Category: Deep State Power Crimes, History & Propaganda

Why the French Really Attacked Greenpeace’s Flagship on 10 July 1985 Introduction: Operation Satanic The French DGSE’s bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, at Marsden Wharf in downtown Auckland on July…

Tangiwai Railway Disaster, 24 December 1953 — Death Toll: 151 ➳ Introduction to the Tangiwai Railway Disaster: 24 December 1953 — Death Toll: 151 At 10.21pm on the evening of…

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…

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,…

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…

Kiwi Dollar Weaponized as Ransom Notes — ‘Bastille Day’ Currency Crisis, 1984 Introduction: A French Revolution Themed Election and Currency Crisis? The snap election in mid-1984 is most remembered for…

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…

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…

Moving a Mountain — The Crash of Flight TE901: November 28 1979 Introduction The crash of an Air New Zealand DC-10 in Antarctica in 1979 remains controversial, with arguments ranging…

How New Zealand’s Crises are Thematically Encoded with Historical Riffs to Signal Authorship, Cooperation and Caution — while Telegraphing Hidden Objectives Introduction: Metaphor Laden History Riffs? For the best part…