So I’m at the supermarket last week when I see this Kia Ora fruit drink, imported from Ireland. Kia Ora means “hello” in the Maori language, so I thought this was a bit funny. I bought a bottle with the intention of taking a photo for family back home in New Zealand (which I still haven’t managed to do) Today I see it in the fridge and take a swig. Bbbbbbb! Boy it’s strong! Look at the packaging: five to one concentrate…
How funny – I grew up with Kia Ora in Ireland and had absolutely no idea it was from NZ!
I was in an Australian store in Leavenworth, WA last weekend, though. It sold a bunch of Australian food products – and they’re the same as those in Ireland, Canada, South Africa. All us old colonies seem to have the same [highly processed, nutritionally suspicious] food.
Grrrrr software. That comment was mine.
It’s made in Ireland; it’s just a Maori name — only bit of Maori I know.