Unusual Things That Are Normal In New Zealand | Watch This Before You Go! 🇳🇿

In this episode, we talk about the unusual things we experienced while travelling New Zealand for 10 months. We picked up certain things that differed from what we experienced back home. We wanted to really make this a fun and interesting episode to showcase our experience while travelling this
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[@shanebielski5424]

As a 56 year old Kiwi, I can honestly say that I've never heard of a shopping trolley being called a trundler.

[@mareef9617]

Me neither

[@TraceysPages]

No it's a trolley

[@sonnyday6830]

@@TraceysPages yup....agree

[@nikiTricoteuse]

The thing that l know of as a trundler is those rigid rectangular shopping bags on wheels that have handles and are popular among old ladies. 😊

[@karenhaag1048]

I always call it a trundler.

[@Mannequeer]

As a person from Christchurch NZ, I can assure you "tea" meaning dinner is very common and is easily distinguishable from "tea" meaning drink because the drink usually has the prefix "cuppa" as in "cuppa tea".

[@Wyrmwood66]

yes this one was a strange one for me as well. I couldn't believe that you called supper tea and had tea hot in a cup with milk. When I was little my cousin must have been married to an english lady and for breakfast we thought she made a few mistakes for one she gave us a cup we thought must have been coffee that we was not old enough to drink but then we learned that she had put tea in in instead of coffee plus she put ketchup on our scrambled eggs. We was a little shocked that a grown woman could do this. We lived in the states. So it was a little strange to us. We drank ice tea and never put ketchup on our eggs. It is almost impossible to go out here in NZ and order ice tea. As a matter of fact you rarely get ice in any drink unless you request it. I have been in NZ for 25 years now I still say supper. I do warn people that visit that when tea is offered it is hot in a cup and usually with milk and they usually reply oh no.

[@skorpiogrl]

@@Wyrmwood66 Commas.

[@dapinchyfpv4219]

Painted fences are a thing here for a reason the intense sun here warps timber badly the paint helps stop that from happening.

[@Andy_M986]

You didn't prepare the Marmite and butter ratio properly obviously, it's an art form to nail the correct ratio.

[@Bellxking]

1000%😂

[@andybricks576]

Yeah, it's gotta be spread Just Right!

[@Pete856]

Those who don't know better, end up spreading Marmite like it's jam...no wonder they don't like it.

[@TraceysPages]

Marmite is a bi product of beer making.. it is made from hops.

[@hayleyhatcher3586]

😅😅😅😅

[@violet-rosepalmer4536]

We laughed and it was very cool to hear you say the Kiwi “yeah, nah” Mado 😊

[@VaaruaTurner]

I actually heard her tell Glen he had a "poxy" pie lol... he wanted a taste of whatever it was she'd bought but Mado was "not" sharing" lol. I loved these two characters. Its been a pleasure following them through all their NZ adventures.

[@GlenAndMado]

We adapted the slang🤣🤣

[@victoriaannebasham6051]

Whittakers choc is Sooo good because they don't use palm oil unlike Cadbury.

[@Littlemouse884]

...and it's sooooo creamy

[@incamoran9532]

It's the only chocolate worth buying. The Nestle and Kraft products also use palm oil so they're a no-go in my house. It's not just a matter of taste, either. Palm forests annihilate native habitats for native animals.

[@MICHAELMcCARTHY-h7f]

Here, here to that!!!

[@scottyfrognsock2396]

New Zealand has the best pies

[@Littlemouse884]

Hands down

[@heathersmiliekiwi8528]

Lolly cake ingredients: Malt biscuits, butter, condensed milk and Eskimo sweets ( like a hard marshmallow) made into a log and rolled in coconut.

[@christinedonn9151]

The eskimos can be substituted with fruit puffs. The fruit puff packets have the recipe for lolly cake on the back

[@GlenAndMado]

ahhh right, they're called eskimo!!

