Staged Disasters Down Under: Part 1
Ballantynes’ Fire, 18 November 1947 — Death Toll: 41 Introduction to the Ballantynes’ Fire, 18 November 1947 — Death Toll: 41 The Ballantynes’ Department Store Fire — that occurred on…
Darkest Days by Dates Down Under: Part 6
The Russians are Coming! The Mikhail Lermontov Sinking, 16 February 1986 Introduction: The demise of a 20,000 tonne Russian cruise ship at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand,…
Darkest Days by Dates Down Under: Part 5
Accommodating France — Rainbow Warrior Bombing, 10 July 1985 Introduction The French DGSE’s bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, at Marsden Wharf in downtown Auckland on July 10 1985 is most…
Darkest Days by Dates Down Under: Part 4
Kiwi Dollar Weaponized as Ransom Notes — ‘Bastille Day’ Currency Crisis, 1984 This dispatch was originally posted on The Snoopman Files (April 22, 2025). Introduction: A French Revolution Themed Election…
Darkest Days by Dates Down Under: Part 3
Transport Themed Terrorism — Wellington Trades Hall Bombing, March 27 1984 This Darkest Days by Dates Down Under series reveals how New Zealand’s issues, scandals and crises are thematically encoded…
Darkest Days by Dates Down Under: Part 2
The Great Divide — 1981 Springbok Rugby Tour, New Zealand This Darkest Days by Dates Down Under series reveals how New Zealand’s issues, scandals and crises are thematically encoded with…
Darkest Days by Dates Down Under: Part 1
Moving a Mountain — The Crash of Flight TE901: November 28 1979 This dispatch was originally posted on The Snoopman Files (April 17, 2025). Introduction The crash of an Air…
Series: Darkest Days by Dates Down Under
How New Zealand’s Crises are Thematically Encoded with Historical Riffs to Signal Authorship, Cooperation and Caution — while Telegraphing Hidden Objectives This dispatch was originally posted on The Snoopman Files…
40 Years Ago: The Mikhail Lermontov Sinking
Decrypting the French Sabotage Mission of a 20,000-Tonne Russian Ocean Liner ➳ Introduction to Mikhail Lermontov Sinking, 16 February 1986 — Death Toll: 1 The sinking of a Russian cruise…
The Recidivist Numerical Character Thirty Three: The Curious Hostage Exchanges Utilizing the Prime Number 33 as Signals Intelligence During the Corona Hostage Crisis
Feedback to the NZ Royal Commission Covid-19 Response Inquiry: Phase II In his feedback to the New Zealand Royal Commission of Inquiry in the Covid Response: Phase II, Snoopman took…