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| Thread ID: 126479 | 2012-08-30 11:44:00 | If you like buying NZ made produce and products | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 1297987 | 2012-08-31 07:58:00 | Hi guys For those of you who like buying New Zealand grown produce and products you may wish to visit a new Facebook page. www.facebook.com If you do, don't forget to Like us. We hope to build it up and run competitions etc.Are the Adkaf made in NZ |
plod (107) | ||
| 1297988 | 2012-08-31 19:50:00 | Are the Adkafs made in NZ Yes they are made in Greerton, Tauranga and we now have a shopping cart on our website. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1297989 | 2012-08-31 21:05:00 | What an excellent way to put people off. Facebook - No, I hate Facebook. + 1 |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1297990 | 2012-08-31 22:22:00 | This thread is about NZ produce and products. May be you should start an I hate Facebook thread? I think the guy who started the Facebook page will be setting up a website as well. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1297991 | 2012-09-02 13:09:00 | It seems to me that NZ lacks National Pride! Take for example PDL electrical fittings were made here, until some accountant decided that they could make more money by having them made cheaply overseas. Never mind the fact that hundreds of people were put out of work. Same applies to Fisher & Paykel, Pye, Philips and Masport. The lack of government control on overseas spending is pathetic, allowing everyone who wishes to make a fast buck to import any rubbish he wants. It would make more sense to promote local industry, and subsidize it if necessary, cheaper than the dole. and busy people don't get sick. We import 100's of new cars, yet the yards are full of perfectly serviceable used cars. For goodness sake, the speed limit is 100K, we don't need fast powerful cars. When did you last see a "buy NZ made" campaign? | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1297992 | 2012-09-02 21:30:00 | @Mzee You may some very good points. Some things are just not possible or practical or sensible to make in NZ. We are a Very small market. With modern production methods factories can make so much stuff these days in a very short space of time. And as you said, every factory that closes (closed) is lots of people out of work and on the dole or off to Australia, especialli in small towns. I think the reason there are no Buy NZ campaigns any more is two fold. 1 They did not work, as people kept buying cheaper overseas made stuff 2 There are not enough large companies still making stuff in NZ to support a campaign. Look at that poll on todays The Herald Online. Most people said they like to buy NZ made, but they did not! But its a global problem.. |
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