[@believe_in_fairyz4378]

@@GlenAndMado Actually I think they aren't allowed to be called "Eskimoes"

[@carolynbarr6819]

Think they are now called Spacemen 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@meatavoreNana]

My grandson eats the biscuit bit but throws the lollies bits to the dog

[@Stuart.Lockwood]

Whittakers chocolate is still made with sugar as other brands use palm oil and sweeteners, pride in made in New Zealand products has become a popular thing for us kiwis and we all so appreciate guests coming to nz to experience our true love for life thank you for your love

[@richsmith3300]

Wonderd why over seas chocalate tasted differant and not in a good way. Palm oil and fake sweetners.

[@GlenAndMado]

Whittakers is a real gem, absolutely love it!

[@Castle-HazeFlix-be4ly]

My Korean friends Missus is over from Florida... though she's originally from one of the Spanish speaking islands need to aske her later, but anyway, the first thing I asked the bro is what he and the missus are up to, then... (exact wording) "anyway, just make sure she has Whittaker's chocolate, just to show her the truth about chocolate."

[@helenlizzystewart4908]

Thankyou so much guys for being in New Zealand, you have probably enriched so many kiwis who have not actually seen their own country including me.........happy trails

[@GlenAndMado]

Thanks so much for following our journey🤗

[@robstratton6296]

the mullet - party in the back and business in the front!

[@cadifan]

Now you know where we are don't be strangers, you're welcome back anytime.

[@maltnz]

Fairy bread is untoasted bread - it has to be fresh white bread and soft real butter.

[@heathercarter2187]

I think this is a South Island ritual ?,

[@Wyz369]

​@@heathercarter2187nope....it's an Aussie invention.

[@Littlemouse884]

​@Wyz369 😂

[@maraeacookson1573]

Fairy bread in used in the North, I would use whipped cream instead of butter

[@maltnz]

@@maraeacookson1573 Sounds interesting, but you would have to eat it straight away before the cream melts.

[@marcusni8045]

I’ve never called a shopping trolley a trundler I never noticed that sign at the supermarket

[@JiveTurkey159]

Yeah we just call them Trolleys

[@lill7494]

Same....Trolley

[@AH-ly2cq]

Most likely shop owners are from overseas otherwise always known as trolley who get gathered up from the car parking area by the supermarket "trolley boy" from those who are too lazy to take them back.

[@davisutton1]

No one here calls them trundlers.

[@vaughantutty2227]

Love it, one time when I was working night shift, my friends car window was frosted over. He couldn't be bothered waiting for it to defrost so he drove with his head out the window 😅, scary ride home to say the least

[@American.Trekker]

Mado cracks me up with her Irish accent while speaking English and being from Germany.

[@GlenAndMado]

🤣🤣

[@violetblake6960]

We found it hard when we immigrated to NZ.People would invite us and say “Bring a plate”???? We assumed that they didn’t have enough empty plates so we brought extras.But” bringing a plate was to contribute food to the meal or supper😝😝😝😝That was usual

[@GlenAndMado]

It can be very confusing😅

[@Innerlight320]

You mean tea

[@Wyrmwood66]

that is so funny. I am from the USA so I understand

[@thecraftykiwi8756]

It used to be, ladies a plate, gents a bottle. Make sure the bottle is full, usually beer or wine these days.

[@martinharris5017]

"Bring a plate" -"Should we put something on it?" "We'll shout you" (Shout means "treat") -"No thanks I have sensitive ears" Or the classic is Kiwis pronouncing "e" as "i"... "Would you like you see my deck?" (pronounced "dick") -"Is that appropriate in public?"

[@Izzy-t8o]

The colourful sweets used in the lolly cake are (firm) marshmallow pieces . Once called Eskimos but now renamed Explorers by Pascalls found at all supermarkets and dairies. Love your Channel!

[@JillH419]

Or fruit puffs…

[@gyaneshamilne1187]

Mum always made lolly cake with fruit puffs and malt biscuits

[@alexandramcpherson4189]

🤣🤣 I love the serious discussion about lolly cake

[@GlenAndMado]

that's the one, people told us they're called Eskimos!

[@alexandramcpherson4189]

@@GlenAndMado they're still Eskimos to me!!! My mum always had a bag of them in the car glovebox when we were kids!

