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Taxpayer Talk: Professor Elizabeth Rata on the decline of education in New Zealand

Taxpayer Talk - podcast by the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Inc.

Apr 23, 202662:03News & Politics

Why did New Zealand’s education system "turn to custard" in 1971? In this episode of Taxpayer Talk, host Peter Williams sits down with Professor Elizabeth Rata to explore how the nation moved from a world-class, knowledg...

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Taxpayer Talk: Professor Elizabeth Rata on the decline of education in New Zealand is an episode from Taxpayer Talk - podcast by the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Inc.. Why did New Zealand’s education system "...

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Published Apr 23, 2026, 62:03 long, audio available.