All the shit, from the most favorite, to the shittest, below.

Highest Rated Shit

  1. Positive Identity Reinforcement 10 votes, average: 5.00 out of 510 votes, average: 5.00 out of 510 votes, average: 5.00 out of 510 votes, average: 5.00 out of 510 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  2. Vogels Bread 7 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  3. Winter, what winter? 7 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  4. Le Country We Love To Hate 6 votes, average: 5.00 out of 56 votes, average: 5.00 out of 56 votes, average: 5.00 out of 56 votes, average: 5.00 out of 56 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  5. Frontier Politics 5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 55 votes, average: 5.00 out of 55 votes, average: 5.00 out of 55 votes, average: 5.00 out of 55 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  6. Meticulous Bill Splitting 5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 55 votes, average: 5.00 out of 55 votes, average: 5.00 out of 55 votes, average: 5.00 out of 55 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  7. The Sausage Sizzle 4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  8. The Land Line Telephone 4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  9. Trade Me 3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  10. Tomato Sauce 3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  11. Advertorials 3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  12. Eftpos 3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  13. Border Control 3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  14. Protesting 3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 53 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  15. The Curse of Shortland Street 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  16. Talking About House Prices 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5 (5.00 out of 5)
  17. Awkwardly Respectful Pronunciation (of non-English Words) 13 votes, average: 4.92 out of 513 votes, average: 4.92 out of 513 votes, average: 4.92 out of 513 votes, average: 4.92 out of 513 votes, average: 4.92 out of 5 (4.92 out of 5)
  18. The Colour Black 12 votes, average: 4.92 out of 512 votes, average: 4.92 out of 512 votes, average: 4.92 out of 512 votes, average: 4.92 out of 512 votes, average: 4.92 out of 5 (4.92 out of 5)
  19. Weddings on Beaches 6 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5 (4.83 out of 5)
  20. Dumb News 6 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 56 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5 (4.83 out of 5)
  21. The Appearance Of Being Green 5 votes, average: 4.80 out of 55 votes, average: 4.80 out of 55 votes, average: 4.80 out of 55 votes, average: 4.80 out of 55 votes, average: 4.80 out of 5 (4.80 out of 5)
  22. Expensive Fashion 4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 54 votes, average: 4.75 out of 54 votes, average: 4.75 out of 54 votes, average: 4.75 out of 54 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5 (4.75 out of 5)
  23. Spirulina 4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 54 votes, average: 4.75 out of 54 votes, average: 4.75 out of 54 votes, average: 4.75 out of 54 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5 (4.75 out of 5)
  24. Frequent Weather Reports 24 votes, average: 4.71 out of 524 votes, average: 4.71 out of 524 votes, average: 4.71 out of 524 votes, average: 4.71 out of 524 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5 (4.71 out of 5)
  25. Leaving New Zealand 6 votes, average: 4.67 out of 56 votes, average: 4.67 out of 56 votes, average: 4.67 out of 56 votes, average: 4.67 out of 56 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5 (4.67 out of 5)
  26. Cheap TV Adverts 6 votes, average: 4.67 out of 56 votes, average: 4.67 out of 56 votes, average: 4.67 out of 56 votes, average: 4.67 out of 56 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5 (4.67 out of 5)