[@johntwemlow6089]

You forgot to mention hokey pokey icecream!!

[@GlenAndMado]

OMG how could we miss that! I love hokey pokey (Mado) 😍

[@Tanias112]

and peanut slab.

[@leglessKiwi-co9eh]

It's all about the people and you are great people. Thanks for the visit and taking us all with you. We will miss you both.

[@GlenAndMado]

thank you for the kind words, means the world to us! We will truly miss New Zealand🥺

[@MartinH20]

Really enjoyed your videos from NZ. As a videographer myself I really appreciate the great work you put into these to make them very easy to watch and you both are naturals in front of the camera!😊

[@GlenAndMado]

oh wow thanks so much for your kind words, means a lot!!🤗

[@miamcknight9138]

Haha, a "yeah nah" from both of you in your piece. And neither of you called the other out on it, so it must be in everyday conversation between you both. Love it!😂

[@blinkybill2198]

Painted fences last longer. My farthers fence is 40 years old. Still looks new.

[@asjmpickle]

Yeah because we gonna be ones who have to fix the fence too. Better to paint it now and have to replace pailins less often.

[@wzywg]

It's a rain soaked land

[@JillH419]

Fairy bread.. a small child's birthday party staple. White bread and butter with a good layer of sprinkles/ hundreds and thousands/ nonpareils.

[@davisutton1]

Exactly, pretty much completely disgusting for anyone over 6.

[@JillH419]

@@davisutton1 😂😂😂😂

[@trevorturner9182]

The bird is a probably bell bird and a marmite has to be spread really thinly and is great on buttered toast. A jar will last years. You probably put too much on. It’s like saying you don’t like salt because you poured it on your food.

[@dotsydoolittle4332]

So true❤

[@JillH419]

@@trevorturner9182 I agree, it takes years of proper training (literally from birth!) to get the butter to marmite ratio exactly right! Actually, I’m a bit of marmite traitor, I prefer Vegemite! 😂

[@Tanias112]

Years, nope and I'm the only one in my family that enjoys it.

[@mattieclan8957]

Marmite on toast topping up with avocado yummy

[@meganmills6545]

@@mattieclan8957 I like it on hot toast (Vogels is a favourite) with some thickish slices of tomato sprinkled with a bit of black pepper. Great afternoon tea with a cuppa. :-) (A slice of cheese in there won't hurt either, cheddar or something like that, not the processed cheese slices, they go kinda sticky on my teeth!)

[@gerrydeacon9730]

As an expat Canadian who has been living in New Zealand for over 20 years, I have enjoyed watching your journey through my adopted home. Insurance is cheap in New Zealand because we have a no fault insurance scheme called the Accident Compensation Commission which covers all accidental injuries, including car accidents. It even covers tourists. As someone else commented, a good way to be introduced to Vegemite is by spreading it thinly on a piece of toast and grilling cheese on it - called my some a "mousetrap". People think it is a sweet spread like Nutella, so are often unpleasantly surprised. One of my favourite discoveries was afghans - a tasty biscuit with a dollop of chocolate ganache topped with a walnut. Yum.

[@Innerlight320]

That’s racist like eskimo

[@Eskii_NZL]

​@@Innerlight320grow up 🙄

[@AlexWithington]

Your name is fo fitting lol​@@Eskii_NZL

[@Eskii_NZL]

Pies are life! Thats too true haha. Can eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Can even eat them for a midnight snack. Just always make sure to blow on your pie 😂

[@craigaicken2409]

You guys are adorable,make our country sound attractive. Thanks,good luck to you both

[@johnfox6662]

You rock Glen and Mado. Have really enjoyed your personal take on the places you visited in NZ. Awesome couple of human beings in my reckoning. Much love and blessings from me and my whanau from Marlborough Sth Island NZ

[@GlenAndMado]

Thank you soooo much!!🧡

[@jamesbrussels5776]

Thanks for coming to NZ you are both an inspiration and Awesome people Cheers !!!!!! And you are Always welcome here anytime!!!!!

