New Zealand/Kiwi shops

The scientist and I went off to visit the local weekend markets this afternoon. After purchasing a few fruits and vegetables, we browsed some of the stalls and discovered there’s a New Zealand shop there. Apparently they have been there for four years and I have never run across it. Wow! What attracted my interest initially was a display of books about Maori culture and language. The shop was selling a variety of items, including many wooden carvings and artworks plus a good stash of memorabilia for the national rugby team, the All Blacks. The affordable items were mainly food items, most especially chocolates. They carried my favourite chocolate bar, called Perky Nana, which is a banana-flavoured chew covered in chocolate, so I went ahead and bought one. It was yummy

We have another regular shop for New Zealand products in a shopping centre fairly near to us but I have never bought anything from there. I find my chocolates supply at one of our local IGA shops, which carries chocolate and some other food products. I know the Kiwi population here is fairly large but it must be bigger than I realised to create the demand for so many products.