South Westland Quarry Quarrel
By NZB3
Two gangs vie for power over resources in South Westland. A private company lost quarry rights and is trying to open another one last used in 1987 called ‘Sugarloaf’. Without the stone it’s a very long way to go to find stone for roading work. Somehow it’s a battle between a Maori Gang (champion for […]
Read more..May 6, 2021
Cargo Cult
By NZB3
There’s a certain world-view. Sometimes referred to as Cargo Culture. Eg. Going to university makes people smart. Therefore we should send dumb people to university and give them all degrees then they wont be dumb they’ll be smart Eg. If you have a black belt you’re really good at karate. So don’t bother training, give […]
Read more..May 4, 2021
1841: The Colony of New Zealand
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in history, 3 May, 1841, is New Zealand’s 180th birthday. I doubt anybody else will be writing about it but this is the day we became the Colony of New Zealand rather than a sub-unit of the Colony of New South Wales. Governorship of New Zealand came into being, rather than Governorship over New […]
Read more..May 3, 2021
Now I’m a Native Boss Babe
By NZB3
The news that Victimhood Culture Maoris Māori Scientists so burnt out with the strain of being as Woke as they are they can’t get ahead in their jobs or complete their work tasks… …Leads us to ask, why don’t you say “no?” ‘Cultural Double-Shift’ (interrupting your job to interrupt others to tell them about Maori […]
Read more..May 3, 2021
Appeal Denied for Stef and Lauren
By NZB3
How transparently disingenuous of Goff. The legal reality relied upon is that the Mayor’s administration care about the security, health, and safety of Lauren and Stef. So for their own good, Goff saved them from taking the stage like a hero. OK. Yes. So that should be the story. NZ not safe for free speech. […]
Read more..May 1, 2021
1969: Nelson Provincial Council Buildings Demolished
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Today in New Zealand history, 30 April, 1861, the Nelson Provincial Council opened its new buildings and sat at their first council meeting therein. Superintendent John Perry Robinson¹ had laid the foundation stone on 26 August 1859 with the inscription “Let Justice be done to all though the heavens fall.” Unfortunately, only 14 years later, […]
Read more..April 30, 2021
New Zealand Forest Service
By NZB3
Interesting little thing of note that happened today. Labour 6.0 changed the name of Forestry New Zealand to New Zealand Forest Service. The headquarters will also be moved from Wellington to Rotorua. To most of the world this is just a cosmetic change. The most anyone will care is that some money will be wasted […]
Read more..April 29, 2021
2004: Speedgate
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
As with most of Canterbury, Waimate started out as a sheep run. On 18 July 1854 Michael Studholme arrived to set up his estate and constructed his family cottage ‘The Cuddy’. Impressively, it still stands today in the hands of the same family. 150 Years later, Waimate was celebrating its sesquicentennial. The local Labour MP, […]
Read more..April 27, 2021
1947: Prince Philip
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
On 21 November 1947, from 11pm until 1am the following morning, New Zealand State radio relayed the royal wedding of Philip Mountbatten to Elizabeth Windsor. Mountbatten was now part of Windsor Inc. and as such now on the scene as part of New Zealand history. Philip visited New Zealand many times and lived to a […]
Read more..April 22, 2021
NZ Productivity Commission Woked Up
By NZB3
Amused to see now that the Productivity Commission has finally been taken over by Labour 6.0 they’ve lost no time using it to attack business. New Boss, Nana, seems to be talking off the seat of his pants only. His opinion is that our leading firms (doesn’t go as far to attack them by name, […]
Read more..April 22, 2021
Health NZ: Centralise and Segregate
By NZB3
District Health Boards to be abolished, Central Control of the Health System is upon us. Health NZ. “A new Māori Health Authority will sit alongside Health NZ, empowered to commission services specifically for Māori and to develop Māori health policy.”- All DHBs to be replaced with national health agency, Newsroom (April 2021) Ah, and with […]
Read more..April 21, 2021
1950: New Zealand War Service Medal
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
It was in c.1950 that the New Zealand Government issued its first ever war service medal. Although it was approved by the King, it was perhaps a sign on the part of Labour 1.0 of breaking with the British Motherland. The New Zealand War Service Medal (NZWSM) was given the go-ahead in 1948, the same […]
Read more..April 19, 2021
