Begin the Countdown – Australians, tell us your view of the NZ Countdown Boycott. It doesn’t add up

Dear readers in Australia, tell us about the Australian view of the Countdown Boycott in NZ. Here’s our take on it from an international prospective https://e2nz.org/2014/02/14/begin-the-countdown/. Frankly we think it is ridiculous and is bringing NZ into disrepute with its international trading partners. From where we’re sitting the boycott looks to be more damaging to…

Begin the Countdown – Xenophobic Intent Revealed: ‘Let’s Bash Immigrants Too’ – updated

We’re getting comments that two Australian supermarkets are supporting their country’s ‘Buy Australian’ campaign by opting to use solely Australian producers for their own label products. There’s nothing wrong with supporting local producers and it does reduce food miles, which is a far more sustainable way of doing business in this carbon conscious era. So…

Meet Mark Gilbert, The New Ambassador to New Zealand

Former White Sox outfielder Mark Gilbert is believed to be the U.S’s only former major league player to have made it to the position of ambassador. Gilbert is due to take up position in New Zealand in the near future and will replace outgoing incumbent David Huebner. His former manager told USA Today he remembered…