What’s that smell? NZ a target as Thailand looks for new ways to grow and diversify its durian exports

What’s that smell? NZ a target as Thailand looks for new ways to grow and diversify its durian exports
Durian Land: to some people it's a dream, to others it is a stinky nightmare. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka)
Dileepa Fonseka
It might sound like a bit of a cliche, but the first thing that hits you as you ascend the hills of Durian Land is the smell. The hosts of the Durian Land tour soon spot people in the tourist tram scrunching up their faces and quickly move to clear up any misunderstanding. That smell has wafted over from a nearby wastewater pond, it is not from the durian plants, the tour guides tell the people they are guiding. From the look on everybody’s faces, it is unclear if they believe them.Mistaking the smell of wastewater for duri...

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