Net Ball in Westport

Miscellaneous Thoughts

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May 20th 2007
You wouldn't think that buying milk would be all that much different here in New Zealand. However, the marketing is very different. Each company uses different terms. There is Skool milk (generally flavored milk), Medium - Light, Lite, Mega, X-tra, Trim, SuperTrim, Family, Slim and Skim and more. I suspect that all this different nomenclature keeps consumers largely in the dark. Avery has taken ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more