Story: Government and industrial development
During the run-up to the 1990 election, National Party leader Jim Bolger visited Levin’s Wishart Manufacturing. He is shown here talking to employee Rachael Hirini about clothing construction techniques. Bolger told Wishart staff about his commitment to a Buy New Zealand campaign. ‘Jobs in New Zealand depend on people buying New Zealand-made stuff,’ he said. Once elected, the National government continued to reduce tariffs, and New Zealand’s clothing industry shrank dramatically.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1990/3381/6
Photograph by Jon Hargest
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.