History
New Zealand History as You’ve Never Seen It Before!
Rejected as unsuitable for publication by the University of Otago Press, but really liked by The BFD. Available on Amazon as an e-book or in paperback directly from the author in Canada. $25NZ (includes postage) Contact: corfieldwg@gmail.com
Chapter Seven: Making a Country Called New Zealand
You can purchase Nieuw Zeeland An English-Speaking Polynesian Country With A Dutch Name: A Humorous History of New Zealand by Geoffrey Corfield from Amazon today. After 1872 there is no more armed warfare with the Maori (except one small gun battle in 1916). There is however still unarmed warfare.
China Has Never Said Sorry, Ever!
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How Space Weather Helped Sink the Titanic
More than a century after it went to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean, the Titanic continues to fascinate. You might think that by now there was nothing left to mine in the story of the world’s most famous shipwreck. But research continues to uncover tantalising new details. Space
The Strange Career of the Ouija Board
The Ouija board as a channel for demonic forces has become one of the great cliches of horror movies, yet one that refuses to go away. Even the hugely popular Paranormal Activity series featured a Ouija board bursting into flames at the invisible behest of its demonic antagonist. All that
They Really Are the Klan With a Tan
Racial segregation is enjoying a massive revival amongst the woke left, in the US in particular. In what appears to be an outbreak of racialist retro-chic, leftists are demanding segregated “black spaces” on colleges and in housing. Hipster cafes declare themselves “black spaces only”. Well, it looks like that’
Tech Talk: A Beginners Guide to the Internet.
This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in
The Te Kooti Campaign: The Great North Island Catch-Me-If-You-Can Chase 1868-1872
You can purchase Nieuw Zeeland An English-Speaking Polynesian Country With A Dutch Name: A Humorous History of New Zealand by Geoffrey Corfield from Amazon today. Another religion. Another campaign. One of those sent to the Chatham Islands in 1866 is Te Kooti Rikirangi (otherwise known as Te Kooti, pronounced
Bond. The Real James Bond
Like many famous fictional characters, the identity of the “real” James Bond has long been the subject of much speculation. After all, writers commonly use real people, often of their acquaintance, to forge fictional characters. Arthur Conan Doyle based Sherlock Holmes in large part on pioneering forensic scientist Joseph Bell.
The Crappy History of Bum-Wiping
It’s commonly said that writers have the weirdest search histories. I can attest that my own search history includes such queries as “how long does it take a human body to decay in the open?” and “how long does it take to suffocate someone?” I swear, it was all
New Zealand History as You’ve Never Seen It Before!
Rejected as unsuitable for publication by the University of Otago Press, but really liked by The BFD. Available on Amazon as an e-book or in paperback directly from the author in Canada. $25NZ (includes postage) Contact: corfieldwg@gmail.com
Treaty Partnership to Be Enforced by a Labour/Green Coalition
Information Satire A document leaked to The Woke Examiner lays out a combined Labour’/Green plan to fully implement The Treaty partnership as laid out by Justice Robin Cooke in 1987. Treaty Minister Andrew Little intends to fully implement the principles of The Treaty. The BFD. Photoshopped image credit HangonaMin
New Zealand History as You’ve Never Seen It Before!
Rejected as unsuitable for publication by the University of Otago Press, but really liked by The BFD. Available on Amazon as an e-book or in paperback directly from the author in Canada. $25NZ (includes postage) Contact: corfieldwg@gmail.com