<p>In 1947,&nbsp;the small west coast town of Greymouth came together to fight an increase in the price of beer. Their boycott of the local pubs lasted four and a half months, was ultimately a success, and became the first major consumer action in our history. &nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode Jon Duffy &amp; Sophie Stewart look back at the history of Consumer action in Aotearoa, unpick Consumer NZs role in it, and look towards our future.&nbsp;</p><br><p>To become a member of Consumer NZ check out our <a href="https://www.consumer.org.nz/purchase/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><br><p>For updates follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/consumernz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/consumernz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or sign up to our mailing list <a href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Femail.consumer.org.nz%2FMDM3LU5OUi0zMTcAAAGBgtooiQ8GWTSiZAjngaHmHnBOU70ItOdLkgFTNPbWTgykrxtgvKiJwieOPMDIwcA5uXb_3J4%3D&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ctomr%40consumer.org.nz%7C58dcab4393a64f8a414008d9c58b9029%7Cbd8795abbafe451dac1c230bad1836c9%7C0%7C0%7C637758025507161453%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=78k5SbiCP%2F9nWvVAJM4zhtVcTB%2B8WxX2njiy3ox42jQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. You can get in touch via <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected].</a>&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>