www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/bu... We live in New Zealand and have more cows than anything else and have given up clean water and we still can’t afford butter. Isn’t THAT the story here? - ThreadSky

brislen.nz • 64 days ago

https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/butter-too-pricey-the-best-alternatives-for-cooking

We live in New Zealand and have more cows than anything else and have given up clean water and we still can’t afford butter. Isn’t THAT the story here?

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phillipsmithnz.bsky.social•64 days ago

I’d like my butter precisely fermented.

p-no-nwa.bsky.social•64 days ago

"WE FEED YOU well actually we feed milk powder to China while you guys starve also we have destroyed every river in the nation BUT MONEY"

mathematiguy.bsky.social•64 days ago

The idea that living costs aren't too high, we're just buying the "expensive food" is gaslighting.

Living costs are being allowed to rise and rise and it's always the individual who is told to live within their means and never the companies whose profits are higher than ever.

jhblackrose.bsky.social•64 days ago

I don't know how buying the cheapest butter we can get is buying the "expensive" stuff 🤨

lotts.bsky.social•64 days ago

Oh ye of little faith. Never underestimate their ability to concoct a false narrative to make it so. There is no gaslighting they will not pull to have you believing it's your fault. You aren't supposed to be buying butter at all silly. That's a luxury item now.

tutugd.bsky.social•64 days ago

Expensive basics like butter, cheese(that's often flavourless), and milk.

elenem.bsky.social•64 days ago

We really need a 'Luxon take butter' movement

delphijunkie.bsky.social•64 days ago

You may be onto something here.

It may finally be Luxo from Marketing's political undoing if he suggests we all eat Marmite sandwiches without butter.

paullecomtephoto.nz•64 days ago

On the money Paul

rexwiderstrom.bsky.social•64 days ago

It seems these days that if there's a point to be missed, RNZ will miss it. It can't be long before that headline reads "You won't believe the alternatives we found!" 😔

sammasamadhi.bsky.social•64 days ago

I think this is a more important story
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/fonterra-palm-kernel-supply-link-llegal-palm-operations-bad-news-for-nestle/

dbmcnz.bsky.social•63 days ago

Crikey that's a wake up call. I never knew any of that. Definitely a more important story.

sluggishcheetah.bsky.social•64 days ago

I bet the cow barons are pretty sheepish just now.

walkingblind.bsky.social•64 days ago

Even fruit and veg in supermarkets is bad quality while its fine in Chinese shops. We are being treated as a cheap get rich game. The game is lets see how much we can fuck over people living in a land of plenty.

robdickinson.bsky.social•64 days ago

The story blames high import costs but skips where we export about 1000 times more butter for mad profit

lilithgrace.bsky.social•64 days ago

EXACTLY

progallthethings.bsky.social•64 days ago

Experts suggest these alternatives:

Rejoice! Our farmers are true wealth creators. That regular New Zealanders can't afford anything they produce is a measure of success

Grumble a little

Go without

Eat money, drink nitrate rich water

Land back. Farming for the people and planet

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