[@stweedy]

Glad you enjoyed your travel here... it was really nice to see New Zealand from your perspective. All the best - Take care :)

[@GlenAndMado]

Thank you, glad you liked the video😊

[@evapeat5020]

Will miss you in New Zealand, please come back some day

[@GlenAndMado]

We would love to come back sometime!

[@margandjimdietrich9598]

It has been lovely to follow you as you traveled around my county, you showed me many beautiful walks I wish I was able to do but afraid as I am getting old now I will never be fit enough to get to those amazing places. Good luck to you both back in Germany, where my husband is from but has been in NZ since he met me over 57 years ago. He fell in love with me and our country

[@GlenAndMado]

Thank you for watching our videos, means a lot and what a beautiful story!!😍

[@lorrainemckenzie9394]

Rabbits were originally bought by settlers as food, but lots of food escaped! Possums were bought from Australia to start a fur industry. It did not go well so they were released into the bush where they have thrived, unfortunately.

[@kennymilsom]

" but lots of food escaped " , lol. My Big Mac did the runner the other day and the bastard could run faster than me. lol

[@GlenAndMado]

that's it!

[@kerynmcc]

Stoats we’re brought in to deal with the rabbits and was the biggest mistake our ancestors made. Stoats are the biggest killer of our bird life. They don’t just kill for food. They kill everything because it’s part of their nature

[@barrycuda3769]

Brought.

[@Yamabeats]

The bird you seek might be a Grey Warbler (Riroriro.) There's a YT channel called "Birds of New Zealand - Topic" that has heaps of NZ bird calls

[@GlenAndMado]

great thank you, I will listen to that!

[@BruceMartin-g9b]

I'm a Kiwi living in Aussie, I really enjoyed your podcast. you've done such a great job. Cheers.

[@GlenAndMado]

thank you🧡

[@SharonMcauley-h1w]

Marmite was introduced to NZ from the UK in my understanding. Nice to see you 2 again ♥ ♥

[@danielayers]

True, but the UK Marmite is *very* different.

[@kateferguson7705]

They are made by two different companies and taste different too.

[@vinniebanks2206]

Enzed loves you like our own glen & maddo! will miss seeing you tear it up in our country. i liked your Otara episode wow what a community orientated vlog that was. appreciate your high quality videos friends. stay smiling and eating 🙌❤️🖤💚

[@VaaruaTurner]

I actually heard her tell Glen he had a "poxy" pie lol... he wanted a taste of whatever it was she'd bought but Mado was "not" sharing" lol. I loved these two characters. Its been a pleasure following them through all their NZ adventures.

[@danjackman3827]

Love your work guys, enjoy your next adventure

[@dapinchyfpv4219]

The lollie in lollie log are called Eskimos they are a sugary marshmallow. So good 😊

[@whoareyou361]

They are called explores these days.

[@MrAdriaxe]

In England they call dinner "tea" in the north, because they used to have their main meal of the day at lunchtime, and call that "dinner." The evening meal would be something light, served with a pot of tea. Because most early NZ settlers came from England that term was brought here and used the same way.

[@elenasmith3527]

The lollies in the cake are probably Fruit puffs or Eskimo lollies, a kind of firm marshmallow

[@vaughantutty2227]

Thank you for your videos, so entertaining ❤

[@GlenAndMado]

thanks for watching🧡

[@antsreidy9857]

Glad you guys enjoyed your time here,come back and visit have a place for you to stay,have enjoyed your honest thoughts and experiences of our country 😎

[@lynworthington6569]

You guy's are 2 little rippers❤❤❤

[@llorttaf]

The ride is over... I look forward to seeing your future adventures.

[@ss2gora0]

Another amazing video guys, what an adventure you guys are having! Edit: had!

[@henryjackson9793]

Love your channel. Please come again. Lovely couple. Glad you are back home safely

[@deannorman]

Great work Glen and Mado

[@NeilDENNEY]

I have loved watching your trip! Thanks for the journey.

