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Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 5:18 pm New Zealand-based companies are earning more from increased exports of sugary drinks to the Pacific, while Kiwi taxpayers are helping pay for rising healthcare costs. The finding is from Australian research, which shows imports of sweetened drinks to Pacific countries increased by an average of 0.3 kg per person each year from 2000 to 2015. The SMC asked experts to comment on the research. Associate Professor Lisa Te Morenga, Rutherford Discovery Fellow, Research ...

1 hour ago Watch both ads back to back. Credits: Newshub Its been more than a month since Australia under-armed its tourism advertising campaign at New Zealanders, but it wasnt until this week that our tourism board got its equivalent up on its foils and across the ditch. But who is winning the trans-Tasman tourism ad battle, Australia or New Zealand? Entitled Stop dreaming about New Zealand and go, the ad begins with an Australian man asleep in bed being woken up by a Kiwi who has seemingly sn...

Rosa Woods/Stuff Whittakers Chocolate has been ranked New Zealand’s most trusted brand for the tenth year in a row by Reader’s Digest. Categories included banks, coffee machines, dog food, funeral insurance, gas and electricity providers, hearing services, kindergarten centre operators, wine, pain relief, supermarkets, vitamins and supplements, and vegetarian foods. Whittaker’s came top overall, followed by Toyota, Samsung, Tip Top, St John NZ, Mainland, Dettol, Mitre 10, Anchor and Son...

Pascall’s Eskimos have a new name after Mondelez New Zealand decided to replace the sweets’ derogatory term.

Pascall’s Eskimos have a new name after Mondelez New Zealand decided to replace the sweets’ derogatory term.

JASON DORDAY/Stuff Besides the tour guides, guests are greeted by animatronic Jeff, who is head of security and health and safety. The team was “over the moon”, particularly because the experience was launched amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “It may seem a bit racy in the middle of a pandemic, but we were real confident Kiwis would love it and love the experience just as much as international visitors.” It is a move marketing experts have described as “gutsy”. Weta Workshop/Supplied ...

Michael Hill jewellery has declined to return the wage subsidy, despite posting profits for the year. “Naming and shaming can work but it tends to be not as effective as we think it will be,” said University of Auckland marketing lecturer Bodo Lang. The effectiveness of shaming depended on factors like whether the item was essential to the consumers and the position the company had in the local community, he said. If a company’s product could be easily bought from someone else then co...

Training to give vaccines should start next month, with up to 3000 more staff needed.

Training to administer vaccines should start next month, with up to 3000 more healthcare staff needed.

Stuff Kmart has continued to struggle with empty shelves in the week after Christmas. Staff also needed to be trained to tell consumers why there was a shortage and how long it was expected to last, he said. The last thing retailers wanted was for customers to go into their store with a clear purchase in mind, and then not get the product and have to find it elsewhere, he said. “You don’t want them to change their store loyalties,” Lang said. Consumer impatience with missing products ...