HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: dyer1@llnl.gov (Kathleen M. Dyer)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
Subject: Re: Australian sense of humour
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:53:14 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.australian
Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab

In article <15OCT199212210061@rosie.uh.edu>, st1s0@rosie.uh.edu (Hans,
Samir) wrote:
> 
> I just happened to browse through this newsgroup and I must admit that 
> Australians sure do have a good sense of humour. It was fun reading the witty
> answers to not so intelligent questions! Think shall subscribe to this news-
> group.
> 
> Regards,
> Samir Hans
> University of Houston
> USA.

I must admit, also, to subscribing to this newsgroup for the past year
because of the sense of humor displayed.
You folks are largely responsible for me having decided to visit Australia
some time in the next couple of years. Really, if you want to reduce the 
number of Americans visiting your country, you should make this newsgroup 
less fun.

See you, by the end of '94.

==========================================================================

Kathy Dyer              dyer1@llnl.gov
Newsgroups: soc.culture.australian
From: steve@fulcrum.oz.au (Steve Taylor)
Subject: Re: toronto and sydney bashing
Organization: The Fulcrum Consulting Group
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 02:00:20 GMT

In <BvMpBq.n2t@bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au> kerry@citr.uq.oz.au (Kerry Raymond) writes:

>I've lived in Melbourne and visited Montreal and I don't think
>I'd recommend either of them!
Oh you're just jealous of our Melbourne weather!

>This is the danger of thinktanks. Unless your weighted criteria is the same
>as the thinktanks, you will disagree with the results. After all, how many
>public phones do you think should equal one tennis court?

On a similar note, Bangkok was once worked out to be as an expensive city
to live in, but the survey was based on the assumption that one was going
to live a very westernised life in Bangkok, and buy lots and lots of
imported goods, etc.


							Steve Taylor
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: gread@actrix.gen.nz (Geoffrey Read)
Subject: Re: NZ fruit
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 03:42:51 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.130523.1@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz> corich_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
> 
> I may be wrong but I thought Feijoas were originally a South African fruit.
> (the only "Foreigner"I have met who knew them was from Zimbabwe).

It's native to Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. _However_ it was introduced
to Algeria and other North African countries around 1900, and does grow wild 
in the south of France also. 

The taste always reminds me of turpentine :-(

- Geoff -

Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: A.S.Chamove@massey.ac.nz (A.S. Chamove)
Subject: Fruit
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
X-Reader: NETNEWS/PC Version 2c
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 23:04:10 GMT

Do we grow (or import) Durien in NZ?  It is common but expensive in
Tailand with a strange smell but lovely taste.

-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Arnold Chamove
Massey University Psychology
Palmerston North, New Zealand
From: meachen@med.wcc.govt.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: The Chills
Date: 15 Oct 1992 06:26:00 GMT
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
Reply-To: meachen@med.wcc.govt.nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: blade.wcc.govt.nz


In article <6440@m1.cs.man.ac.uk>, ross-c@scs.leeds.ac.uk (R Clement) writes:
>I've heard that Flying Nun records is prepared to sell CDs/etc internationally
>by mail order.
>
>Does anyone know the correct address to write to for details.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ross-c

Yes, write to Flying Inn, PO Box 677, Auckland.

They do a mail order service, some releases are now available on CD.
You will recieve a newletter on new releases from time to time.

If you have any more queries about Flying Nun or some of the Flying
Nun bands, please feel free to email me.

Cheers

 
Red
From: moir@cs.umd.edu (Mark Moir)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: The Chills
Date: 12 Oct 92 16:54:05 GMT
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742

Greetings.  I saw The Chills play in Washington DC last night.  They were
great, and attracted a reasonable crowd for a Sunday night.  They seemed
to be pretty well known here.  Just a little bit of possibly somewhat
unboring news.

Anyway, the main point of this post is that the person I got a rise home
with has heard a band called "Bailter Space" (sp?), and would like to
know more about them, and how it might be possible to get hold of some
of their albums, or whatever.  If memory serves correctly, she buys
CDs, but if only records are available, I'm sure info about them would
also be appreciated.

Cheers

Mark


Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: s91001ra@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Rie Aizawa)
Subject: moeraki-boulders
Organization: Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus.
Distribution: soc
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 10:17:14 GMT

To All,

I have been to New Zealand for about 7 weeks during my summer holidays

in Japan.  I visited Moeraki-boulders near Oamaru and I am still 

wondering why those huge stones have been made.  Can anyone answer this

question?

