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Fresh Air From New Zealand Goes on Sale at a Duty Free Shop - And Four Cans Will Set You Back Almost $100
By Ben Hill For Daily Mail Australia
Cans of New Zealand air have sparked outrage after they were spotted on sale for almost $100.
Four cans of the 'Pure Fresh New Zealand Air' were seen on display with a price tag of $98.99 at a duty free shop at Auckland International Airport.
A photo of the 'val- ue pack' cans - saving customers $20 off the normal retail price - was shared
to Twitter by jour- nalist Damian Christie on Thursday.
'You've got to be s***ting me. Also,
$98 so not exactly a cute prank gift,' he posted along- side the photo.
Others speculated if the air bottling required resource consent.
'We have hit peak capitalism,' another person said.
The bottles - which come with breath- ing masks attached - are sold around the world by a company called Kiwiana.
Five-liter cans of air are sold on the Kiwiana website for $34.50 each.
'New Zealand's unique position in the Southern Ocean means Kiwiana Air has crossed no major landmass before
flowing over the pristine Southern Alps of New Zealand and into this can,' a mes- sage on the back of the product reads.
According to the Kiwiana website, the company har- vests the air 'above the snow line' on New Zealand's South Island.
'High in the Southern Alps of New Zealand above the snow line and hundreds of kilometres away from civilisation or any human activity is where the air in your can has come from,' the website states.
'This is the purest air you will ever breath (sic).'
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