New Zealand-brand cigarettes

[98tls]

Good to see nothings changed with the South Island attitudes. Save me going back.

Sweet.............no offence but we are just fine without ya..........Redneck....no...enjoying the pleasant/safe/honest/atmosphere/open spaces of the south........yes..i just love the way they promote NZ overseas,Auckland/Auckland........and then some more Auckland......hope it stays that way.

[98tls]

FYI we normally spell it with a 'C'

FYI..........we dont bother with such trivial quibbling down here

[Lucy]

FYI..........we dont bother with such trivial quibbling down here

Nice one .

[Lucy]

Sweet.............no offence but we are just fine without ya..........Redneck....no...enjoying the pleasant/safe/honest/atmosphere/open spaces of the south........yes..i just love the way they promote NZ overseas,Auckland/Auckland........and then some more Auckland......hope it stays that way.

No offence? Bulllshit. None taken, but lots given. Like I said - I've been there. Lots.

[T.W.R]

FYI we normally spell it with a 'C'

lols thats understandable never seen so many patched up crap cars than I had when I was there

Least I got to make bloody great holes in the ground whilst there The ultimate green image

[onearmedbandit]

Kyoto is actually a city in Japan.

[Back Fire]

its true, we are green though - look at how many green trees we have! we have WAY to many trees!

they look more of a mudgy skangy brown to me

[Donor]

they look more of a mudgy skangy brown to me

Dude, you're looking too low...

...the green bits are up the top!

[yungatart]

I don't believe this. A lot of people don't, but we have spineless leaders who wont even have the debate about it. Nuclear Free NZ is a phallacy anyway.

As opposed to a fallacy, you mean?

[jonbuoy]

I wouldn't want to live next to a nuclear power station - would you? Emmisions checks as part of the WOF's would be good. Got rid of all the old oil burners when they did it as part of the MOT. Classics are still given a bit of leeway so no fears there.

[Mully]

As opposed to a fallacy, you mean?

Whoops. Freudian slip there. I'm as bad as Buffy with her love of balls.

But yeah, it's one of them too.

[Str8 Jacket]

No offence? Bulllshit. None taken, but lots given. Like I said - I've been there. Lots.

Jeepers chick, you live in Raetihi for gods sake. You really cant be serious?! I grew up in Ohakune and have lived in Rotovegas, Auckland and Wgtn and I have travelled most of the North Island. I went hitch-hiking round the South Island a couple or so years ago, its beautiful! More than anywhere that ive seen up here. I reckon that the further South I went the more friendlier the people were. Though that is just MY opinion!

[Grahameeboy]

I don't smoke!!

[Str8 Jacket]

I don't smoke!!

I dont quit! Annnnd I ride a 2 stroker!

[Hitcher]

New Zealand isn't "clean and green". That's just a slogan that was coined some years ago by people who (wrongly) assumed that because that's the way we looked as a country, then it must be the way we were.

Having comparatively few people, lots of wide open spaces, and a breezy maritime climate disguises much that is not to like.

New Zealand has serious problems with air quality, water quantity and quality, waste management (particularly hazardous waste), and sustainability issues generally. We're also abysmal at such things as basic food handling and hygiene skills.

Claims about being "clean and green" are delusional. Sadly we have sold this message (e.g. 100% Pure) to the world for several decades without first doing a reality check. Now that international audiences are starting to ask hard questions, we're starting to squirm a bit, but nobody seems particularly interested in taking a long hard look at ways we can clean ourselves up.

And this all starts at home, as it were. Our nation's collective environmental performance is nothing more than the sum of 4.2 million individual performances. We need to get over ourselves and our smug environmental arrogance and get our fucking fingers out.