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Season 1

  • S01E01 Fast Food Nation

    • March 1, 2011
    • TVNZ

    How did New Zealand come to have one of the most obese populations in the world? Have the warning signs always been there, and why were they ignored? Will New Zealand ever fit into her size 12 jeans again?

  • S01E02 Fresh Off The Boat

    • March 8, 2011
    • TVNZ

    How have successive waves of immigrants shaped our society, and how have we accepted them into New Zealand? How should New Zealand's immigration policy be controlled to create a better society, and avoid future conflict.

  • S01E03 Four Legs Good

    • March 15, 2011
    • TVNZ

    When did a farming nation such as New Zealand come to care so much about the comfort and treatment of farm animals? How have our attitudes changed over the years to the two staple ingredients of the classic kiwi breakfast - bacon and eggs.

  • S01E04 Are You Old Enough

    • March 22, 2011
    • TVNZ

    How old is old enough to drink? As we once again look at changing New Zealand's drinking age, Hindsight looks back at the recurring debate over the last half century.

  • S01E05 Growing Pains

    • March 29, 2011
    • TVNZ

    A look at the never-ending expansion of Auckland over the years. When did the positive growth turn into housewives suffering breakdowns due to suburban abandonment?

  • S01E06 God Save The Queen

    • April 5, 2011
    • TVNZ

    When did our attitude to the Royal Family move from reverent awe to tabloid gossip?

  • S01E07 Old School

    • April 12, 2011
    • TVNZ

    How do our children learn, and how do we know what they've learnt?

  • S01E08 Dining Out

    • April 19, 2011
    • TVNZ

    Current issues examined through the lens of history.

  • S01E09 Lest We Forget

    • April 26, 2011
    • TVNZ

    As we remember our fallen heroes, we must also remember those who did return from various conflicts to tell the tales, how they were treated, and mistreated, on their arrival.

  • S01E10 Morality

    • May 7, 2011
    • TVNZ

    Is New Zealand on a steady slide into moral turpitude?

  • S01E11 Power to the People

    • May 14, 2011
    • TVNZ

    The history of electricity in New Zealand seems to be one continually worrying about how our future needs are going to be satisfied.

  • S01E12 The Bigger the Mess

    • May 21, 2011
    • TVNZ

    Hindsight takes a look at the national obsession that is the road toll.

  • S01E13 I Fought The Law

    • May 28, 2011
    • TVNZ

    As New Zealand's prison numbers continue to grow, leaving us amongst the highest in the western world, what are we doing to stem the tide?

Season 2

  • S02E01 The Kiwi Experience

    • June 6, 2011
    • TVNZ

    As a nation heavily reliant on the tourist dollar, how do we sell NZ overseas? How has this changed over the years, and how do we continue to compete?

  • S02E02 Tangata Whenua

    • June 12, 2011
    • TVNZ

    What has been the recent Maori experience? We pick up the tale from the urbanisation of the 50s onwards, the 'Maori renaissance', the awakening of activism, treaty settlements and corporatisation.

  • S02E03 Kids These Days

    • June 19, 2011
    • TVNZ

    Are our young people worse than ever before, or simply the latest generation to rebel against the one before?

  • S02E04 The Big O.E.

    • June 26, 2011
    • TVNZ

    The Big OE from a rite of passage or a worrying exodus, Hindsight looks at why so many Kiwis head to England.

  • S02E05 Kiwi Inventors

    • August 2, 2011
    • TVNZ

    Kiwi Inventors Hindsight looks back at great Kiwi inventions, and asks whether our number 8 wire ingenuity is the way of the future.

  • S02E06 Petrol Heads

    • August 9, 2011
    • TVNZ

    Petrol heads: From carless days to petrol-less cars, Hindsight considers the historic reliance on oil and beyond.

  • S02E07 Water

    • August 16, 2011
    • TVNZ

    A look back at the use (and abuse) of what many consider our most valuable natural resource.

  • S02E08 Drugs

    • August 23, 2011
    • TVNZ

    From pot to party pills, Hindsight considers the debate over drugs in New Zealand society.

  • S02E09 Lil Critters

    • August 30, 2011
    • TVNZ

    As New Zealand once again debates the role of 1080 poison, take a look back at pest control over the years.

  • S02E10 Good Sports

    • September 6, 2011
    • TVNZ

    On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, take a look back at other historic sporting events and their benefit to NZ.

  • S02E11 Urban Drift

    • September 13, 2011
    • TVNZ

    Hindsight takes a look at the demise of the small town in New Zealand from years of urban drift.

  • S02E12 Women

    • September 20, 2011
    • TVNZ

    Hindsight looks back at the changing role of women in New Zealand society, and asks how far we've really come.

  • S02E13 NZ's Role In The Pacific

    • September 27, 2011
    • TVNZ

    While a minnow on the world stage, New Zealand is a big fish in the South Pacific - Hindsight examines our role in the Pacfic.

Season 3

  • S03E01 The Thin Blue Line

    • April 3, 2012
    • TVNZ

    Host Damian Christie walks the thin blue line and takes a look at the history of policing in New Zealand in this season premiere of Hindsight.

  • S03E02 The Fat of the Land

    • April 10, 2012
    • TVNZ

    Hindsight takes a look at New Zealand's rich farming history.

  • S03E03 Quiet Riot

    • April 17, 2012
    • TVNZ

    From Bastion Point to The Springboks Tour of 1981, Hindsight looks at what it takes to get New Zealanders out on the streets.

  • S03E04 Over There

    • April 24, 2012
    • TVNZ

    Hindsight examines NZ's army and our soldiers through the lens of history.

  • S03E05 Kiwi Fashion

    • May 1, 2012
    • TVNZ

    From the wannabe Parisian stylings of the 1960s, to the formation of name brands such as Karen Walker and Zambesi, Hindsight attempts to identify what Kiwi fashion is.

  • S03E06 Homosexuality

    • May 8, 2012
    • TVNZ

    Hindsight looks back on NZ's views on homosexuality and historical moments in the civil rights movement.

  • S03E07 The Kiwi Dream

    • May 15, 2012
    • TVNZ

    A quarter acre for your family and suburban dreams. In an age of townhouses and sub-divisions, is this still an aspiration?

  • S03E08 The Main Trunk Line

    • May 22, 2012
    • TVNZ

    Hindsight looks at the place of rail in New Zealand in the 20th century, and how it fits into our 21st century infrastructure.

  • S03E09 Gangs

    • May 29, 2012
    • TVNZ

    Violent criminal organisations? Or loosely structured havens for the poor and socially disenfranchised. Hindsight examines the history of gangs in New Zealand.

  • S03E10 Kids

    • June 5, 2012
    • TVNZ

    We like to tell ourselves that New Zealand is one of the best places on Earth to bring up kids - but is it? Sure, we invented Plunket, but how have we done since then?

  • S03E11 Jumping The Ditch

    • June 12, 2012
    • TVNZ

    As our emigration rates to Australia hit record highs, Hindsight examines the history and future implications of the great Kiwi diaspora.

  • S03E12 Where Did I Come From?

    • June 19, 2012
    • TVNZ

    The birds and the bees talk doesn't really cut it in an age of technology, Lady Gaga and postmodern families. Hindsight asks when we should have "The Talk" and how sex education impacts on society.

  • S03E13 Buy Kiwi Made

    • June 26, 2012
    • TVNZ

    Hindsight looks at what it means to be "Kiwi Made" in our post-industrial age.