  27. Tall Poppy Syndrome 3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 53 votes, average: 4.67 out of 53 votes, average: 4.67 out of 53 votes, average: 4.67 out of 53 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5 (4.67 out of 5)
  28. Sushi 5 votes, average: 4.60 out of 55 votes, average: 4.60 out of 55 votes, average: 4.60 out of 55 votes, average: 4.60 out of 55 votes, average: 4.60 out of 5 (4.60 out of 5)
  29. Per Capita Statistics 24 votes, average: 4.54 out of 524 votes, average: 4.54 out of 524 votes, average: 4.54 out of 524 votes, average: 4.54 out of 524 votes, average: 4.54 out of 5 (4.54 out of 5)
  30. Manly men & even manlier women 6 votes, average: 4.50 out of 56 votes, average: 4.50 out of 56 votes, average: 4.50 out of 56 votes, average: 4.50 out of 56 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5 (4.50 out of 5)
  31. “um”, “you know” and “awesome” 4 votes, average: 4.50 out of 54 votes, average: 4.50 out of 54 votes, average: 4.50 out of 54 votes, average: 4.50 out of 54 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5 (4.50 out of 5)
  32. Taniwha-Based Transport Policy 2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 52 votes, average: 4.50 out of 52 votes, average: 4.50 out of 52 votes, average: 4.50 out of 52 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5 (4.50 out of 5)
  33. Correcting Trans-Tasman Nationality Mistakes 13 votes, average: 4.46 out of 513 votes, average: 4.46 out of 513 votes, average: 4.46 out of 513 votes, average: 4.46 out of 513 votes, average: 4.46 out of 5 (4.46 out of 5)
  34. Jandals 7 votes, average: 4.43 out of 57 votes, average: 4.43 out of 57 votes, average: 4.43 out of 57 votes, average: 4.43 out of 57 votes, average: 4.43 out of 5 (4.43 out of 5)
  35. Hating Auckland 8 votes, average: 4.38 out of 58 votes, average: 4.38 out of 58 votes, average: 4.38 out of 58 votes, average: 4.38 out of 58 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5 (4.38 out of 5)
  36. Georgie Pie Nostalgia 31 votes, average: 4.32 out of 531 votes, average: 4.32 out of 531 votes, average: 4.32 out of 531 votes, average: 4.32 out of 531 votes, average: 4.32 out of 5 (4.32 out of 5)
  37. Kiwiana 11 votes, average: 4.27 out of 511 votes, average: 4.27 out of 511 votes, average: 4.27 out of 511 votes, average: 4.27 out of 511 votes, average: 4.27 out of 5 (4.27 out of 5)
  38. Public Service Advertising 12 votes, average: 4.25 out of 512 votes, average: 4.25 out of 512 votes, average: 4.25 out of 512 votes, average: 4.25 out of 512 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5 (4.25 out of 5)
  39. Reckless Driving 24 votes, average: 3.92 out of 524 votes, average: 3.92 out of 524 votes, average: 3.92 out of 524 votes, average: 3.92 out of 524 votes, average: 3.92 out of 5 (3.92 out of 5)
  40. Choking 7 votes, average: 3.86 out of 57 votes, average: 3.86 out of 57 votes, average: 3.86 out of 57 votes, average: 3.86 out of 57 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5 (3.86 out of 5)
  41. Putting New Zealand On The Map 6 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 5 (3.83 out of 5)
  42. Exercise 6 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 5 (3.83 out of 5)
  43. The Flat White 17 votes, average: 3.76 out of 517 votes, average: 3.76 out of 517 votes, average: 3.76 out of 517 votes, average: 3.76 out of 517 votes, average: 3.76 out of 5 (3.76 out of 5)
  44. Tattoos 16 votes, average: 3.63 out of 516 votes, average: 3.63 out of 516 votes, average: 3.63 out of 516 votes, average: 3.63 out of 516 votes, average: 3.63 out of 5 (3.63 out of 5)
  45. Taking Ourselves Seriously 4 votes, average: 3.50 out of 54 votes, average: 3.50 out of 54 votes, average: 3.50 out of 54 votes, average: 3.50 out of 54 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5 (3.50 out of 5)
  46. New Zealand T-Shirts 5 votes, average: 3.40 out of 55 votes, average: 3.40 out of 55 votes, average: 3.40 out of 55 votes, average: 3.40 out of 55 votes, average: 3.40 out of 5 (3.40 out of 5)
