URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/561 Collection Structure Commonwealth Club of California records > Sound recordings of club programs > New Zealand: Progress and Prospects in the 1970s Item Title New Zealand: Progress and Prospects in the 1970s Collection Title Commonwealth Club of California records Speaker White, Lloyd Date Created August 30, 1974 Description White discusses New Zealand's economic and technological progress. He highlights innovations in the area of energy, particularly the use of geothermal power and hydropower. New Zealand also boasts an environmentally conscious attitude and a new insurance program, which covers everyone without regard to their ability to pay, as proof that the country is keeping pace with the rest of the world. Problems facing New Zealand include inflation and the high price of imported oil, but the people of his country remain optimistic about the future. Subject(s) New Zealand Politics and government Economic conditions Language(s) English Country of Origin United States Place Recorded San Francisco, California, United States Format Sound Recording Medium speeches (documents) Hoover ID Program 19740830; 2003c87_a_0009926 Record Number 2003C87.660 Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3g5032c1 Rights Used with permission of the Commonwealth Club of California.This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner.