ABSTRACT
N e w Zealan d has gained something of a w o r l d w i de reputation fo r the en thu -
siasm w i t h w h i c h successiv e Labou r an d N a t i o n a l (conservative ) G o v e r n -
ments have embrace d neo-l ibera l ( ' N ew Right ') ideology and practice s sinc e
the m i d 1980s . I n education , economi c and socia l restructurin g ha s resulte d
i n radica l changes t o bot h school in g and 'post -compulsor y education' .