----------
Rie Aizawa---s91001ra@sfc.keio.ac.jp 

I used to go to Taradale High School in Napier, it was 4 years ago.
From: zoltar@amigans.gen.nz (Grant Thoms)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
Date: 8 Oct 92 11:26:59 GMT
Organization: Wanganui Amigans, Wanganui, New Zealand

paul@dxcern.cern.ch (Paul Burkimsher) writes:

> What's the situation re bringing in "foreign" TVs?
> What standard is NZ broadcasting? (ie technical, 
> don't just say "great or rubbish"!)   ;-)
> 
> Is all TV transmission domestic, or are there any
> satellites hovering over there? What do they carry?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Paul
> 
> -- 
> ---------------
> 
> Paul Burkimsher
> European Laboratory for Particle Physics,
> CERN
> CH-1211 Geneva 23
> Switzerland
> 
> Tel: +41-22-767-4915
> Fax: +41-22-767-3900
> 
> paul@dxcern.cern.ch
> paul@vxcern.cern.ch
> paul AT dxcern (BITNET)
> ...!uunet!dxcern!paul (UUCP)
> vxcern::paul (HEPNET) (22.190=22718)

 
Ove rhere the Format is PAL, Im not sure wehter a NTSC or Secam set will 
operate properly here or not..
 

Cheers,
Grant

-- 
Grant Thoms (aka Zoltar - Silent Imperium) Co-SysOp of Silent Imperium 
I can be contacted at zoltar@glasgow.amigans.gen.nz
or if there are problems contacting me there: zoltar@amigans.gen.nz
 
Standard Disclaimer.... 
 
Quote of the moment: `Please insert $10 for the next 0.5 seconds'
From: roger@quantime.co.uk (Roger Phillips)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: NZ fruit
Date: 12 Oct 92 17:32:43 GMT
Reply-To: roger@quantime.co.uk (Roger Phillips)
Organization: Quantime Ltd, London (software for market research)

In article <1992Oct12.152526.3619@u.washington.edu>,
obrien@laima.aa.washington.edu (Scott O'Brien) writes:
> |> During a visit to New Zealand I was offered a very delicious fruit
> |> called "feijoa" or something like that. I had never seen or heard
> |> about it before.

I remember drinking feijoa juice,
but I have no idea what sort of fruit it is.

> I'm not sure of the spelling but I am sure if it was native
> we have sold it to many other counties by now.

I *am* sure of the spelling.
It's certainly not a Maori name (no F or J in Maori),
and I doubt that it's related to
the Brazilian bean dish, feijoada.
-- 
Roger Phillips                            roger@quantime.co.uk
"My father compounded with my mother under the dragon's tail,
and my nativity was under _ursa major_, so that it follows
I am rough and lecherous." -- William Shakespeare, _King Lear_
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: s91001ra@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Rie Aizawa)
Subject: Re: NZ fruit
Organization: Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus.
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 07:40:03 GMT


 >by the way the yummiest ice-cream I have ever eaten is Rush Munroes feijoa
 >ice-cream (Home-made icecream from Hastings NZ)

Is that called "Green Frog Ice-cream" or something like that??

Rie

---------
s91001ra@sfc.keio.ac.jp
I used to go to Taradale High School in Napier.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: anil@cs.titech.ac.jp (Anil Bhatia)
Subject: EXPORT CARS FROM JAPAN=>NZ (business contacts wanted)
Organization: Tokyo Institute of Tech., Dept. of Computer Science, Japan
Distribution: soc
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 17:44:41 GMT

We are a looking for people in NZ who are 
interested in importing 2nd hand cars to NZ.
We are based in Tokyo, Japan look forward to 
making business contacts. We are able to provide
VERY good quality cars. We can send you a VHS video
tape on request.
Please reply by e-mail
Thank you
Anil
From: jrdodd@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: The Chills
Date: 13 Oct 92 13:20:21 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <61098@mimsy.umd.edu>, moir@cs.umd.edu (Mark Moir) writes:
> Greetings.  I saw The Chills play in Washington DC last night.  They were
> great, and attracted a reasonable crowd for a Sunday night.  They seemed
> to be pretty well known here.  Just a little bit of possibly somewhat
> unboring news.
> 
> Anyway, the main point of this post is that the person I got a rise home
> with has heard a band called "Bailter Space" (sp?), and would like to
> know more about them, and how it might be possible to get hold of some
> of their albums, or whatever.  If memory serves correctly, she buys
> CDs, but if only records are available, I'm sure info about them would
> also be appreciated.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
Good to see Martin getting a good response. I remember seeing the Chills
numerous times over the years,  very sad to see their demise. Still,  Martin's
got the connections now and could do well solo.  But how long can you go on
for writing such brilliant lyrics and music then having to live out of a
suitcase for so long?  It's been over ten years now. No wonder he writes so
many 'escapist' songs.