[@craigaicken2409]

We would say cuppa tea ,the drink,tea the evening meal .Tea time

[@robertaddy3617]

glad you two had a great time here in NZ . ive really enjoyed watching your show and looking forwards to more content

[@GlenAndMado]

aww thanks for following our journey and hope you stay tuned for the next adventures😍

[@johnmcnulty1129]

Well done & thanks for the insight vlogs into all things New Zealand 🇳🇿 ☀️ ❤ 🐦🐦

[@Richard-m9k]

Mado, the bird you’re thinking of might be the grey warbler, or bellbird. Google NZ grey warbler song.

[@GlenAndMado]

OMG i think it's the grey warbler!! thank you!!😅😍

[@meganmills6545]

@@GlenAndMado They have a big voice for such a small bird. We live in Auckland and have them in our garden. I love them. We have some fantails that come inside the house in Summer, sing us a song, then flit about catching any fruit flies (we always have a fruit bowl and the vege/fruit-scrap bin for the compost that the fruit flies appear out of nowhere for in the Summer). The fantails sometimes have a wee tour of the house while they're inside, might land somewhere for a bit of preening, sing us another song and then flit outside again. They'll often make several visits a day, but always sing a little song when they come in, and another before they leave. It is like they're saying "Hello" and "Goodbye". Some people think it's bad luck to have them come inside, I think it's a privilege. They are like honoured guests and once we figured out they were coming in for the fruit flies we'd take the lid off the scrap bin for them for a few minutes so they could have a little extra. :-)

[@desireeperham7093]

Google korimako (New Zealand bellbird) and see if that's the sound you're talking about? X

[@feleciawallace8420]

Love your adventures and updates on your prospective of the beautiful NZ...

[@inked6880]

I really loved watching you both tour our country, it was great seeing it through your eyes. Your a lovely couple as well ❤

[@GlenAndMado]

thank you🥰🥰

[@squiddlydeadly3224]

Kia Ora Glen and Mado!! Enjoyed watching your journey throughout NZ! You've promoted our little slice of paradise 'Mean As!' and have probably seen more of it than many Kiwi's! 😃!! Please take with you the Kiwi slang "As!" and ADD it liberally to any (unfinished) "simile" you might use in future!! eg: "Sweet As!, Tasty As! Hot As! Cold As! Short As! Hard As! Fast As! Slow As! Cheap As! Dear As! Wet As! Tired As!; etc.". My personal fav is "Mean As!!" (which is very high praise indeed, like Awesome or Grand!). Jeez, this comment is 'Long As!!' LOL! Anyway, you're welcome back anytime!! Tschüss! Bye!👍😎

[@GlenAndMado]

haha deadly as!😅

[@qienna6677]

Not everyone has a box/chest freezer and it tends to be farming/rural people who hunt and have 'home kill' in their chest freezer. I'd never eaten venison in my life until a few years ago when I got a job in a more rural setting and someone brought some to cook and share for lunch with some bread.

[@skorpiogrl]

Yeah. I find a lot of these videos focus on rural parts of New Zealand...

[@michaelacooper]

Ive not seen a deep freeze freezer (aparently non kiwis call a box freezer, never heard that term) in decades. People still have those?

[@dianeross7047]

Thank you for all the nice things you have said about New Zealand please come back for a visit loved your videos ❤❤

[@SharonMcauley-h1w]

Glen you are correct about the Utes owning the roads

[@mytwocentsworth]

Yes I hate them sitting right up the back of me. 😢

[@jdmercer1000]

Well done guys. Enjoying your videos. Off to the supermarket tomorrow to use their trolley.

[@user-Hūria]

The best thing about New Zealand is its people. I just want them to know how wonderful they are. Everyone is so kind ，friendly and willing to help. I LOVE NZ and NZer so much

[@3rdgenimmigrant210]

Sweet as NZ travellers review. Very entertaining....and humour spot on. Happy you enjoyed your Kiwi experience...when you have such a positive outlook, the world always loves you back.

[@MICHAELMcCARTHY-h7f]

You have brought the magic of New Zealand to the world in the best possible way, I be 'a-thinkin. Some great posts!! MM nz

[@skidmarkscar9082]

Fresh as white toast bread, heaps of butter, lots of fresh lettuce leaves, with a little marmite spread, bloody awesome.

