Brian Gaynor Looks Back at the 1980s: A Four Part Series

Brian Gaynor Looks Back at the 1980s: A Four Part Series
Brian Gaynor
The mid-1980s was an incredible, exciting period that ended abruptly with the October 1987 sharemarket crash.Brian Gaynor’s four-part series examines this crazy time, when New Zealanders were totally besotted by the NZX:Part 1 looks at the NZX in the early 80s;Part 2 replays the Euphoria in ’86, KZ7 and NZX;Part 3 covers Rada Corp: what were they thinking?, while Part 4 finishes with the 1987 crash, the aftermath.

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