Best of 2025: Heather du Plessis-Allan - Does buying NZ-made ever work?
First of all, can I start by offering an apology to TVNZ? I gave them a bit of grief last night for starting the news bulletin with the peaches, but it turns out I was wrong and they were right.
This has sparked a flurry of debate over whether we prefer our Wattie's peaches from Hawke's Bay or whether we don't really care if it comes from China or not.
It's also prompted a statement from Wattie's asking us to support local growers. In other words, can we please buy New Zealand made?
Now, that is a very nice sentiment, but let's be honest, that's all it is. It is a sentiment and it's not going…
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