  47. Cowboy Property Development 3 votes, average: 3.33 out of 53 votes, average: 3.33 out of 53 votes, average: 3.33 out of 53 votes, average: 3.33 out of 53 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5 (3.33 out of 5)
  48. 90s Facial Hair 17 votes, average: 2.88 out of 517 votes, average: 2.88 out of 517 votes, average: 2.88 out of 517 votes, average: 2.88 out of 517 votes, average: 2.88 out of 5 (2.88 out of 5)
  49. Dub and/or Reggae Music 15 votes, average: 2.87 out of 515 votes, average: 2.87 out of 515 votes, average: 2.87 out of 515 votes, average: 2.87 out of 515 votes, average: 2.87 out of 5 (2.87 out of 5)
  50. Tapas 9 votes, average: 2.56 out of 59 votes, average: 2.56 out of 59 votes, average: 2.56 out of 59 votes, average: 2.56 out of 59 votes, average: 2.56 out of 5 (2.56 out of 5)

Most Rated Shit

  1. Georgie Pie Nostalgia - 31 votes
  2. Frequent Weather Reports - 24 votes
  3. Per Capita Statistics - 24 votes
  4. Reckless Driving - 24 votes
  5. The Flat White - 17 votes
  6. 90s Facial Hair - 17 votes
  7. Tattoos - 16 votes
  8. Dub and/or Reggae Music - 15 votes
  9. Awkwardly Respectful Pronunciation (of non-English Words) - 13 votes
  10. Correcting Trans-Tasman Nationality Mistakes - 13 votes
  11. The Colour Black - 12 votes
  12. Public Service Advertising - 12 votes
  13. Kiwiana - 11 votes
  14. Positive Identity Reinforcement - 10 votes
  15. Tapas - 9 votes
  16. Hating Auckland - 8 votes
  17. Vogels Bread - 7 votes
  18. Winter, what winter? - 7 votes
  19. Jandals - 7 votes
  20. Choking - 7 votes
  21. Le Country We Love To Hate - 6 votes
  22. Weddings on Beaches - 6 votes
  23. Dumb News - 6 votes
  24. Leaving New Zealand - 6 votes
  25. Cheap TV Adverts - 6 votes
  26. Manly men & even manlier women - 6 votes
  27. Putting New Zealand On The Map - 6 votes
  28. Exercise - 6 votes
  29. Frontier Politics - 5 votes
  30. Meticulous Bill Splitting - 5 votes
  31. The Appearance Of Being Green - 5 votes
  32. Sushi - 5 votes
  33. New Zealand T-Shirts - 5 votes
  34. The Sausage Sizzle - 4 votes
  35. The Land Line Telephone - 4 votes
  36. Expensive Fashion - 4 votes
  37. Spirulina - 4 votes
  38. “um”, “you know” and “awesome” - 4 votes
  39. Taking Ourselves Seriously - 4 votes
  40. Trade Me - 3 votes
  41. Tomato Sauce - 3 votes
  42. Advertorials - 3 votes
  43. Eftpos - 3 votes
  44. Border Control - 3 votes
  45. Protesting - 3 votes
  46. Tall Poppy Syndrome - 3 votes
  47. Cowboy Property Development - 3 votes
  48. Taniwha-Based Transport Policy - 2 votes
  49. The Curse of Shortland Street - 1 votes
  50. Talking About House Prices - 1 votes

Other People's Shit

  1. Katie Alvord on Expensive Fashion
     --> superior good, this article justifies nothing hahaha merely joking :P nice posting
  2. overdub on The Land Line Telephone
     --> this is a great website, NZ? i love it here, its choice and its home, but we can be dorks and Im glad someone is making us laugh at ourselves, a person from canada i know put me onto this...
  3. overdub on Dub and/or Reggae Music
     --> fck yeah, Im sick of it, i tried to go to every “summer festival” “pohutukawa festival” “scallop festival” “summer fete” etc etc etc that we get...
  4. Selwyn Nogood on The Flat White
     --> And I find it funny when people don’t understand irony.
  5. Michael on The Flat White
     --> “Most countries in the world like coffee. But only New Zealand actually wants to marry it” …. I think there are many other countries who could take that title over NZ really, including...
  6. Selwyn Nogood on Your Shit
     --> Why thank you sir. I am highly susceptible to compliment. Hamilton. What a topic. Where does one start? Begin with the industrial wastelands surrounding it, then gradually, and painfully, work your way...
  7. Ant on Your Shit
     --> Mr Nogood, this is quite possibly the best and funniest website on the internet, although I haven’t looked at all other websites on the internet so I can’t say for sure. So far it has delayed my...
