Revolution (part one) - Fortress New Zealand

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1. does anyone know what the music at the start is?
2. The venal established smirking class outed themselves in that crisis
   enabling reform..New Zealands best moment ..deep in doo doo but confident
   in our hope...exiting times
3. Much the same happened under Thatcher in Britain
4. everyone of them after Muldoon should be hung in the streets.
5. Egalitarian? Only for Pakeha.
6. this was when NZ was a real heart felt country. Now it's a screwed up banana republic of stupidity. The past 30 years of open immigration has coverted a family based society into one of greed and selfishness. All state assets sold to corporations and our banks sold off shore. New Zealand is unrecognisable to this one in the 80's. We are totally owned by other countries now. They took it so easily because politians have no integrity.
7. I was sucked into the hype surrounding the Labour party rise in the 1984 general election. It was the first time I was eligible to vote and to my shame I voted for Labour again in 1987. That was the last time. Muldoon had it right. Our country has so lost its way and I grieve for the past and the country I grew up in. What have we done to ourselves? What have we allowed into our nation at the expense of a unique way of life? And most dreadful of all - Where are we heading?
8. fuck off! this is Maori Land... always will be..
9. Can anyone from New Zealand tell me about the public opinion on these reforms. Because from what i can see (statistics) they turned out well. Unemployment was at 3,7% in 2007, and only 11% of them were long-term unemployed. During the crisis the economy only decreased by 1.9%. New Zealand is high-ranked in freedom of corruption.
10. This was a time when New Zealand was New Zealand. 1956 - New Zealand the richest country in the world. 29 unemployed, Social services rolling, Crime Low, Good foreign relations everyone was happy. Without a doubt the radical right wing reforms of the 80s orchestrated by Roger Douglas destroyed that. New Zealand was set to become a world leader - we were the envy of the world, its just amazing and shocking that we let this happen in our lifetime.
11. Argh, New Zealand, the place where mediocrity is praised, where they cut down tall poppies, twitching curtains checking out your new car. Two cars in the drive no food in the fridge. A place where any difference in ethos will get your head bashed in. Rob Muldoon symbolized all those values above. A country of anti capitalist and anti intellectuals. A country full of Fred Daggs.  
12. It was a take over by the illuminati, we own less, we owe more, and the standard of living of working people has reduced unemployment has increased , in my town half the shops have been closed for years and unemployment is now 6percent instead of three
13. And we still find it difficult to by a gas powered car
14. Ditch the two party system for a real revolution. Vote independents with no party restrictions on what can be tabled by your representative (employee) The time is now. read this http://www.forbes.com/sites/jessecolombo/2014/04/17/12-reasons-why-new-zealands-economic-bubble-will-end-in-disaster/
15. Good docu this, you need to watch all 4 parts though. I was born in 81 so I can only really remember the tail end of this de-reg saga although I remember my Dad watching Ruth Richardsons 1991 budget, something hed never done before or since really.
    
    A follow up doc should be made now with the same presentation style focusing on the slow death of the provinces and the rising house prices and the shift to centrist politics, away from the strongmen like piggy.
16. LOL propped up economy NEVER ;O! 
17. This is, for me, the most fascinating but also most depressing, part of New Zealand's political history. The Labour Government were fascinating but the subsequent National government were utterly depressing and are the reason why I never have and never will vote National. In the 70s Rob's heart was in the right place. I didn't see that at the time but I do now. New Zealand should not be an economic fortress but neither should it be a rampant capitalist economy. New Zealand now cannot afford to function securely and people have left in droves. The work of communities is now integral as any government cannot be trusted to help in areas of conservation, etc. That's important. Governments won't help. We have to turn to each other now.
18. The overdue arrival of Thatcherisim in New Zealand...Better late than never, and better for it.
19. I'm an 80's baby, and I would much prefer the socialist govt. of those days to the fascist/crony capitalist system we have today. NZ has been stripped of its core values and is now so badly Americanized and slaves to the Zionist bankers
20. Unbelievable politicians actually appeared and were questioned by actual reporters on the TV?
    Now reporters interview each other and or a public relations representative.