Episode 4: One for a Party, One for a Person
It took a wild blend of events to bring MMP to New Zealand – everything from political cock-ups to public screams of resentment. Here’s how it happened, and how our politicians (Winston Peters, especially) seized the moment and set the tone for the next 30 years.
Juggernaut 2: The Story of the Fourth National Government
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Show Notes
It took an extraordinary cocktail of events to bring proportional representation to New Zealand – everything from political cock-ups to public screams of resentment. This is the story of a country that decides to tear up its electoral plumbing – and what it does next.
As the country chooses MMP, it also puts Jim Bolger back in power, but by the very narrowest of margins. Winston Peters and Jim Anderton thrive, small, splinter parties proliferate, and the old guard scrambles to prepare for the new world. For the first time, voters get those two ticks, and you’ll never guess who wins the balance of power and keeps the country hanging on which way he’ll go.
The fourth episode of Juggernaut 2: The Story of the Fourth National Government includes new and exclusive interviews with Jim Bolger, Tau Henare, Helen Clark, Sandra Lee-Vercoe, Rob Eaddy, Jenny Shipley and more.
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Juggernaut 2 was made with the support of NZ On Air.
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