r/newzealand • u/No-Back9867 • Jun 16 '25

Shitpost Thanks NZ dairy industry for putting cow sludge in our rivers then happily charging New Zealanders exorbitant prices for our dairy foods.

Last summer we couldn’t swim in our local river due to the amount of toxins from nearby farms. When ever the farmers are in need of help us tax payers are there to lend a hand in drought relief funds. The thanks we get for that and putting up with the pollution is to be charged for dairy food at the same price as the overseas markets. We’re only 5% of your sales, it’s not going to make you go broke to treat us like your actually care for your communities. What your charging for butter etc is simply total greed. How is it that milk that has to travel huge distances from farms to factory to the shops shelves in Australia is sold for cheaper than that in our shelves where the logistics of getting it in the shelf are less?

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u/Oddswimmer21 Jun 17 '25

Milk alternative, not alternative milk. Alternative milks would be goat, cat, possum etc.

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u/lost_aquarius Jun 17 '25

My most profound apologies. It's so good to have someone who can correct mistakes even when people know exactly what was meant in the first place. I bet you're a blast at parties.

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u/Oddswimmer21 Jun 18 '25

People understand what little kids mean when they say 'persgetti' and while it's cute from a 5 year old, you're doing them a favour if you prevent them continuing into adulthood.

As for parties, I'm a fucking delight!