This final episode sums up, after examining "the second wave" of neoliberal reform when National took power in 1990 shortly after Telecom was sold to American interests. Incoming finance minister Ruth "mother of all budgets" Richardson oversaw a reduction of welfare payments, a shake-up of the health system, and a curbing of union powers. Richardson: "in a human sense I understood that [community outrage], but that wasn't going to deflect me".
| Title | Revolution - Season 1 Episode 4 : The New Country |
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| First Air Date | 1996-06-19 |
| Last Air Date | 1996-07-10 |
| Number of Episodes | 4 |
| Number of Seasons | 1 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | , |
| Casts | Ian Fraser |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Revolution Season 1 :Episode 1 Fortress New Zealand Fortress New Zealand
1996-06-19Four-part series Revolution mapped sweeping social and economic change in New Zealand society in the 1980s and early 1990s. Judged Best Factual...
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Revolution Season 1 :Episode 2 The Grand Illusion The Grand Illusion
1996-06-26Four-part series Revolution mapped sweeping social and economic change in New Zealand society in the 1980s and early 1990s. Judged Best Factual...
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Revolution Season 1 :Episode 3 The Great Divide The Great Divide
1996-07-03Four-part series Revolution mapped sweeping social and economic change in New Zealand society in the 1980s and early 1990s. Judged Best Factual...
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Revolution Season 1 :Episode 4 The New Country The New Country
1996-07-10Four-part series Revolution mapped sweeping social and economic change in New Zealand society in the 1980s and early 1990s. Judged Best Factual...
