#nz history

[chomesuke]

it's te pūtake o te riri today, the national day of commemoration for the nz wars

[silly-little-sidebloog]

"Knight's tram, Raurimu", in a clearing in the bush, hauling logs

"Knight's tram, Raurimu", in a clearing in the bush, hauling logs.. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-1224-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22677542

[marismoments39]

Me when I'm trying to be not depressed and then BOOM history class

Also this girl said "I'm gayer than you" and I still don't know what that means IDK I WAS TRYING TO PLAY WITH SOME SCISSORS BECAUSE THEY MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND THEN SHE WAS LIKE "OOOOH??" AND LIKE?? APPARENTLY I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG IDK BUT LIKE SHE ALSO SAID THAT DRINKING MILK WITHOUT ANYTHiNG ELSE WAS WEIRD SO ??? I don't think her words to me really mattered? I think?? ???? Idk?????

btw the context to that was she cut a piece of paper a bit curvy and she was like "omg I can't cut straight" and so she FORCED ME to do it and I LITERALLY CUT LIKE THROUGH THE WORD LIKE IT WAS

I literally cut it like that lol

anyways the lesson is there's no such thing as "more gay" or "less gay" than someone else. there's just not. don't compare people. also I DON'T WANNA WATCH THIS STUPID VIDEO ABOUT THE DAWN RAIDS IDK YEAH THE WORD USED TO SUCK I KNOW!!!! I ALREADY KNOW BUT I DON'T WANNA EXTENSIVELY STUDY-- THIS CLASS ACTUALLY SUCKS BTW- IT SUCKS!!!!! IT SUCKS!!!!! I DON'T LIKE HISTORY!! which is why I'm writing this tumblrpost IN CLASS because I DON'T WANNA SEE THIS VIDEO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

[gothgirlemma]

For those of you that love old buildings, history.

I hate living here but Wellington is cooler than I thought.

Screanshots from Facebook

- Feel free to reblog!

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Elizabeth McCombs

Elizabeth McCombs was born in 1873 in Kaiapoi, New Zealand. McCombs was elected to the Christchurch City Council in 1921. During her time on the council, she chaired the electricity committee and helped secure Christchurch the lowest domestic electricity prices in the country. In 1933, McCombs became the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament. As an MP, she advocated on behalf of women and the unemployed.

Elizabeth McCombs died in 1935 at the age of 61.

[rupertbbare]

[airyairyaucontraire]

I was always impressed by what Georgina Beyer accomplished and I’m sad that her life has ended relatively early. She could be justly proud of what she did with it.

[doobydoobydoowau]

bro is so wild off the bat like give me a moment to breathe??

this is literally the preface man you have so much time to be funny later

[annafromuni]

Backwaters: A Stunning Debut and a Must Read

I am a bad kiwi reader. I am a bad New Zealander. I have been sleeping on NZ authors and NZ stories for too long and I have made it my mission, my resolution, in 2024 to read more NZ authors and more NZ books. I’ve started it early to get the ball rolling and boy was that a great idea because Emma Ling Sidnam’s debut novel Backwaters is a phenomenal read. There are so many things to talk about…

[pierog]

IM GAY BITCH

petitioning the 1986 homosexual reform bill, from mates & lovers (a history of gay new zealand) by chris brickell

[silly-little-sidebloog]

Queen Street, Auckland

Queen Street, Auckland. Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand. Ref: 1/2-046200-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22365578

[bob247874]

MLC William Grounds of the NZ Labour Party in the late 30s on the Conservative opposition's criticisms of Labour government welfare state policy. Some things never change

[sasch1sch]

reminder that terf rhetoric at its core is just straight up fascism. i'm not even kidding or exaggerating.

dehumanising, caricaturing us as perverts and groomers, spreading conspiracy theories about a "social contagion", reducing our identities to "dangerous ideology that will lead to the downfall of society", fabricating a "common threat", conspiracy theories about a small population of people controlling the media narrative, calling us inherently unnatural and predatory, spreading fear, all of these were tactics that ultimately led to thousands of queer people being murdered by the nazis during the holocaust.

the rights the lgbt community fought so hard for are fragile. they can be taken away in an instance. if we let fascism happen right under our noses, all progress people have risked their lives for can be undone. this goes for all marginalised communities. never underestimate fascists. trans people are just step one, they are the current wedge issue used to radicalise people. dont fuckin fall for it.

at best terfs alienate trans people out of sheer misinformation, at worst they actively cause physical harm by fighting for restricted healthcare, ridiculing, harassing and doxxing out of hatred and disgust. you can dress the movement up as progressive as you want but if the literal alt right is fighting by your side for the same cause then you seriously need to revaluate your values. your views are directly responsible for anti trans violence.

make no mistake: violence is on the rise, it has been for decades. we are victims of harassment, physical, verbal and sexual abuse and even murder. if you actually believe trans people are the perpetrator of violence, you are flat out wrong, its the opposite.

i do not think all "gender critical" people have malicious intentions. trans people have been instrumentalised by the right for their propaganda by fearmongering, but its never too late to unlearn these biases. this is why i believe we should treat the terf pipeline like any other harmful pipeline such as the alt right or incel pipeline. its a gradual development which can be countered at each step. still, we should treat these people with compassion, as long as it is returned to us.

not all people with bigoted ideals are inherently bad people. sometimes they are simply misguided and just need to be educated about certain topics. information and respectful conversations are key here. in this case, they should be reminded that trans people are not the monsters they get potrayed as in the media. we are human beings, capable and worthy of so much love, full of passion and beautiful inside and out.