  8. bonsai on Le Country We Love To Hate
     --> Oh, it’s not the British we hate. It’s the English.
  9. Selwyn Nogood on Le Country We Love To Hate
     --> We are equal opportunity xenophobes. We’re quite happy to hate anyone who isn’t Kiwi. And many who are.
  10. Fruitbat on Le Country We Love To Hate
     --> Funny, I thought you all hated the British, I’ve never heard a kiwi openly slagging off the French as a nation, but if I had a dollar for every unprovoked attack on the British, well...
  11. Selwyn Nogood on Spirulina
     --> Pakuranga is where old people go to die. And compare bowel regularity. Sometimes in that order.
  12. Phil on Spirulina
     --> Amusing, but where did the Pakuranga comment come from?
  13. Selwyn Nogood on Trade Me
     --> I take it from the spelling of “your” that you are referring to the possessive form of the 2nd person (as in “belonging to you”), in which case you are correct. My gays are...
  14. drfhds on Trade Me
     --> your all jealous gays.
  15. Pedantic Steve on Sushi
     --> What’s vaguely funny about Bian is they are actually Korean, not Japanese.
  16. Selwyn Nogood on Sushi
     --> This site is full of retards, myself included.
  17. Hilstagater on Sushi
     --> Hi Rich, Have you been to Bian on Symonds St in Auckland? http://www.biansushi.co.nz/ If you’re still not impressed then you are a retard.
  18. Yann Vienne on Le Country We Love To Hate
     --> Thank you for your certainty… Have a nice day.
  19. Lewis Holden on Le Country We Love To Hate
     --> “Unless you have proof NZ never did anything wrong… ” Err, unless you have proof New Zealand did anything. Seriously, I can’t find anything that says New Zealand was...
  20. Yann Vienne on Le Country We Love To Hate
     --> Hi ! I’m sorry if my post shocked you but I guess it’s also because I was too elusive. It’s true I said that if you “rooted around” you might find out what...
  21. Lewis Holden on Le Country We Love To Hate
     --> Meddling in New Caledonia? Seriously? The worst New Zealand has done is *not* prevent independence activists from visiting our shores. Considering those activists are only fighting for...
  22. Larry on Correcting Trans-Tasman Nationality Mistakes
     --> ‘Crowded House. Containing 2 New Zealanders and 1 Australian, the 66% Kiwi band’ Now I’ve only just caught that. Nick Seymour is actually an Aussie, so that...
  23. Selwyn Nogood on Winter, what winter?
     --> Yes. And every winter when the temperature goes 1 degree below zero, Britain shuts down. The airports and roads close, the railways freeze over, and everybody goes to the pub for a good old...
  24. Larry on Winter, what winter?
     --> The Brits are convinced that pretty much every weather pattern colder or warmer than damp and chilly with occasional drizzle is some kind of harsh extreme. There’s the eagerness to describe...
  25. Larry on Correcting Trans-Tasman Nationality Mistakes
     --> Split Enz weren’t always 100% Kiwi. They had a Pom playing bass (Nigel Griggs) for much of their career, and another on drums (Mal Green) who was replaced by Paul...
  26. Nick on “um”, “you know” and “awesome”
     --> I love your site, its awesome!!
  27. Selwyn Nogood on Tattoos
     --> I am pleased to hear it, Chips. It’s always good to have a backup map, in case you get really lost. Yours, Selwyn
  28. chips on Tattoos
     --> I am a 22 year old Kiwi, im not maori or polynesian or european, im a kiwi. I was born here and raised here so im a kiwi and im proud if it, I actually stumbled on this webside looking for ideas for my NEXT...
  29. Selwyn Nogood on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> $2 is still the industry standard. I think to qualify as hot dogs, they would have to be hot. 30% raw doesn’t really count.
  30. Darren on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> Do they still classify these things as hot dogs these days? What is the going rate?
  31. Internet Banking on The Land Line Telephone
     --> I was just talking with my coworker about this last week at lunch . Don’t know how we landed on the subject actually , they brought it up. I do recall having a amazing chicken...