[@judythomas5616]

Marmite is originally from U.K, NZer's love their jandals and originally made NZ. We have rare and unique birds in NZ. Bird singing is a Tui,

[@kateferguson7705]

Our marmite is actually different to the English marmite. Made by different Companies as well.

[@lynnelang3184]

UK Marmite doesn't taste like NZ Marmite. Ours is yummy, I couldn't eat Marmite when I was in the UK.

[@KathyTeNuku]

Thank you for sharing, it’s funny when you share a lot of different things in NZ. Old school ways 😂😂😂😂

[@daveschofield7624]

lollie cake, condense milk and melted butter mixed together very well, then add in malt biscuit crumbs and fruit puffs ( or any sweet similar. fairy bread is white bread (not toasted) buttered then sprinkled with hundreds and thousands. usually cut into triangles.

[@qienna6677]

Mmm, it's a recipe people often make with their kids, since it's easy and requires very little actual cooking. I think it crept into the bakeries and cafes as a nostalgia thing. If you need to be gluten free, use a basic biscuit/cookie, such as something made with rice flour. I'd say the brand/product name of what my family used, but it doesn't appear to be available anymore and...I forgot it.

[@Rockking1111]

Can't beat a marmite chippie sandwich 😋 ❤

[@darrellNZL]

The pleasure was absolutely all ours Glen and Mado 👏 👏 👏 Your unique way of showing our country to the world was equally unique to we Kiwis. We've been a bit grumpy post-covid so your almost childlike joy was just the tonic we needed to remind us how lucky we are. If ever you decided to come back on a more permanent basis, and for some bureaucratic reason got turned down, I'd join the inevitable street protests that would follow. Yeah nah, your both sweet as 💕

[@zaphodbeeblebrox1153]

Thanks , that was fun to watch, glad you enjoyed our piece of paradise.

[@seanbrosnan4820]

Fantastic job guys that you brought up the fact that the predators are really destroying wildlife habitat in our country.

[@marvinngawaka9091]

Miss U guys, I have never visited my country as much as you have..Thanku for showing,the world, our beautiful country. 🙏🤙✌️🥂

[@SilverbackDarts]

How Kiwis show their social status is by showing their Aroha we are a nation of Love.

[@BridgetChin]

I followed your travels around NZ and enjoyed this video but you forgot to mention the stalls with honesty boxes for eggs, fruit & veggie on the side of the roads, you were always amazed and grateful when you bought from them.

[@GlenAndMado]

@@BridgetChin your totally right! Forgot that one but it will be mentioned in our next video 😅

[@steelsteeds]

Hey you two it was fantastic having you guys here, just missed meeting you in eastbourne as you were leaving for the south, enjoyed your holiday, showed me a few places I haven't been to, all the best to you both for the future, may see ya back here some day, travel safe cheers!

[@GlenAndMado]

aw no way! Maybe we will be back sometime🤗

[@e1ectroniKa]

Lolly cake has marshmellow and it has a lotta malt biscuits

[@janelleroguski1282]

Marmite and chilies was a favorite growing up. Loved watching your vlogs. Lots of places you visited brought back memories of my travels. Look forward to seeing you on your next adventure❤

[@sheilad5321]

I came in with a smile on my face when I read about the "Ferry " bread. Yes it's a party bread and so easy to do for children's birthday's etc, but it's "Fairy bread " as I see someone else has pointed out. It's a failing of the New Zealand accent that Fairy And Ferry are almost indistinguishable,, by the locals as well. (I wonder if children think they get visits from the tooth Ferry!I ) I thought it would improve but that was 1953 and I've made no impression. Probably my fault as I don't like to call people out on pronunciation. I prefer Vegemite to Marmite and you can get away with not having to use it so sparingly. It' because it's yeast-based, it's a flavour that takes you by surprise. I've loved your time in NZ and you've been so natural and friendly. Thank you for sharing with us, and do keep going please.

[@michaelacooper]

You'd have to get very, very rural before you heard it pronounced ferry bread. I'd expect the same people have out-houses and no indoor toilets.

