STICKING WITH AUSSIE WAS A GOOD BET
It appears Australia has been one major nation least affected by this current recession. In the sixteen years we have been in business, exports to Australia has accounted for over 75% of our business activity. From the days fifteen years ago of not enough capacity creating extremely high rates to today where airlines are fighting tooth and nail for every kilo of freight, the marketplace may have changed a little, but for us sticking with Aussie has been a great blessing. Australia is amongst the very few who buy more from America than they sell. Australia loves all things American and remains a loyal ally.
If those nutty Kiwis could take their heads out of their “you know what’s” and have a good look at themselves, they too could be basking in good economic times like Australia. What I can’t understand is on the one hand this land of four million is just so proud of being cast as these peaceful mountain climbing, tree hugging, bike riding, hemp wearing, pot smoking, bearded (both sexes!), environmentalist, ecology conscious, organic vegetable growing, anti-whaling but oddly very much smoked salmon socialists; then on the other they think it is quite okay for the world to view the Maori Haka on TV before every game of international rugby as New Zealand’s rendition of a “must see” native cultural delight. The funny thing is the world is divided. Some view the Haka as some sort of twisted joke; others consider it as intimidation at its very worst from a bunch of modern day savage thugs. Having been born raised and educated in New Zealand I see the Haka as the latter and the nation’s divider not uniter. It is this split personality thing that stops New Zealand from ever moving forward and is reflected in the historic weakness of its economy. Australia moves from strength to strength as a cohesive and successful nation, while the native combative Maoris (in the main a bunch of social, selfish and shit-stirring misfits) are continually tying the government up in knots over absolute nonsense, thus always keeping New Zealand’s eyes off the main chance.
When we include www.tunasupport.com V.P. Tony Feist’s achievements into growing our business into Polynesian island nations, the South Pacific may represent just 2% of the global economy, but for us it is our raison d’etre!
****Updated 8/28/2009 1806****
And don’t tell me the Haka plays no role in promoting violence in schools. Sublimely it endorses and encourages it!
Primary school pupils of all age groups are increasingly willing to resort to violence, worried teachers say. Auckland Primary Principals Association president Marilyn Gwilliam said school heads were … More
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