  32. John-Paul McCarthy on The Flat White
     --> Precisely the same situation occurred to us while in Vancouver several months back. Weak coffee. Watery, overheated milk. I can handle bad microfoam… but burnt is unacceptable....
  33. Selwyn Nogood on The Land Line Telephone
     --> Thank you Jess. It’s a love/hate relationship. There’s a deep fondness there, but a little mockery is good for the national identity. Provided we can take it on the chin. S
  34. Jess on The Land Line Telephone
     --> Dear you lot. I think I quite like you, your writing and your site. My first thought upon reaching your blog (via comments on mensflair.com) was ‘wow, they hate everything’. Then I...
  35. Rich on Dub and/or Reggae Music
     --> It’s made so much more tragic by how original they all think the local dub is as well, when like much else, it’s 10-20 years behind the global scene!
  36. Rich on Sushi
     --> I’m not actually that smitten with the sushi here. It never seems fresh, and whatever you get always seems to come with avacado. Another important fact, chicken is not a fish, yet every sushi selection has...
  37. Karmen Nagy-Stephenson on Jandals
     --> I remember popping just across the road from my house in Keighley (UK) to the shop to get something and a little girl holding her father’s hand crossing the road at the same timee looked...
  38. Jon on The Flat White
     --> Kiwis claiming flat whites now!! You guys are too funny. What a funny little country. But wherever it’s from, I was pleasantly surprised to find I could get a great cup of coffee in...
  39. Selwyn Nogood on Awkwardly Respectful Pronunciation (of non-English Words)
     --> perhaps you could petition the government and broadcasters to adopt a sort of double usage policy, similar to Maori-English (eg; ‘Aoraki-Mt...
  40. Fraser on Awkwardly Respectful Pronunciation (of non-English Words)
     --> The University of Canterbury’s Linguistics programme runs the Origins of New Zealand English project, and progress of the “own-owen merger” is...
  41. Selwyn Nogood on Your Shit
     --> Thanks for the comments and the suggestions, Charlotte. Actually, you raise a very good point. Worth working into something. Perhaps it’s something to do with identifying ourselves so closely...
  42. Charlotte on Your Shit
     --> This site is hilarious. It pretty much covers off every thought I have ever had about this fabulous country and it’s ‘quirks’. One addition I have though is the incessant need to call...
  43. Selwyn Nogood on Tall Poppy Syndrome
     --> I shall sack my fact checking team. They obviously don’t understand the importance of accuracy in satire. It’s academic anyway. In three months time, Gordon Brown will be the...
  44. Ross on Tall Poppy Syndrome
     --> Fact-check time… “whiny, underdog countries like Scotland” “more cock-sure countries where the leaders have larger balls – Heads of State with bulging, football-sized...
  45. Sarah on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> I apprecieate this posting because only last night I got super screwed at a group dinner. It was a birthday gathering. My entire meal and drinks came to $30 but ended up having to put over $70...
  46. Dorthy Hall on The Appearance Of Being Green
     --> A mate encoraged me to check out this website, great post, interesting read… keep up the cool work!
  47. George Stewart on Georgie Pie Nostalgia
     --> A friend urged me to check out this website, great post, interesting read… keep up the good work!
  48. Samuel on Le Country We Love To Hate
     --> Hmmm I dunno if ‘medding’ in some internal affairs and the bombing and murder of a NZ national can be put in the same argument… the spies who were respnsible for that...
  49. Juli Ryan on Sushi
     --> I wish I was worldly and cultured. Oh, look. Sushi!
  50. Elisha on Sushi
     --> Said shrink wrapped suhi: http://files.myopera.com/hirok ichi_uk/blog/wasabi.JPG
  51. Elisha on Sushi
     --> Thanks for making the ramen noodles I’m about to have for lunch seem a bit shit! Mmmm sushi!! Oh & the best-est (lest shittiest) place to get sushi in London is Wasabi… each little morsel comes...
  52. Selwyn Nogood on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> Do you know if the kids were free range, or factory farmed?
  53. William at this new zealand life on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> Are you sure it’s child labour and not child flavour. I swear that the sizzle outside the Wharehouse in Petone started with about eight kids and by the end of the...
