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This post is UH-AMAZING! Yum, yum, YUM!!

2011-11-29T19:32:40.703+11:00

This post is UH-AMAZING! Yum, yum, YUM!!

they did the right thing sending you...great post,...

2011-11-19T14:06:57.157+11:00

they did the right thing sending you...great post, love your snaps & that pop up rest sounds extremely cool...crazy @ $35p/p!

Well the giveaway competition has closed, many tha...

2011-11-18T13:56:20.706+11:00

Well the giveaway competition has closed, many thanks to all who entered. To ensure an impartial judging process I delegated the difficult task of choosing a winner to my Mum, and the winner is...

Sharlene!

Sharlene, congratulations and please send me an email ASAP (click on my profile photo for address) so I can send your confirmation for your WLG dinner to you.

According to my Mum, honourable mention runner-ups in the giveaway competition (no other prizes, sorry) go to:
- Gagwood, for taking the trouble to write a little poem;
- everyone who said their favourite import was their partner/friend (my Mum thinks you're very sweet); and
- everyone who said their favourite import was products made from possums (because Mum can't stand the little buggers!).

Thanks again!

My favourite import is Coffee Supreme and all the ...

2011-11-18T13:09:53.943+11:00

My favourite import is Coffee Supreme and all the NZ grown champion baristas that are keeping the Australian economy pumping!

Possum fur products - from gloves to nipple warmer...

2011-11-18T11:03:57.029+11:00

Possum fur products - from gloves to nipple warmers!!

Susie S

Okay I can't help myself - I have to enter thi...

2011-11-18T10:52:46.784+11:00

Okay I can't help myself - I have to enter this.

Favourite NZ import is my best mate Seamus - giver of beer, eater of burgers, smoker of Port Royals and atendee of pub trivia.

Most certainly a good advocate for the expat Kiwi population, he will bring me back possum fur clothing items and duty free gin when returning from vaction back to the motherland.

Best of all he has a holiday house in Marlborough that I must one day put to good use.

Your post makes me want to go to Wellington even m...

2011-11-18T10:31:00.218+11:00

Your post makes me want to go to Wellington even more!

Showing my boozy side by saying that New Zealand's wine (Sav blanc) is amongst my favourite NZ imports, and always a trusty choice even if you've never tried it before!

(@jesslomas on twitter)

By far and away the best NZ import to date is the ...

2011-11-18T10:27:36.618+11:00

By far and away the best NZ import to date is the Epic Brewing Company's beers - specifically the Hop Zombie. a) hello, what other beer has effin' "ZOMBIE" in its name?! and b) it is probably THE BEST imperial IPA floating around Australasia right now. Pity they are so hard to find these days!

My favourite NZ import would have to be their awes...

2011-11-18T10:24:00.676+11:00

My favourite NZ import would have to be their awesome produce and wines. Personally, their wild matured oysters are some of the best in the world.

Great photos! I definitely think there might be a ...

2011-11-18T10:15:28.115+11:00

Great photos! I definitely think there might be a NZ trip in my future.

My favourite import is something(not very fancy) that I'm a little addicted to - Charlie's honest lemonade. Pretty bottles, sugary goodness, pretentiously faux-casual stories on the labels and honesty (whatever that means in a vaguely fruit related drink context), it's got everything!

Thanks for the post. Read about WLG a few days ag...

2011-11-18T03:19:14.646+11:00

Thanks for the post.

Read about WLG a few days ago and was disappointed to find out that tickets were sold out in less than half an hour.

My favourite NZ import would be the feijoa fruit. A friend introduced them to me a few years back and I try to make sure I get them when they're in season each year.

roti_chanai@yahoo.com

My fave import from NZ is Phar Lap.....its not a t...

2011-11-17T18:45:30.674+11:00

My fave import from NZ is Phar Lap.....its not a trip to the museum until I see Phar Lap....Though he was the most amazing thing when I was a kid (not the racing horse, just his stuffed dead body....fascinating!). And so tall!!!!

Well, my favourites aren't quite imports... I...

