read more..February 22, 2021
1958: Hermitage Lodge
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The Hermitage Hotel (est. 1884) has long been bounced back and forth as a jewel in the crown of whichever Government is in power. Like the economy as a whole, people are sometimes willing to burn it to the ground in order to be in control of it. The State first seized Mt Cook’s famous […]
Read more..February 19, 2021
1840: “Britain did not want sovereignty over Māori”
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Prof. Moon is right but the Anarchist historian will go one step further. “..explicit in the Colonial Office’s policy for the Treaty, was that the chiefs were only being asked to surrender their sovereign powers over settlers living in New Zealand.”- Britain did not want sovereignty over Māori, Paul Moon; Stuff Britain did not want […]
Read more..February 15, 2021
