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Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story

Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story

201756m
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2017

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56m

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Storyline

"First pain, then gain..."

New Zealand is a place of great natural beauty and resources, of pioneering immigrants from the Maori to the more recent settlers. They’re fierce, hardy, and strong, able to withstand challenges like the massive economic challenge they faced in the mid 1980’s. With their economy unraveling, they made huge, controversial changes, including doing away with farm subsidies and protectionist import controls. At first, it hurt. A lot. But now, the farmers and the fishers, the people and the economy, are prospering. And they wouldn’t go back to subsidies, special interests, or support for manufacturers. Travel to New Zealand with scholar Johan Norberg to meet some amazing Kiwis and see how they blazed a trail to economic prosperity.

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Status
Released
Runtime
56m
Jan 28, 2017
Languages
English
Director
James Tusty
Maureen Castle Tusty
Production
Free to Choose Network
Free to Choose Network
Production Countries
New ZealandUnited States of America
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