2011-11-17T16:45:19.636+11:00

Well, my favourites aren't quite imports... I visited Marlborough Sound and was lucky enough to stay in one of the few homes in the area. Entirely falling down and dilapidated with no electricity or generator, if meat was on the menu, it was the green lipped mussels that we walked out into the sea and collected. Throw them on the hot plate, dowse with lovely local white wine, lemon and some sizzling garlic - divine!!! To top it off, kumara roasted in the hot coals of the fire, split open the piping hot belly and pour over some condensed milk. Yummo!

I cna't go past the Amisfield Pinot Noir. Whe...

2011-11-17T14:26:13.453+11:00

I cna't go past the Amisfield Pinot Noir. When has the Otago region ever done anything wrong :P

Wow - that all sounds fantastic! My partner and I ...

2011-11-16T23:05:36.104+11:00

Wow - that all sounds fantastic! My partner and I are set for our first trip to NZ just after Christmas. We're primarily doing the south island but I insisted we fly into Wellington as I'd heard it's foodie capital of NZ. We have around 48hrs, probably just shy of, so your blog is fantastic!

Best import - mates who we can disown....hehe - NZers are just like Aussies, unless they do something stupid, then their Kiwis...all in jest of course! If I'm the lucky one (please please please pick me, it's not far from home and I'm town for once!!!), I'm spbeef on facebook.

Most definitely 42 below feijoa vodka, love it wit...

2011-11-16T21:28:52.830+11:00

Most definitely 42 below feijoa vodka, love it with lemonade and a squeeze of lime!

Wellington it's been so long! Best import - Pi...

2011-11-16T20:51:33.244+11:00

Wellington it's been so long! Best import - Pineapple Lumps!

Once when we visit my Aunti who lives in Wellingto...

2011-11-16T17:21:43.784+11:00

Once when we visit my Aunti who lives in Wellington, she brought us to The Larder. Great restaurant with a mouthwatering foods and desserts. Wanna visit again to explore more of the other restaurants you have featured.

Oh the memories. I grew up in Wellington & ha...

2011-11-16T14:20:16.679+11:00

Oh the memories. I grew up in Wellington & have a pretty identical picture of the cable car from when I was a child.
I, too, missed out on tickets to the restaurant & would dearly love to go & take a great mate of mine who is also a Wellingtonian.
My fave import is Phoenix drinks. I particularly love Phoenix feijoa which is hard to find here but is now at my downstairs restaurant (Mopho - yay!!).
Also Rashuns & chocolate fush mmmmm.
Love the blog, thanks
Kim Taylor
kimotaylor@yahoo.com

My favourite NZ import Is neither market nor shop...

2011-11-16T14:16:56.917+11:00

My favourite NZ import
Is neither market nor shop bought
But a cafe which I can see no match
The most delightful and tasty Batch

Hopefully this cheap rhyme
Is tacky enough to command your time
And give me the chance to wine and dine!

Social Roasting Co, Racecourse Rd, Flemington - Th...

2011-11-16T11:49:52.882+11:00

Social Roasting Co, Racecourse Rd, Flemington - Those guys from NZ are lovely, their coffee is wonderful and they make really delicious food. All with a good social conscience.

Great post. New Zealand is beautiful.

best import from nz: sauvignon blanc! perfect cris...

2011-11-16T11:46:09.947+11:00

best import from nz: sauvignon blanc! perfect crisp and fresh wine which matches well with many fine foods here and over there.

glad you got a culinary tour of wellington and try some of the local treats!

Yum! I've been to Wellington but I was a poor,...

2011-11-16T09:52:54.210+11:00

Yum! I've been to Wellington but I was a poor, travelling student at the time. I'll definitely have to check out WLG now I can afford to eat something other than tinned spaghetti :-)

Best NZ import? Tough choice between 42 Below vodka or an Otago pinot. Bluff oysters are definitely up there too!

love the post - makes me want to visit nz! Favouri...

2011-11-16T09:40:34.760+11:00

love the post - makes me want to visit nz! Favourite import - green lipped mussles & my friends possom gloves (so soft!!).

Also have a love/hate relationship with Whittaker's peanut slab.

(lenkavod on twitter)

This post has made me want to visit our friendly n...

2011-11-16T09:37:00.211+11:00

This post has made me want to visit our friendly neighbours bad. I'll settle for a meal at WLG, for now. My favourite NZ import? Definitely Crowded House.