60 days ago

Poll: What do you think about Fonterra's deal? 🐮🥛

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Fonterra is selling some of its well-known brands — including Anchor, Mainland, Fernleaf, and Kapiti Fine Foods — to French company Lactalis.

Why? Fonterra says it wants to focus on ingredients rather than consumer brands.

💭 What do you think about the move?

Keen to read more? Luke Malpass offers his opinion in The Press

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What do you think about Fonterra's deal? 🐮🥛
  • 6.1% Unsure - will wait to see how this affects my wallet
    6.1% Complete
  • 30.5% Sad to see Kiwi brands sold off
    30.5% Complete
  • 55.6% Against it – a loss for NZ manufacturing
    55.6% Complete
  • 7.8% For it – focusing on ingredients is the right move
    7.8% Complete
1927 votes
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1 day ago

Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎉 2026 is almost here!

We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?

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Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
  • 10.6% Yes! New Year, New Me
    10.6% Complete
  • 22.1% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
    22.1% Complete
  • 67.3% Nah - not for me
    67.3% Complete
444 votes
12 hours ago

Mute Swan. 2017-1

Paul from Levin

Mute Swan. Note the interesting parallel, horizontal lines on the swan. I suspect they might be created by reflections from the ripples on the water surface. Please enlarge.

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16 hours ago

Quote for the Day

Mike from Paraparaumu

Interviewer:
"Do you think that the British class system has finally ended?"
Upper-middle class Romance author, Dame Barbara Cartland:
"Well, of course it has; otherwise I would't be sitting here, talking to someone like you!"

Happy New Year [hopefully!]
Mike