Bailter Space played around the corner for me a few weeks back.  VERY loud,
pretty grungy,  but in a pretty awesome,  multi-layered manner.

Real Groovy Records,  in Queen Street,  Auckland,  will give you all the info
you want (and more).

Jonathan
From: ct@dde.dk (Claus Tondering)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: NZ fruit
Date: 12 Oct 92 08:54:28 GMT
Organization: Dansk Data Elektronik A/S

During a visit to New Zealand I was offered a very delicious fruit
called "feijoa" or something like that. I had never seen or heard
about it before.

What is the correct spelling of the name of that fruit?
Does it grow anywhere else in the world?

-- 
Claus Tondering
Dansk Data Elektronik A/S, Herlev, Denmark
E-mail: ct@dde.dk
From: jrdodd@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: NZ fruit
Date: 13 Oct 92 13:24:44 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Oct12.085428.10293@dde.dk>, ct@dde.dk (Claus Tondering) writes:
> During a visit to New Zealand I was offered a very delicious fruit
> called "feijoa" or something like that. I had never seen or heard
> about it before.
> 
> What is the correct spelling of the name of that fruit?
> Does it grow anywhere else in the world?
> 
> -- 
> Claus Tondering
> Dansk Data Elektronik A/S, Herlev, Denmark
> E-mail: ct@dde.dk

You've spelt it correctly. Feijoas grow like weeds in parts of NZ,  especially
the warmer areas like Auckland.  Feijoa plants grow like hedges, and are
thus used as such,  ensuring that boxes of free feijoas are often seen to line
Auckland streets are people's back gardens become orchards.

I doubt they could grow well in Denmark though.

Jonathan.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: moeraki-boulders
From: news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System)
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 92 21:21:31 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.new-zealand
Distribution: soc
Organization: Info Systems Dept, Massey University, New Zealand

In article <S91001RA.92Oct9191714@cs1.sfc.keio.ac.jp>,
s91001ra@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Rie Aizawa) wrote:
> 
> To All,
> 
> I have been to New Zealand for about 7 weeks during my summer holidays
> 
> in Japan.  I visited Moeraki-boulders near Oamaru and I am still 
> 
> wondering why those huge stones have been made.  Can anyone answer this
> 
> question?


These boulders were not created by man, they are naturally formed 'foam
bubbles' of a lava flow which over thousands of years solidified into the
round rocks you see today.  As the nearest volcano is a *long* way away, I
don't think scientists have quite worked out how they got there.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
From: dennis_c@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 10 Oct 1992 22:18:10 GMT
Reply-To: dennis_c@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

>
>> What's the situation re bringing in "foreign" TVs?
>> What standard is NZ broadcasting? (ie technical, 
>> don't just say "great or rubbish"!)   ;-)
>> 

The other point to bear in mind is that some TV transmissions in NZ
are on VHF frequencies, others are on UHF, depending on the area.

Most TVs sold in NZ are capable of receiving both, whereas I recall
that many sets in Britain are UHF only.

Chris
From: moir@cs.umd.edu (Mark Moir)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: The Chills
Date: 14 Oct 92 14:17:29 GMT
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742

In article <6440@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> ross-c@scs.leeds.ac.uk (R Clement) writes:
>I've heard that Flying Nun records is prepared to sell CDs/etc internationally
>by mail order.
>
>Does anyone know the correct address to write to for details.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ross-c

Yep - I do, thanks to various kind responders.  Here it is.

Flying Inn
P.O. Box 677
Auckland

Fax (09) 366-0422

Phone (09) 774-607

Thanks again to all those who replied.

