But even though New Zealanders value a balance between word and leisure, and do their utmost to resist such a competitive pace, they have still been affected: "Supermarkets here only used to open five-and-a-half days a week, but now they're open every day."
不過儘管紐西蘭人重視生活，工作、休閒力求平衡，百般抗拒這樣的競爭步調，卻還是受到不少影響，「以前他們超市一周只開五天半，現在天天開門。」