  54. Sarah on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> Hard to resist, but I do always eat mine with one hand behind my back, finger’s crossed, hoping to avoid an ugly tummy later on…. sorry to hear about Elisha’s older brother :( ...
  55. Noko on Protesting
     --> “In the face of such irksome, widely exercised democracy, successive New Zealand governments have developed a flair for ignore the nagging wants of it’s people, with an air of detached cool that would...
  56. courtney on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> saw one yesterday. PERFECT timing. bunnings warehouse, the smell drifting towards. i was offered, but did not accept.
  57. Johnny on Awkwardly Respectful Pronunciation (of non-English Words)
     --> Who gives a rat’s about maori language. There are now more asian’s in nz than maori. About time to start learning Mandarin. And we can at least use...
  58. Joanne Faith on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> 90% of the time I go to the gym on a Saturday, there is a sausage sizzle parked right outside the doors. Go figure.
  59. Selwyn Nogood on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> Poor guy, I know how he feels. I got 2 weeks Salmonella Dub poisoning after a dodgy Big Day Out in the 90s. I don’t think I’ve fully recovered from that either.
  60. Elisha on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> My older brother ended up in hospital on a drip for 3 day’s with salmonella poisoning after consuming a sausage in bread from a Scouts sausage sizzle out front of a Bunnings Warehouse a few...
  61. Lindsa on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> The Warehouse special this week: Home Stomach Pumps. You’ll want to try our in-store demonstration model after buying a sausage outside.
  62. Juli Ryan on The Sausage Sizzle
     --> A Sausage Sizzle also may be positioned by the front door of a PAK’nSAVE. Beware if onions are offered. Don’t even think of asking for mustard.
  63. DJ on Tattoos
     --> I think its great more and more kiwis are getting tattoos which depict our unique culture and landscape. Its a sign we’re becoming more and more conscious of our unique identity which sets us apart from other...
  64. Selwyn Nogood on Advertorials
     --> Oh, why thank you Margery (such an interesting, phonetic spelling of your name? is it Irish? Chinese?) And so kind of you to provide a link back to your Yeast Infection Cure website. I, myself, have...
  65. Margery Bilal on Advertorials
     --> Hi, I have just stumbled upon your site hunting on Google as I am seeking some info on yeast infections. Appears like a cool blog so I bookmarked your site and will come back tomorrow to have a more...
  66. Selwyn Nogood on Awkwardly Respectful Pronunciation (of non-English Words)
     --> Kiwi men can tell the difference between women and sheep. We just prefer the sheep.
  67. Darren on Awkwardly Respectful Pronunciation (of non-English Words)
     --> Kiwis pronounce the plural of the word woman as ‘woman’ not ‘wimmin’ I’ve found this explaination on the intertubes: The word...
  68. BeNZ on Hating Auckland
     --> Robbie dean sucks and so do the wallabies.
  69. Darren on Awkwardly Respectful Pronunciation (of non-English Words)
     --> The kiwi pronunciation of known as know-wen cracks me up. That’s a whole extra syllable.
  70. mozeman on New Zealand T-Shirts
     --> Brothers, Sisters, Whanau……”Pea ce on our Little Earth” – Check out my new design releases ‘Pizza Offering’ and that’s No Bull !
  71. MW on Vogels Bread
     --> As a German who only once tried Vegemite (and though that whatever this was must have gone bad years ago), I can only second that!
  72. MW on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> Oh, I forgot: If we (Germans) actually decide to split the bill evenly, we usually have one person around the table take the lead, collect everybodies share and pay the waiter in one sum …...
  73. MW on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> Splitting the bill (evenly) seems to be a very British / Kiwi thing. My experience in most countries (not only the US) actually is to have the waiter go round the table and collect seperately from...
  74. fundl59 on Jandals
     --> lol, love the ‘…prickles in the grass’phrase, makes me miss home!
  75. Luke on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> What’s even funnier is when the restaurant is really happy to accommodate it. At dinner last night we were told they could spilt however we wanted. It ended up going 12 ways… The...
