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The government of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984.
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Robert Muldoon
6 linksNew Zealand politician who served as the 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand, from 1975 to 1984, while leader of the National Party.
New Zealand politician who served as the 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand, from 1975 to 1984, while leader of the National Party.
Economic policies of the Muldoon Government included national superannuation, wage and price freezes, industrial incentives, and the Think Big industrial projects.
Think Big
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Think Big was an interventionist state economic strategy of the Third National Government of New Zealand, promoted by the Prime Minister Robert Muldoon (1975–1984) and his National government in the early 1980s.
New Zealand National Party
4 linksCentre-right political party in New Zealand.
Centre-right political party in New Zealand.
The First, Second and Third National governments (1950s–1980s) generally sought to preserve the economic and social stability of New Zealand, mainly keeping intact the high degree of protectionism and the strong welfare state built up by the First Labour Government.
Norman Kirk
4 linksNew Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974.
New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974.
The government stopped the raids and issued an amnesty in April 1974, but they were later restarted by the Muldoon Government.
Dawn Raids (New Zealand)
2 linksThe Dawn Raids were a crackdown in New Zealand from 1973 to 1979, and then sporadically afterward, on alleged illegal overstayers from the Pacific Islands.
The Dawn Raids were a crackdown in New Zealand from 1973 to 1979, and then sporadically afterward, on alleged illegal overstayers from the Pacific Islands.
The raids were first introduced in 1973 by Prime Minister Norman Kirk's Labour government who discontinued them in April 1974; however, they were later reintroduced and intensified by Rob Muldoon's Third National government.
1984 New Zealand constitutional crisis
1 linksImportant constitutional and political event in the history of New Zealand.
Important constitutional and political event in the history of New Zealand.
At the time, New Zealand was led by Prime Minister, Sir Robert Muldoon and his National Party government.
New Zealand Labour Party
3 linksCentre-left political party in New Zealand.
Centre-left political party in New Zealand.
When the Fourth Labour Government came into power it uncovered a fiscal crisis that had been largely hidden by the outgoing Third National Government.
Waitangi Day
2 linksRegarded as the founding document of the nation.
Regarded as the founding document of the nation.
The election of the third National government in 1975 led to the day being renamed Waitangi Day because the new prime minister, Robert Muldoon, did not like the name "New Zealand Day" and many Māori felt that it debased the treaty.
Waitangi Day Act
1 linksThere have been two Waitangi Day Acts passed by the New Zealand Parliament: the Waitangi Day Act 1960 and the Waitangi Day Act 1976.
There have been two Waitangi Day Acts passed by the New Zealand Parliament: the Waitangi Day Act 1960 and the Waitangi Day Act 1976.
Following a change of government in 1975, the new National government passed the Waitangi Day Act 1976, which changed the name of the day back to Waitangi Day.
New Zealand Party
1 linksThe New Zealand Party operated as a political party in New Zealand from 1983 to 1993.
The New Zealand Party operated as a political party in New Zealand from 1983 to 1993.
It failed to win any seats in Parliament, but it purportedly played a role in causing the defeat of Robert Muldoon's National government in the 1984 election by splitting the vote (as a spoiler).