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The first Four Square, the first supermarket in New Zealand, opened in the 1920s. [3]Four Square emerged as a household name in the 1920s out of the Foodstuffs grocery buying co-operative, whose founder, John Heaton Barker, became concerned at the manner in which the activities of the grocery chain stores of the day were making life difficult for independent grocers in Auckland.
The campaign, led by Auckland-based marketer Richard Poole, blamed the then Helen Clark-led Government for a brain-drain of 'young New Zealanders', a key political issue at the time. The campaign was later exposed as politically motivated and financially backed by the New Zealand Business Roundtable , which Holmes was reputed to have known ...
Auckland Campbell Antipodes Bounty Southern brown kiwi (Māori: tokoeka) Apteryx australis: B: B: Okarito kiwi (Māori: rowi) Apteryx rowi: B: North Island brown kiwi Apteryx mantelli: B: Little spotted kiwi (Māori: kiwi pukupuku) Apteryx owenii: B: B: Great spotted kiwi (Māori: roroa) Apteryx haastii: B
Cheeky is despised by the Dog, who is always looking for ways to come between her and Wal. She has two younger sisters, Belinda (Book 10) and Avril (Books 14 and 24), also both disliked by the Dog. Near the end of the strip's run, Cheeky and Wal become engaged, much to the dismay of the Dog and Aunt Dolly, but at the last minute Cheeky dumps ...
The fourth season of The Great Kiwi Bake Off return to Parihoa Farm in Muriwai, Auckland.This season premiered on Thursday 25 August at 7.30pm on TVNZ 1 and streams on TVNZ+; with Comedian Pax Assadi who joined Hayley Sproull as co-host and chef, restaurateur, writer, and food consultant Peter Gordon, alongside Jordan Rondel, an author and co-founder of international cakery The Caker took over ...
Kiwi Esplanade is a coastal street in Māngere Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand, following the shore of the Manukau Harbour. A public walkway connects Ngā Hau Māngere Bridge in the east to Ambury Regional Park in the west. The shoreline is notable for the visible pāhoehoe lava flows, which originated from Māngere Mountain.
The first Georgie Pie restaurant opened in Kelston, Auckland, and at its peak in the mid-1990s had become a chain of 32 restaurants across New Zealand. However, after a major expansion, Georgie Pie became uneconomic to run and was eventually sold to McDonald's New Zealand in 1996. The last restaurant at Mission Bay, Auckland, closed in 1998.
People commonly encounter wild kea at South Island ski areas, where they are attracted by the prospect of food scraps. Their curiosity leads them to peck and carry away unguarded items of clothing, or to pry apart rubber parts of cars – to the entertainment and annoyance of human observers. They are often described as "cheeky".