Changing Times: New Zealand Since 1945

Pirates in the Hauraki Gulf and jet planes landing at Mangere, pub liberations and post office protests, kohanga reo and earless days: Changing Times is a history of New Zealand since 1945. From a post-war society famous for dull conformity, this country has become one of the most ethnically, economically and socially diverse nations on earth. But how did we get from Nagasaki to nuclear-free? Why did we give up state control and embrace free-market ideology with such passion? What led us to abandon the six o'clock swill and become a land of lattes? Changing Times is a dramatic account of the transformation of New Zealand life - a resonant reminder for all who lived through these turbulent times and essential reading for a younger generation who did not.