Editing Culture of New Zealand (section)

===Social conservatism and progressiveness===
New Zealand social policy has tended to oscillate between social progressiveness and conservatism. Social reforms pioneered by New Zealand include [[Women's suffrage in New Zealand|women's suffrage]], the [[welfare state]], and respect for indigenous peoples (through the [[Treaty of Waitangi]] and the [[Waitangi Tribunal]]). Having led the (non-communist) world in economic regulation from the 1930s, in the 1980s and 1990s the reforms of the [[Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand|Labour Government]] led the world in economic de-regulation. New Zealand was the first country to have an openly transgender mayor, and later member of parliament, [[Georgina Beyer]]. [[Same-sex marriage in New Zealand|Same-sex marriage]] has been legal in New Zealand since 19 August 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wade|first1=Amelia|last2=Theunissen|first2=Matthew|last3=Tapaleao|first3=Vaimoana|title=Same-sex couples celebrate wedded bliss|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10914135|access-date=27 February 2019|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205103/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10914135|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In contrast to this, New Zealand has a history of some very conservative social policies. Most notably, from World War One until 1967 pubs were required by law to close at 6pm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealandInBrief/SportsAndLeisure/1/ENZ-Resources/Standard/5/en|title=The 'six o'clock swill' – Sports and leisure – Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref>

In a rare occurrence, the [[1981 Springbok Tour]] saw the two extremes very publicly clash with each other on a nationwide scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/1981-springbok-tour/impact-of-the-tour|title=Impact – 1981 Springbok tour – NZHistory, New Zealand history online|access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref>