<p>It's the third rail of New Zealand politics: Touch it and you die. From Richard Seddon's groundbreaking old-age pension, to Rob Muldoon's Dancing Cossacks to, Jim Bolger's "No ifs, no buts, no maybes" Corin and Guyon trace the history of New Zealand Superannuation.</p><p>Watch the video version of the episode <a href="https://youtu.be/rh98FqGwYIw?si=pO8Zljx0I9wsAeoJ">here.</a></p><p>Or you can watch the full series on the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/context">RNZ website here.</a></p><p><em>Thanks to Ngā Taonga Sound &amp; Vision.</em></p><p>Have a topic you&#x27;d like Corin or Guyon to explore? Send your ideas to <a href="context@rnz.co.nz">context@rnz.co.nz</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/context?share=6d1ec3d9-fdcb-4bfa-be36-f0993df7293c">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>

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Pension Wars: The NZ Super Promise That Changed Politics

OCT 15, 202541 MIN
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Pension Wars: The NZ Super Promise That Changed Politics

OCT 15, 202541 MIN

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<p>It's the third rail of New Zealand politics: Touch it and you die. From Richard Seddon's groundbreaking old-age pension, to Rob Muldoon's Dancing Cossacks to, Jim Bolger's "No ifs, no buts, no maybes" Corin and Guyon trace the history of New Zealand Superannuation.</p><p>Watch the video version of the episode <a href="https://youtu.be/rh98FqGwYIw?si=pO8Zljx0I9wsAeoJ">here.</a></p><p>Or you can watch the full series on the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/video/context">RNZ website here.</a></p><p><em>Thanks to Ngā Taonga Sound &amp; Vision.</em></p><p>Have a topic you&#x27;d like Corin or Guyon to explore? Send your ideas to <a href="[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/context?share=6d1ec3d9-fdcb-4bfa-be36-f0993df7293c">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>