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
A Sort of Homecoming (film) of Homecoming is about this character finding herself, not only with her support system, but within herself." Production for the film began in February 2014 and spanned much of the spring of that year. While a few scenes were shot in New Orleans, the majority were shot in Lafayette, Louisiana, hometown of the writer and producers. After playing film festivals for most of 2015, "A Sort of Homecoming" was released digitally in the US by MarVista Entertainment. A Sort of Homecoming (film) A Sort of Homecoming is an American drama directed by Maria Burton and starring Katherine McNamara, Laura Marano,