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Hindsight

Season 1 2011
TV-G

  • 2011-03-01T09:00:00Z on TVNZ
  • 30m
  • 6h 30m (13 episodes)
  • New Zealand
  • Documentary, Special Interest
A wise man once said "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." And if there's one thing we can learn by digging through the TVNZ Archives, it's that there are a lot of forgetful people. Warning signs ignored, lessons forgotten, mistakes repeated. Now we have the benefit of Hindsight. Hindsight takes current issues; the topics we are grappling with, the debates facing the nation, and examines them through the lens of history. Have we been here before? Did we find the right solution, or where did we go wrong? By combining the best of the TVNZ archives and interviews with those who were there, as well as today's current experts, we hope to shed some light on the issues facing New Zealand today. Hindsight: It's a wonderful thing.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-03-01T09:00:00Z

1x01 Fast Food Nation

Series Premiere

1x01 Fast Food Nation

  • 2011-03-01T09:00:00Z30m

How did New Zealand come to have one of the most obese populations in the world? Have the warning signs always been there, and why were they ignored? Will New Zealand ever fit into her size 12 jeans again?

2011-03-08T09:00:00Z

1x02 Fresh Off The Boat

1x02 Fresh Off The Boat

  • 2011-03-08T09:00:00Z30m

How have successive waves of immigrants shaped our society, and how have we accepted them into New Zealand? How should New Zealand's immigration policy be controlled to create a better society, and avoid future conflict.

2011-03-15T09:00:00Z

1x03 Four Legs Good

1x03 Four Legs Good

  • 2011-03-15T09:00:00Z30m

When did a farming nation such as New Zealand come to care so much about the comfort and treatment of farm animals? How have our attitudes changed over the years to the two staple ingredients of the classic kiwi breakfast - bacon and eggs.

2011-03-22T09:00:00Z

1x04 Are You Old Enough

1x04 Are You Old Enough

  • 2011-03-22T09:00:00Z30m

How old is old enough to drink? As we once again look at changing New Zealand's drinking age, Hindsight looks back at the recurring debate over the last half century.

2011-03-29T09:00:00Z

1x05 Growing Pains

1x05 Growing Pains

  • 2011-03-29T09:00:00Z30m

A look at the never-ending expansion of Auckland over the years. When did the positive growth turn into housewives suffering breakdowns due to suburban abandonment?

2011-04-05T10:00:00Z

1x06 God Save The Queen

1x06 God Save The Queen

  • 2011-04-05T10:00:00Z30m

When did our attitude to the Royal Family move from reverent awe to tabloid gossip?

2011-04-12T10:00:00Z

1x07 Old School

1x07 Old School

  • 2011-04-12T10:00:00Z30m

How do our children learn, and how do we know what they've learnt?

2011-04-19T10:00:00Z

1x08 Dining Out

1x08 Dining Out

  • 2011-04-19T10:00:00Z30m

Current issues examined through the lens of history.

2011-04-26T10:00:00Z

1x09 Lest We Forget

1x09 Lest We Forget

  • 2011-04-26T10:00:00Z30m

As we remember our fallen heroes, we must also remember those who did return from various conflicts to tell the tales, how they were treated, and mistreated, on their arrival.

2011-05-07T10:00:00Z

1x10 Morality

1x10 Morality

  • 2011-05-07T10:00:00Z30m

Is New Zealand on a steady slide into moral turpitude?

2011-05-14T10:00:00Z

1x11 Power to the People

1x11 Power to the People

  • 2011-05-14T10:00:00Z30m

The history of electricity in New Zealand seems to be one continually worrying about how our future needs are going to be satisfied.

2011-05-21T10:00:00Z

1x12 The Bigger the Mess

1x12 The Bigger the Mess

  • 2011-05-21T10:00:00Z30m

Hindsight takes a look at the national obsession that is the road toll.

2011-05-28T10:00:00Z

1x13 I Fought The Law

1x13 I Fought The Law

  • 2011-05-28T10:00:00Z30m

As New Zealand's prison numbers continue to grow, leaving us amongst the highest in the western world, what are we doing to stem the tide?

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