[@MNZGA57]

Lolly cake = eskimo lollies (1pack) + malt biscuits (1pack crushed) + 1/2 tin condensed milk + butter + cocunut (to roll the lolly log in before you cut it and then set it in the fridge before slicing and eating).

[@alexandramcpherson4189]

lol painting fences, that's hilarious, we're just planning the colour we're going to paint the fence on our new house and it isn't even built yet 🤣I thought everyone painted fences.

[@GlenAndMado]

haha 🤣🤣

[@nickgrinter1671]

love a good pie! every shop has different style / flavour

[@PearaRiwhi-ug4fe]

Our damp weather then hot summer heat can damage fence’s easily so painting them often to prevent warping etc is needed

[@ForevermoreVibe]

Mado you would be a good interviewer.

[@janicetasker1854]

Thank you for making this video. I love my homeland and all our quirky ways. 😂❤❤

[@GlenAndMado]

we had such an amazing time :)

[@janicetasker1854]

@@GlenAndMado 💝

[@dave21002002]

Community support is common. In my area we had 2 major floods within a few months destroying part of our town. The local news station had to put out a call to others in the region not to come to town as we had too many volunteers already - they had come from over 120 kilometres away to assist and we were a bit full. My second point is regarding the 'pokie' machines in pubs. The profits are taken by a couple of Charitable Trusts who distribute that to applicants from sports or community groups to fulfil the needs of the community. The pubs don't actually make money from these, but it does attract a few extra customers.

[@Carte-Blanche-NZ]

Just trundling along.😂 Pies come into their own wrappers and we have pie competitions. Whittakers all the way!

[@christchurchstuff9688]

The bird song will be from the" TUI "

[@lesleyhughes3174]

Bellbirds

[@christchurchstuff9688]

​@@lesleyhughes3174yes also common

[@Castle-HazeFlix-be4ly]

we sadly lost our box freezer to the Auckland floods... and another fridge, though, we were kind of trying to get rid of the other fridge... but turning it off was not an option as it smelt so much.

[@mikevance8410]

am wondering if you got to sample the main New Zealand delicacy "Pavlova"...

[@GlenAndMado]

We've got to try the NZ pavlova on Christmas day at a kiwi family☺

[@mikevance8410]

@@GlenAndMado YAY ! ! Pavlova is the best

[@sonnyday6830]

the Tui bird are lovely singers as they have two voice boxes

[@TiffanySimpson-pp4nf]

We have 100’s & 1000’s in Australia and have fairy bread. Sprinkles are the colored ones that are about 1 cm long.

[@Tuatara587]

Very sad to see the last of your NZ tour - living away from NZ for 30 years you have re-introduced me back to NZ and what I have missed. Wish you the very best on your next travels - I wonder if and when you decide to settle down if you think of NZ as a home. Take care now!

[@Kiwiklassic]

Lolly cake is made with Malt Biscuits, crushed up, condensed milk, "Explorer" lollies they taste like nougat and come in 4 colours or Fruit Puff lollies, butter and coconut! Caramello chocolate! We call tomato sauce "Tom Sauce". With 100s & 1000s we used to chuck them outside on the grass and tell the kids to go outside and pick them all up!!! Great party trick for the kids! Play possum game 10 points if you hit one 😃

[@nixequestrian3721]

Not sure if you mean seeing kiwi at all or specifically a wild kiwi, but if you are talking seeing one at all, then there is a Kiwi House in Whangarei (Northland) at the Heritage Park in Maunu next to the museum & bird recovery centre. It's a nocturnal house, so can see the Kiwi out & about doing its thing during daylight hours.

[@GlenAndMado]

We really wanted to see a kiwi in wild but yes there are a few places where you can see them!

[@karinkereama]

Hey Guys. Kia Ora for all the great content. ❤

[@skymachine1]

Youths is an SUV 😂 we spell it Utes, short for Utility vehicle, basically synonymous with 'pickup truck' these days. Used to be smaller car sized ones

[@Wyz369]

Another Aussie invention. What's with the mix up with "youths" & "utes".... pretty unrelated🤨

[@helenelley6627]

Whittaker dark ghana fruit and nut - absolutely the best 🎉😋