If you are buying a beer you will want a handle or a jug . It pays to be careful if you are taking directions from these locals, though. For example, if you ask where somebody lives, you are likely to hear, just around the corner , just down the road , just over the hill or worse next door . That s where the term somewhere near Taupo comes from. Kiwis figure that to anyone that comes from a large continent such as America or Australia, anywhere in New Zealand, is near Taupo.
Shopping is a breeze.
We do have supermarkets and loads of specialty stores. Spuds' are potatoes, Vogels is a type of bread. You won t find toheroa, tua tua, or kina, as they are a type of shell fish and you pick them off the beach. An extra note about the barbie, don t be surprised if it is done as a hole in the ground - that s a hangi, and a perfectly acceptable way of cooking food. It does taste wonderful.