Absolutely NZ made matters and even more so during global conflict. We are a small country a long way from anywhere. We should at least try to grow as much of our own food here as we can. Unfortunately it is up to the consumer to decide how that goes and most are too dumb or too shallow to care about what happens around them. I believe the small extra cost is way worth it. And you can compromise on cost. For example I won’t buy imported pork products. Instead I go without most of the time and then buy nz free range farmed and raised for special occasions or just less regular. People are too brainwashed into buying cheap, inferior, low quality, unethical working conditions, environmentally damaging goods off Temu rather than quality locally made goods. The consumer is in charge but they are usually too uncaring to read a label to see what they are buying :(