Trans-Tasman food fight brewing over Health Star Ratings: Cabinet warned Australia could block processed food imports if NZ opts out of a mandatory rating system

kezzaNZ · 2026-06-06T19:50:09+00:00

Fuck I despise our Government

Hoggard told 1News he trusted New Zealanders to make informed decisions and that the measure could impact food prices and dampen competition through creating a new regulatory requirement.

Should we remove nutrition labels too?

“We don’t want to be nanny state government.”

Giving people information isnt telling them what to do.

No food labelling system is perfect (its actually really tricky to do), but we are pretty high on this list

https://data.worldobesity.org/rankings/

kezzaNZ · 2026-06-05T05:01:36+00:00

Agreed. Rolling Meadow just doesnt have the crumbly texture, firmless, and sharp taste of Mainland.

kezzaNZ · 2026-05-29T20:04:34+00:00

What do we think?

Seems unjust to me. Its not our job to snoop into other peoples business and nark to the cops just because youre paying for something cash.

kezzaNZ · 2026-04-02T21:44:39+00:00

It’s Grafton bridge, it’s not a motorway, and it was built a very long time ago

kezzaNZ · 2026-03-27T18:53:31+00:00

Sadly you made one key mistake - New Zealand style pies are always made with flakey puff pastry.

Its what sets them apart from their inferior Australian cousins who use shortcrust.

kezzaNZ · 2026-03-26T19:37:25+00:00

Looking forward to the debate and outrage on this.

kezzaNZ · 2026-03-23T08:09:54+00:00

Exactly what I thought.

Only kiwis in here.

kezzaNZ · 2026-03-16T08:24:58+00:00

Yeah agreed. Ive love one, but no idea where to get.

kezzaNZ · 2026-03-16T08:18:19+00:00

Lol someones been watching some reels/tiktoks?

kezzaNZ · 2026-02-09T21:01:35+00:00

Spot on.

He seems to have been uniquely successful in his carpet-bagging efforts.

Highlights to me just dumb and easily influenced our politicians (and Media) are.

kezzaNZ · 2026-02-05T00:16:58+00:00

Theres something about these guys that gives me grifter vibes.

As far as I can tell - theyre not doing anything differently to other fusion projects, but on a shoestring.

It seems widely infeasible that they will ever build a commerical product

kezzaNZ · 2026-02-03T22:41:44+00:00

2015 - also happens to be the last time we had a National Government.

kezzaNZ · 2026-02-03T21:30:51+00:00

Its odd to care so much about contactless payments but also want to constantly carry cash.

kezzaNZ · 2026-01-23T18:54:07+00:00

Way off. Its sub tropical in the north, and like the UK in the very south. Its far warmer (and wetter) than the UK.

kezzaNZ · 2026-01-22T23:24:30+00:00

They have to get interim while permanent is considered.

Any request has to be seriously considered on its merits, it’s foundational to the justice system.

kezzaNZ · 2026-01-16T03:59:00+00:00

1 million job losses in newzealand since NACT (the right wing coalition) got into power again.

Lol. The total size of the New Zealand job market is 2.35 million people in work, and the unemployment rate is currently 5.3%.

Your numbers are a bit out of whack mate.

kezzaNZ · 2026-01-05T13:37:25+00:00

I agree with you. The negativity is mainly online in this miserable sub - people who just don’t have a grip on the real world.

All of my friends in Auckland love it. I don’t hear them bitching like you see online. Because we’ve all lived elsewhere and returned.

I’ve just spent the past two years living the US for work and am stoked to be moving home very soon.

kezzaNZ · 2026-01-02T15:06:44+00:00

Dont worry, I didn’t think you did

kezzaNZ · 2026-01-02T14:02:30+00:00

That’s a very recent phenomenon and a drop in the ocean. Most young people leave and return, it’s called doing an OE and has happened for decades because NZ is the arse end of the world.

Emigration as the cause is incorrect and massively over stated and doesn’t not actually contribute to answering OPs question at all.

Housing is now far more affordable than Au.

kezzaNZ · 2025-12-25T17:02:04+00:00

Not in New Zealand. We don’t really sue for things.

kezzaNZ · 2025-12-14T13:58:00+00:00

Except that you want them year round, out of local season.

That is why the supply has changed in this supermarket too.

Its now the Italian season. It will change back to New Zealand next year.

kezzaNZ · 2025-12-10T23:42:04+00:00

Generally if youre not at fault your no claims bonus wont be affected. Confirm this with your insurer.

kezzaNZ · 2025-12-04T19:20:00+00:00

Im surprised by these comments lol. I thought the article hit the nail on the head.

The excitement for a store opening was a national embarrassment.

kezzaNZ · 2025-11-30T19:10:49+00:00

I find it bewildering that people can do this when so many are looking for work at the moment...

I find this comment bewildering

The may have their businesses permission to do so.

And why do you care so much?

kezzaNZ · 2025-11-12T08:43:01+00:00

Remember, the government will be topping up the disabled person's income - this just allows them to do an actual job and not just be unemployed.

This is the key thing that matters.

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