Cheers

Mark
From: maj@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: NZ fruit
Date: 13 Oct 92 08:29:00 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Oct12.173243.19019@quantime.co.uk>, roger@quantime.co.uk (Roger Phillips) writes:
> In article <1992Oct12.152526.3619@u.washington.edu>,
> obrien@laima.aa.washington.edu (Scott O'Brien) writes:
>> |> During a visit to New Zealand I was offered a very delicious fruit
>> |> called "feijoa" or something like that. I had never seen or heard
>> |> about it before.

[stuff deleted]

> 
> I *am* sure of the spelling.
> It's certainly not a Maori name (no F or J in Maori),
> and I doubt that it's related to
> the Brazilian bean dish, feijoada.
> -- 
> Roger Phillips                            roger@quantime.co.uk
> "My father compounded with my mother under the dragon's tail,
> and my nativity was under _ursa major_, so that it follows
> I am rough and lecherous." -- William Shakespeare, _King Lear_

But I believe that it *is* South American in origin. I remember
reading once that a certain Col. Feijoa was involved with the
fruit, maybe as the breeder.

Looking at the plant and its flowers you would swear that it
was a relative of the Pohutakawa, but then NZ does have botanical
links to South America.
-- 
Murray A. Jorgensen [ maj@waikato.ac.nz ]    University of Waikato
Department of Mathematics and Statistics     Hamilton, New Zealand      
__________________________________________________________________
'Tis the song of the Jubjub! the proof is complete,
if only I've stated it thrice.'
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: The Chills
From: kjx@comp.vuw.ac.nz (R James Noble)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 22:17:20 GMT
Organization: Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand


   In article <61098@mimsy.umd.edu>, moir@cs.umd.edu (Mark Moir) writes:
   > Greetings.  I saw The Chills play in Washington DC last night.  They were
   > great, and attracted a reasonable crowd for a Sunday night.  They seemed
   > to be pretty well known here.  

I saw them in one of their two Wellington shows before they went
touring. The James Cabaret was about three-quarters full, and Martin
Phillips had a cold which affected his singing somewhat. But still it
was a good show. 

   > Anyway, the main point of this post is that the person I got a rise home
   > with has heard a band called "Bailter Space" (sp?), and would like to
   > know more about them, and how it might be possible to get hold of some
   > of their albums, or whatever.

Another Flying Nun band, currently with the same line up as the
Gordons. They released "The Aim" EP on cassette and CD (which is
playing as I type) before their world tour - mostly European, I think.
From the rumours I've heard of US indie record shops, you should
probably just be able to ask for it :-)

kjx

--
R James Noble, Graduate Student, Computer Science Department
Victoria University, Box 600, Wellington 1, New Zealand
kjx@comp.vuw.ac.nz
From: higham@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: The Chills
Date: 13 Oct 92 10:09:52 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <61098@mimsy.umd.edu>, moir@cs.umd.edu (Mark Moir) writes:
> Greetings.  I saw The Chills play in Washington DC last night.  They were
> great, and attracted a reasonable crowd for a Sunday night.  They seemed
> to be pretty well known here.  Just a little bit of possibly somewhat
> unboring news.

Lucky you, you could be one of the last, Martin Phillipps announced the other
day that they would split up very soon, things just haven't been working out
for them lately. Latest record (SOFT BOMB) hasn't been a big seller
unfortunately and the live shows have been erratic.

> 
> Anyway, the main point of this post is that the person I got a rise home
> with has heard a band called "Bailter Space" (sp?), and would like to
> know more about them, and how it might be possible to get hold of some
> of their albums, or whatever.  If memory serves correctly, she buys

Originally from Christchurch, now I think Wellington. Released a number of Ep's
(Nelsh, Grader Spader) and Thermos (LP) (Brilliant record). LAtest album is
just out, can't remember the name of it though sorry :^) I'm sure someone else
does. They're a 3 piece, ummm, what else, oh yeah, you should be able to buy
CD's in the states, check out indie stores and if you dip out send a letter to
Flying Nun records who I think are private bag Auckland. Sorry I can't be
firmer but others will correct me if I'm wrong.
-- 
Tom Higham,                    
Radiocarbon Dating Lab,
University of Waikato,
Hamilton,
NEW ZEALAND.
Higham@waikato.ac.nz /
C14@waikato.ac.nz
From: corich_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: RE: NZ fruit
Date: 13 Oct 92 13:05:23 NZST
Organization: Welligton City Council, Public Access.
NNTP-Posting-Host: blade.wcc.govt.nz


I may be wrong but I thought Feijoas were originally a South African fruit.
(the only "Foreigner"I have met who knew them was from Zimbabwe).

by the way the yummiest ice-cream I have ever eaten is Rush Munroes feijoa
ice-cream (Home-made icecream from Hastings NZ)
From: ramanath+@pitt.edu (Jayaram Ramanathan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Query: Taking a fax machine to NZ
Keywords: voltage, frequency
Date: 7 Oct 92 21:10:47 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

A friend of mine is taking a fax-copying-answering-phone machine from
the U.S. to NZ.  It's a 110V, 60Hz rated machine.

