Archive for January 26th, 2008

Pollsters give up and go to beach

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

There were two new polls over the last couple of days saying opposing and contradictory things. No surprise there; who wants to say sensible things to a pollster in the middle of January - unless they are polling on the Black Caps middle order or the Big Day Out lineup.  The Greens do better […]

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Farmers’ markets

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Today and tomorrow many thousands of New Zealanders will be visiting their local farmers markets around the country, neatly skirting around New Zealand’s supermarket duopoly, and trading directly with the people who grow their food.
Radio New Zealand’s Country Life currently has an interesting podcast documentary on the Hamilton Farmers’ Market, which is giving small growers […]

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