Lookout - The City and the Suburb: Housing New Zealand in the Twentieth Century Part 2: Houses Fit For A Cabinet Minister
This 1983 Hamish Keith-presented documentary is subtitled 'Housing New Zealand in the Twentieth Century'. Part two picks up from Michael Joseph Savage’s 1930s state housing scheme. Keith argues that as the emphasis shifted from renting to owning, middle class suburbia became the foundation of Kiwi postwar aspirations. He looks at changing demographics in the cities — as home owners fled on newly built motorways — and argues that the suburban ideal has become bland and out of reach, as New Zealand once again becomes a country of “mean streets and mansions”.
Primary Title
- Lookout - The City and the Suburb: Housing New Zealand in the Twentieth Century
Secondary Title
- Part 2: Houses Fit For A Cabinet Minister
Date Broadcast
- 1983
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- This 1983 Hamish Keith-presented documentary is subtitled 'Housing New Zealand in the Twentieth Century'. Part two picks up from Michael Joseph Savage’s 1930s state housing scheme. Keith argues that as the emphasis shifted from renting to owning, middle class suburbia became the foundation of Kiwi postwar aspirations. He looks at changing demographics in the cities — as home owners fled on newly built motorways — and argues that the suburban ideal has become bland and out of reach, as New Zealand once again becomes a country of “mean streets and mansions”.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
- Housing--New Zealand--History
Genres
- Documentary
- History
Hosts
- Hamish Keith (Presenter)
Contributors
- Hamish Keith (Writer)
- Bill Saunders (Producer)
- George Andrews (Executive Producer)
- Television New Zealand (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
- Housing--New Zealand--History