Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story
“First pain, then gain...”
2017•NR•56m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
James Tusty
Writer
James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty, Mike Majoros
Languages
English
Studio
Free to Choose Network
Cast
Johan Norberg
Host
Roger Beattie
Don Brash
Robert Butson
Bill Cashmore
Lynette Cashmore
George Clement
Kate Cocks
Eric Crampton
Peter Douglas
Roger Douglas
Darren Fabricius
Alan Gibbs
Debbi Gibbs
Jeremy Moon
Production
Company
Free to Choose Network
Producer
James Tusty
Producer
Maureen Castle Tusty
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