Yeah KH, they built a 'European style' NW in Ham about 2 years ago. It's big, clean & stocks a good selection of stuff. I agree with you about some things being more expensive in there, but I'm not a great person to 'shop around', I like to get all my stuff in one place and NW fits the bill. IMO, I just think that if you're going to drive around, shopping at 3 or 4 different places to get your stuff at cheaper prices, you're going to spend what you save on shopping in petrol - unless you're within walking distance of your 3 or 4 different shops of course
The NW in Ngaruawahia where we live is a different matter - not clean, not well stocked and usually queues, but it's a lot smaller and in a less affluent area, so I guess it comes down to where you live
