Category Archives: *Worst of New Zealand

Lazy Shag

Posted on February 11, 2014 by

King George called again! He was in Tirau, NZ: now he’s in Kaikoura, NZ (pop 3860). “Few places in the world can boast of such natural wonders as those offered by land and sea in Kaikoura”, says Kaikoura’s official website. … Continue reading →

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Lickerland

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

To Na Zillun, and the sleepy town of Tirau (pop. 800), where they have the largest corrugated iron sheepdog in the world. “Tirau has a wonderfully unique Information Centre housed in a building in the shape of a dog, which … Continue reading →

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Taxi

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

I’m guessing this would be one of those peak demand taxis. By Bento.

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You CAN nurry love

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Does this explain the success of the All Blacks? Or perhaps the accent? Surely even New Zealand schoolboys have better things to do than flick each other’s testicles – for fun. Maybe they never properly read the rules for conkers. Or … Continue reading →

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Babydoll

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

I don’t know. These Kiwis seem to revel in their sheep rooting reputations. You name your sheep Babydoll? And I just don’t think you should be mentioning that they are shitting around your vines as fertiliser on the actual bottle. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Worstoff 163

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

Ralf Hebecker, the German designer/academic behind Ugly New Zealand, tells me that German has a word for our kind of activity – Nestbeschmutzer “fouling ones own nest”. he has produced a lovely graphical illustration and suggests we form a powerful … Continue reading →

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Poor Christchurch

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Some may remember a post of an elephant orgy gracing a Thai restaurant I went to in Christchurch. Here is the place now, largely rubble like the rest of the city, although as you can see, the carving remains. For … Continue reading →

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