It feels great buying New Zealand-made goods.

It’s a great way to reconnect with your community and support nearby New Zealand businesses.

Every purchase you make helps to keep people employed, puts money back in people’s pockets and helps get our communities humming again.

You can:

• check out the shops in your area

• buy produce that has been locally grown

• browse local online sites

• keep an eye out for the New Zealand Made kiwi trademark.

The ShopKiwi website has a list of New Zealand owned and operated businesses to encourage us all to buy local. If you have a business, you can register it on ShopKiwi for free. (www.shopkiwi.online)

– From www.uniteforrecovery.govt.nz.

The Indian News supports the call to “buy local to support locals”.