More Iconically New Zealand Things:
Whittaker's Chocolate:
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| This Peanut Butter block is a fairly recent addition, they've finally caught up with the rest of the world (or, America) who likes chocolate and peanut butter together! |
Cookie Time:
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| Not as chewy as the good old American chocolate chip cookie, but at least these aren't called "biscuits" (like most cookies here are), and I think Cookie Monster would definitely approve of their red mascot! They've got a factory shop in Christchurch that I hope to visit sometime. |
Play Money and Pirate Coins
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| The $50 note is purple, and the $100 is red, so they're all different colors, and in addition to having people on them, they've got birds and flowers and buildings on them too. |
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| These are almost all the coins NZ regularly uses, but missing their smallest denomination, the 10 cent piece (which is basically the same size and color as a US penny, maybe a bit bigger. They all have NZ icons on, like birds, tikis, and boats...and of course the Queen on the flip-side). But yes, prices are rounded here. |
Tuataras
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| These are little lizards, we've got some in an enclosure at Victoria University! Lizards are my favorite animal, so to me, this is a bonus point for NZ. Isn't he cute? |
Pies - Meat Pies!
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| Yeah, and people think America's fat...this has 558 calories and 30.1 grams of fat in it! |
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| Vegetarians beware... |
Finally, the world's ugliest Government Building:
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| The Parliament building, known as "The Beehive", for obvious reasons. And, it's full of drones! Ha, ha... |
Of course, there are some American things here too. Like....
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| Recently found these, forgot how much I miss them! Gotta love American candy. |
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| Peanut M&M's...my not-so-secret vice |
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| Limited Edition Hazelnut Snickers! Apparently not available in America? |
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| Subway, bringing the country 6-inch and foot-long sandwiches...even though NZ doesn't use feet and inches! |
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| And, I think we can all guess what this is, check out all those "Golden Arches!" |
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