Kiwifruit industry in New Zealand and Growers, who were calling the berries "melonettes", because the local name for the fruit, "Chinese gooseberry", had political connotations due to the Cold War, and to further distinguish it from real gooseberries, which are prone to a fungus called anthracnose. An American importer, Norman Sondag of San Francisco, complained that "melonettes" was as bad as "Chinese gooseberry" because melons and berries were both subject to high import tariffs, and instead asked for a short Maori name that quickly connoted New Zealand. In June 1959, during a meeting of Turners and Growers management in Auckland, Jack Turner suggested the name
The Breeze (New Zealand radio station) The Breeze (New Zealand radio station) The Breeze is a New Zealand radio network playing an adult contemporary format owned by MediaWorks New Zealand, playing music from the 70s, 80s, 90s and also current hits. Its target audience is 40 to 59 year olds. The Breeze network broadcasts to 20 markets throughout New Zealand, with each station presenting a mixture of local and network shows. The Breeze first started in Auckland, Waikato and Wellington in 1993, when owner Independent Broadcasting Company rebranded local stations 91FM (Auckland), Kiwi 898FM (Waikato) and Windy FM (Wellington) to The Breeze. The Auckland and Waikato