12 February 2014

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Waimea Weekly

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Fight urged over Aussie food ban As Australian supermarkets step up their ban of New Zealand made food, there have been calls for kiwis to join the fight and boycott Aussie-owned businesses. Australia’s two major supermarket chains have caused a stir in New Zealand for banning NZ foods in a “Buy Australian Made” campaign. The move could hurt Nelson companies that export food such as the apple, seafood and frozen food industries and has sparked anger across the country with campaigns already underway to boycott Countdown supermarket, which is owned by Woolworths, one of the supermarket chains involved in taking Kiwi food off their shelves. Food and Grocery Council chief executive Katherine Rich told the New Zealand Herald over the weekend that Nelson frozen food producer Talley’s has had 40 products removed from shelves and replaced by Australian products. Suppliers also discontinued 10 Talley’s products,

despite the fact that local suppliers could not replace them. Talley’s joint managing director Michael Talley said his company had exported 900 tonnes of frozen spinach a year to Australia until it was blocked. “They no longer have items in their brand range merely because there is no Australian producer. The items for their policy of buying only Australian is being expanded by the day.” The company’s meat, fish, vegetables and shredded cheese products had been excluded. Nelson seafood company Sealord says a range of it’s products are sold in Woolworths stores across Australia. “We’re watching this issue closely as Australia is an important market for Sealord. As exporters we believe consumers in all countries should be able to choose from a variety of products from across the world,” says Alison Sykora, of Sealord. Fresh Choice Richmond owner Gary Watson says he definitely

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Nelson’s Sam Laidlaw pedals around Lake Rotoiti on his water bicycle, always a crowd favourite at the NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show. Photo: Phillip Rollo.

The boats and their loveable eccentrics

“It’s not always about the boats, it’s sometimes about the personalities and the stories behind them,” organiser Pete Rainey says, as two men wearing Thunderbirds’ uniforms stroll past. As far as entrants go at the New Zealand Antique and Classic Boat Show, the Thunderbirds easily stole the show, even if their 15 foot jet boat wasn’t the oldest, most valuable or necessarily most eye-catching. But what was eye-catching was their theme, which certainly grabbed the attention of the eventgoers at the weekend’s 15th annual show at Lake Rotoiti, with many lining up to take SEE PAGE 2

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