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Ryan Bridge: Should the government buy NZ made, even if it costs us more?
That's basically the question you've got to ask yourself after the latest wool snub.
This time it was Kāinga Ora saying no to Kiwi made woollen carpet for state houses, and yes to synthetic imported stuff.
Why? It's cheaper.
We've been here before, you'll remember the school classrooms - same story.
It's happened again despite the coalition agreement deal with New Zealand First ensuring wool carped is used where practical - and that might be the caveat that Kāinga Ora is using here to get out of wool, the deal says that the local product has to be used in government procurement and in…
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