Making New Zealand explores the crucial industries and infrastructure which (hopefully) advanced the nation. In this third season episode, manufacturing is in the spotlight, from the earliest trade of harekeke (flax) to building superyachts. Historians discuss the rise of homegrown brands like Dominion Breweries, Hudson's, Hallensteins and Fisher & Paykel, and the golden era of New Zealand manufacturing from the 1950s through to the 1970s. Then came decline — thanks to the global oil shock, soaring interest rates, Rogernomics and the move to scrap import licensing restrictions, which crippled local industries.