Maoriland Worker Explained

The Maoriland Worker, later called The Standard, was a leading New Zealand labour journal of the early 20th century.

It was launched in 1910 by the Shearers' Union and was initially published monthly (Frank Langstone was involved).^[1] The newspaper was produced in Christchurch for a short period, with Ettie Rout and Alexander Wildey prominent.^[2] It was published by Michael Laracy then General Secretary of the N.Z. Shearers' Union. It was soon taken over by the New Zealand Federation of Labour and became the official organ of the federation.^[3]

The journal ceased publication in 1960. At the time it was called The Standard, and was published weekly. In 2007, the spirit of the journal was revitalised as an online blog. The Standard, occasionally differentiated as The Standard: Version 2.0, is a co-operative online blog which posts news articles and opinion / think pieces from a left-wing point of view.^[4]

Timeline

• 1910 – Robert Ross invited by the FOL from Melbourne to edit the paper
• 1911 – Robert Hogg (later editor of New Zealand Truth) was Manager.
• 1913 – Contributors Edward Hunter (Billy Banjo) and Harry Holland charged with sedition.
• 1913–1918 Harry Holland appointed editor.^{[5] [6]}
• 1922 – Publisher John Glover prosecuted (unsuccessfully) for blasphemous libel. New Zealand's only trial to date for blasphemy.^[7]
• 1922 - The manager John Glover lent £100 interest free to Walter Nash.
• 1930s - Renamed to "the Standard".
• 1960 - Ceased publication.^[9]
• 2007 – The Standard revitalised as an online blog, posting views from a labour-movement perspective.^[10]

References

• Book: Baker, Kevin . 2006 . Mutiny, Terrorism, Riots and Murder: A History of Sedition in Australia and New Zealand. Rosenberg.
• Book: Gustafson, Barry . Barry Gustafson . Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party, 1900–19 . Auckland, New Zealand . . 1980 . 0-19-647986-X .
• Web site: "Red" Federation of Labour . An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. A. H. . McLintock. 1966 . 22 April 2009 . McLintock1966 . 14 November 2013.

External links

• Papers Past – online archive with issues of The Maoriland Worker (currently 1910–1924 only)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Labour History Project . 24 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724200555/http://www.lhp.org.nz/LHP/Timeline.html . 24 July 2011 .
2. Web site: Papers Past Newspapers Explore Maoriland Worker. Zealand. National Library of New. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. en. 9 July 2018.
3. Web site: Maoriland Worker, Front Page 1913. 27 June 2013.
4. Web site: August 2007.
5. Web site: HOLLAND, Henry Edmond. Bruce Macdonald Brown. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 25 January 2011. 1966.
6. [#McLintock1966|McLintock 1966]
7. Troughton. Geoffrey. November 2006. The Maoriland Worker and Blasphemy in New Zealand. Labour History. 91. 113–129. 10.2307/27516155. 27516155. 18 March 2015.
8. ^[7]
9. Web site: High Casualty Rate. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 25 January 2011. 1966.
10. Web site: August 2007.