1981 Election
1981 Election National – 51 seats to 47 Labour – 40 seats to 43 Social Credit – 1 to 2 National now only had a majority of one seat Labour actually won more votes in total
Loss of faith in the police
1984 Election http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/eyewitness-news-snap-election-setup-1984
Changing direction in foreign relations
1984 – USS Buchanan denied entry
1985 – ANZUS deactivated
1987 – NZ nuclear free
Social Affairs 1986 – Homosexual Law Reform Act passed
Maori issues Before – 1978 eviction of Bastion Point protesters
After 1988 – Bastion Point land returned
1987 – Maori an official language
Economic Change - Rogernomics 1985 – GST 1987 – State-owned enterprises
Rugby sin-binned 1982 – All Whites make it to World Cup finals
1986 Cavaliers Tour
1987 – Rugby World Cup
Still remarked on 30 years later http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10737275 Still remarked on 30 years later