Politics

One Week in September: A Look Back at Yablokogate

In September 2011, the MicroWiki community was gripped with accusations of an attempted power grab. Ten years on, the Times looks back and tries to make sense of a scandal that nearly broke the community. »

Tuesday, 7 September 2021

Sirocco Joins Wrythe Convention

Sirocco has today become a signatory to the Wrythe Convention, an agreement between micronations that condemns sockpuppeting, identity theft, and false claims within micronationalism. »

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Article edit indicates fall of Socialist Wakatipu

An edit to a MicroWiki article has indicated the end of one of New Zealand's two known Communist micronations. »

Sunday, 19 July 2015

Sirocco, Landashir form diplomatic links

Overnight diplomatic talks between the Siroccan and Landashir'n governments have resulted in the opening of formal relations between the two nations. »

Friday, 17 July 2015

Sirocco and Sandus to begin détente, relations

After nearly five years of cold relations between the two, Sirocco and Sandus have agreed to the opening of formal relations and the beginning of détente. »

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Sirocco ecstatic at resounding National victory

Sirocco is still in party mode following the victory of the governing National Party in the New Zealand general elections last evening, with the Federal Party leading the charge to heap praise upon Prime Minister John Key. »

Sunday, 21 September 2014

Bureaucracy expands in Sirocco with passing of Legislative Codes Act

All acts passed by Government will be affixed with date codes following the passing of the Legislative Codes Act 2014 in another step forward for Siroccan bureaucracy. »

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Rise of Communist micronation threatens Siroccan territories

The Siroccan government is tonight deciding how to deal with the emergence of a Communist micronation in the New Zealand city of Christchurch that has claimed a number of Siroccan territories. »

Sunday, 6 July 2014

Government warns of Communist subversion in Auckland

The Government has this afternoon warned of the presence of subversive Communist elements in central Auckland, causing concern in Sirocco's territories in the region. »

Friday, 7 March 2014

Reinhardt elected to St.Charlian Presidency

St.Charlian politician, founding father and "old boy" of the MicroWiki community Alexander Reinhardt has been unanimously elected to the St.Charlian Presidency, an unsurprising result for an uncertain candidate. »

Friday, 21 February 2014