by David Wrigley | Nov 18, 2022 | Opinion
The days are growing longer, the nights are warmer, the kōwhai blossom has been and gone, and the razzle-dazzle of pōhutukawa flowers has taken up the bird feeding mantle (at least they have in these balmy northern climes). You might well be ignoring the onset of...
by David Wrigley | Nov 17, 2022 | News
Countdown and FIRST Union have formally signed a new collective employment agreement that will see Countdown’s supermarket team across Aotearoa receive average wage increases of 19% over the next two years. Under the new agreement, the team will receive an average...
by David Wrigley | Nov 11, 2022 | News
Fizzy-grape-wetness peddlers Lindauer have announced they will be using Australian grapes in their brut and rosé range from next week. Both ranges were previously made with 100% Hawkes Bay and Gisbourne fruit. The company are justifying the move on the grounds of...
by David Wrigley | Nov 10, 2022 | Opinion
The cost-of-living crisis is starting to bite here in Aotearoa. Food inflation is the highest it’s been for 13 years with the cost of groceries rising by a whopping 8.3% in August. The cost of eggs and dairy are rising fast. But it’s the price of fruit and...
by David Wrigley | Nov 3, 2022 | Opinion
In news that will devastate literally dozens of people, some of whom may be fully grown adults, Tip Top have announced they will be discontinuing Goody Goody Gum Drops ice cream. In a posssible case of burying bad news, the company have also discontinued the far...