  76. Nix on Eftpos
     --> Not sure about tech companies, but other ones…. remember McDonalds Gourmet dinners? Very briefly, at very few Maccas restaurants.
  77. Selwyn Nogood on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> I find the effort of accommodating vegetarians far outweighs any reward.
  78. Selwyn Nogood on The Flat White
     --> Trying to teach the school-leavers they put in charge of espresso machines overseas is painful. you’re better off just ordering beer.
  79. Blair on The Flat White
     --> I tried to explain the concept of a flat white to a girl in a cafe in Colorado and she just could not get to grips with the concept. I asked her to make me a cappuccino, but instead of froth, just put in...
  80. Avalon on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> I love it! Never again do I have worry about who has eaten what – or people trying to make feel guilty if I had a side dish of boiled turnips :) I have had friends back in the UK where...
  81. Juli Ryan on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> Kiwis do take bill-splitting to a remarkable new level. In the US, there is an equally horrible practice called “separate checks”. However, in this case, the duress is placed...
  82. William at this new zealand life on Vogels Bread
     --> Ha, what a great post. I also use vogels to repair shoes when the leather goes through. I’m not sure why they don’t use vogels in the first place since it seems to...
  83. Michelle on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> seems as if your culinary experiences have not extended past your name-sake… or to at least give you some credit, the lonestar. though i am guessing you only paid for the steak and...
  84. fushnchups on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> NZ restaurants that bring a bill to the table? Nearly every one I’ve been to you head over to the register and pay (via EFTPOS of course) yourself (although maybe this says something...
  85. Murray Hewitt on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> Years ago when dining in Croatia with an ex-girlfriend and her kiwi friends, the friends insisted on “just splitting the bill evenly” despite the fact I had had a small...
  86. mortecattiva on Meticulous Bill Splitting
     --> On a total random basis we do the same here, I am quite sure that paying for what you ordered is actually common everywhere :P
  87. yeahna bro on Kiwiana
     --> yeah true it is mainly nostalgia but its all good bro. maybe you just grew up in a f**ked up, up yourself family that thought they were too good for watties. f**k i hated those families growing up cos...
  88. The Riverboat Captain on Awkwardly Respectful Pronunciation (of non-English Words)
     --> TrueKiwiJoker, you think “NZ needs to speak proper correction more”? Could you start by re-writing that sentence? :)
  89. Shannon on Tattoos
     --> I think that its cool to have a tat showing where you’re from, if its a map of nz, a moko or whatever. It shows you’re proud and i think thats awesome!
  90. Владислав Голованов on Dumb News
     --> Да, автор блога молодец! Пишите еще!
  91. Maxamillion on Tattoos
     --> This post appears to be one long sentance. Fantastic use of punctuation!
  92. justincase on Trade Me
     --> The Warehouse..where everyone get’s a bargain. Some amazing rejects in that place!
  93. hardoutKiwi on Vogels Bread
     --> I want to get a tattoo of kiwiana. if any one has some great ideas or pics you can send them to me at hospo_pro@hotmail.com cheers
  94. hardoutKiwi on Vogels Bread
     --> ummm, Im pretty sure marmite is the kiwi thing- not vegemite
  95. Russell on Vogels Bread
     --> Juli Ryan, As an Australian I can tell you the secret to acquiring a taste for Vegemite. It should be spread very thinly on thickly buttered toast,the less Vegemite applied the better it tastes,so with no...
  96. Selwyn Nogood on Vogels Bread
     --> Technically, it is both. I fed my family for a week on the governments new Home Insulation grant.
  97. Paulus on Vogels Bread
     --> In breaking news, current NZ Prime Minister delivers former NZ Prime Minister two loaves of Vogels to her office in New York. She was heard to say it’s hard to come by in the Big Apple.
  98. Russell on Vogels Bread
     --> So Vogels is NZ “bread”, I thought it was some kind of insulation material.
  99. DarthXenu on Vogels Bread
     --> Great for tramping. A sandwich made from Vogels is so mechanically robust that it can be stored at the bottom of a back-pack under 4 or 5 layers of clothing and camping accessories. You can carry the...