Transformers that he looked at in stores here state they are not recommended 
for use with computers and fax machines.  Would someone in net-land suggest
what additional equipment needs to be used to solve the problem?  Thanks.

Please e-mail to me at: ramanath@unix.cis.pitt.edu  OR
			u3428aa@unx.ucc.okstate.edu

Jay Ramanathan
From: pr11+@andrew.cmu.edu (Prithvi Rao)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: USA  elections/debates
Date: 14 Oct 92 02:07:36 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

I was wondering if NZ news covers any or all of the presidential
candidate debates currently taking place here in the USA. I'd like to
know what is said about the format, the topics covered and any comments
that locals may have on the matter. This is kind of vague but I don't
want to lean in any particular direction.  I just finished watching the
televised debate with the three vp candidates. I found it to be the most
humorous 1.5 hours I have spent in recent weeks.....talk about
mud-slinging! I am not sure if muldoon could have done better at
slinging mud!

_prithvi
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: lwesterag@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: nz trekking
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 04:53:40 GMT

I will be travelling to the south island in early February and plan
to do some trekking.  Can anyone recommend some good walks - probably
4-5 days?  I would prefer to go somewhere where there aren't so many
people (I hear the Milford Track can be really busy).  Also how to
get to the start of the walk and how to get back to the closest town
from the end of the walk (I won't have any transport).
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Gill
E-mail : lwesterag@cc.curtin.edu.au
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: stefan@helios.physics.utoronto.ca (Stefan Mochnacki)
Subject: Re: Fruit
Organization: University of Toronto Physics/Astronomy/CITA
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 18:40:36 GMT


Claus Tondering writes:

> During a visit to New Zealand I was offered a very delicious fruit
> called "feijoa" or something like that. I had never seen or heard
> about it before.


Gosh, that brings back memories (I left NZ in '71...). I recall
Fijoas along with gooseberries, Chinese gooseberries and tree tomatoes.
Passion fruit, too. Lotta history gone by since those days.

I get a twinge of disappointment when I see "Kiwi fruit" from
California in our stores, knowing that family friends in New Plymouth
have wound up their hard-won kiwi-fruit orchard.... despite the NZ
dollar being worth only half what it was worth a dozen or more years
ago relative to the US $.

 Not so many "tamarillos" to be found, though. As for fijoas, I dunno ...


-- 
Stefan W. Mochnacki          INTERNET - stefan@centaur.astro.utoronto.ca
Astronomy, U. of Toronto     UUCP - {uunet,pyramid}!utai!helios.physics!stefan
Ph. (416) 884-9562           BITNET - mochnacki@utorphys.bitnet 
FAX (416) 884-2672	     LOCATION - David Dunlap Observatory
From: ross-c@scs.leeds.ac.uk (R Clement)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: The Chills
Date: 13 Oct 92 12:46:30 GMT
Organization: The University of Leeds, School of Computer Studies
Originator: ross-c@csparc2

I've heard that Flying Nun records is prepared to sell CDs/etc internationally
by mail order.

Does anyone know the correct address to write to for details.

Cheers,

Ross-c
From: moir@cs.umd.edu (Mark Moir)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Fruit
Date: 14 Oct 92 14:20:57 GMT
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742

In article <1992Oct13.230410.29088@massey.ac.nz> A.S.Chamove@massey.ac.nz (A.S. Chamove) writes:
>Do we grow (or import) Durien in NZ?  It is common but expensive in
>Tailand with a strange smell but lovely taste.

I also tasted this fruit in Thailand.  It was described to me as the fruit
that smells like hell, and tastes like heaven.  Maybe the result of some
confusion in the Garden of Eden?  I've never seen or heard of it in NZ.

Cheers

Mark