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
Public Furniture
By NZB3
What’s going on here with these public obstructions, one’s a rock blocking homeless people from laying down in a shelter the other is a park bench with bars to so the same. In America, probably. One one hand, government is paying itself to service you with public furniture and you should be thankful even though […]
Read more..February 14, 2021
Is Our Government a Terrorist Organisation?
By NZB3
The difference between a cult and a religion is the level of success. The difference between a pirate and a government is the same. Well then, is our Government just a highly successful terrorist organisation? Sure, there are elections. Branches of Government such as the House, Executive, Judiciary too. The Fiscal Responsibility Act. Nice short […]
Read more..February 13, 2021
1983: Coast to Coast
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
The South Island’s annual Coast to Coast triathalon was first run on February 26 and 27, 1983. It’s the world’s longest-running multisport race.¹ After a long relationship with failure, director Robin Judkins had really done it this time. Judkins had found a way to make money and share something he loved all at the same […]
Read more..February 12, 2021
1957: Rock Around The Clock
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
Rock and Roll music came to New Zealand in about 1955, especially under the flagship song “Rock Around the Clock” performed by Bill Haley & His Comets (1954.) It became participatory as a musical movement in 1957 when Kiwis performed their own first Rock’n Roll songs. This is very standard. New Zealand generally lags behind […]
Read more..February 11, 2021
1912: Back to the Future
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
“Well, Doc, it’s destroyed. Just like you wanted. But why did you send me to 1912 New Zealand??” Back to the Future III (1990) has an uncanny simularity to something that really did happen in Christchurch 1912. Doc Brown and his young friend’s time-traveling car is accidentally destroyed when a train scatters it into wreackage […]
Read more..February 10, 2021
1974: Freemans’ Farm Nationalised
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
As per usual, what was once private land has been taken over by The State. Once private farm land, Freeman’s Cottage and the block of land once farmed from it is now ‘owned’ by DOC. It’s a strategic bit of land, the gateway to Farewell Spit. The Government’s explaination for the 1974 purchase was that […]
Read more..February 9, 2021
