1981 election
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1981 Election
1981 Election
• National – 51 seats to 47• Labour – 40 seats to 43• Social Credit – 1 to 2• National now only had a majority of
one seat• Labour actually won more votes in
total
Loss of faith in the police
1984 Election
• http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/eyewitness-news-snap-election-setup-1984
Changing direction in foreign relations
1984 – USS Buchanan denied entry
• 1985 – ANZUS deactivated
• 1987 – NZ nuclear free
Social Affairs
• 1986 – Homosexual Law Reform Act passed
Maori issues
• Before – 1978 eviction of Bastion Point protesters
After
• 1988 – Bastion Point land returned
• 1987 – Maori an official language
Economic Change - Rogernomics
• 1985 – GST• 1987 – State-
owned enterprises
Rugby sin-binned• 1982 – All Whites make it to World
Cup finals
• 1986 Cavaliers Tour
• 1987 – Rugby World Cup
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?
c_id=1&objectid=10737275
Still remarked on 30 years later
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