Disco, Rob Muldoon and a career in labour - was life in New Zealand better in 1978?

October 9, 2018

Julian Lee travels back in time to see what things were like 40 years ago. (Source: Other)

It’s only been 40 years but life in New Zealand in 1978 is almost like a foreign country compared to today.

Rob Muldoon was the Prime Minister, disco was at its height in pop culture and the All Blacks became the first rugby nation to achieve a Grand Slam on their tour of Britain and Ireland.

Like the technology, the lifestyle was simpler – but was it better than what we have now?

Seven Sharp’s Julian Lee found a time machine to go back to 1978 and answer that very question.

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