Hi Seno,
Thanks for your comment, interesting thoughts. When making Turning Point I wasn't consciously trying to critique anything, though I suppose art has a way of drawing ideas out of the author without them noticing.
Turning Point isn't meant to push any political message, but instead portray the time as best as I could within the medium and my understanding, as well as to prompt New Zealanders to reflect upon the national myths which our nation is built upon.
The game is meant to take place from the perspective of the current government, which I why the Muldoon government viewed Think Big as purely good. I wouldn't want anyone to take this game as an authoritative explanation of who was right and who was wrong, just the perspectives and events of the 1980's.
Cheers again for the comment.