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Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Foxton Fizz

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Foxton Fizz

Foxton Fizz was first made in 1918. Bottles of the soft drink are still distributed from the Foxton plant throughout Manawatū, and to outlets in Taranaki and Waikato.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Challenges: 1960s to 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10017/foxton-fizz (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2015.