Community Development in NZ Local Authorities in the 1970s and 1980s
Haigh, David
Date
2015-02-20Citation:
Haigh, D. (2015, 18-20 February). Community Development in NZ Local Authorities in the 1970s and 1980s. Paper presented at Community Development Conference, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland.Permanent link to Research Bank record:
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3154Abstract
CONTEXT:
1970s and 80s was a period of rapid social and economic change.
Protests against NZ involvement in the Vietnam War.
1973 Britain joined the European Common Market (now the EU)
Major social changes in the welfare system: domestic purposes benefit and accident compensation.
Creation of the Waitangi Tribunal
1975 Hikoi
1975 United Women’s Convention (2000 attended)
1975 Values Party received 5% of the popular vote
1981 Springbok tour
Maori migration from rural to urban Auckland
Pacific Island migration to Auckland
Creation of isolated suburbs around Auckland: South and West in particular.
Deinstitutionalisation policies
Political turmoil from Muldoon’s command economy) to Lange/Douglas (neo-liberalism)