[kowhai]

Could someone kindly explain what Quorn is ? Thanks

[Sam B]

It's a meat substitute product that is a cut above the rest. It's made from mycoprotein or something. It comes in mince, chicken-like pieces and escalopes and various other guises. I wasn't a big fan, but some vegetarians swear by it.

[IanW99]

Roast beef monster munch, Chocolate Chip snackajacks!!! Boost choc bar.
Real Chocolate!!:wah

The Boost choc bar is called Moro Gold in NZ.

Ian

[IanW99]

Crunchie bars...............the ones over here are yuck!

Large oval pies with mince(chip shop) - they are yuck over here too
...


You can get Crunchie bars in NZ, I can only assume you don't like NZ Cadbury chocolate? My OH loved Crunchie bars in the UK and she still loves eating the NZ version.

You can get mince pies in NZ as well, NZ is a pie nation there are many different makes and flavours of pie available including many award winning pies.

I will say though that I still haven't seen Chicken and Mushroom flavour.

Ian

[cappuccino]

I am reliably informed by my better half that you can get this. It is available at Abigails in Devonport on the main street near the candle shop.


I'm not going to ask how she knows!!!

Although it probably relates to her hunt for Pot Pourri - anyone know where to get that?

Thanks James but I think its a bit far for me to travel from Wellington - will have to look online to see if I can find a supplier or failing that, I guess I could make my own.

[missy+mrmagoo]

The Boost choc bar is called Moro Gold in NZ.

Ian

omg :cheers I'm down wollies first thing tomorrow to get some:D

[shakyle2906]

I am reliably informed by my better half that you can get this. It is available at Abigails in Devonport on the main street near the candle shop.


I'm not going to ask how she knows!!!

Although it probably relates to her hunt for Pot Pourri - anyone know where to get that?



Hi James

I got some lovely pot pourri from the warehouse............

Sharon
x

[Kerry and David]

The Boost choc bar is called Moro Gold in NZ.

Ian


I did sample one when I was over - for research purposes of course! Tasted good:)

[Hippywench]

I'm sure I've said this before, but as the Watties Baked Beans are awful (I tried, I tried) the best and cheapest option are Oak Brand Baked Beans as the "English Recipe" Heinz Baked Beans are stupidly priced. They taste very similar, enough for this picky b/bean eater anyway :D

I also can't find Victory V's (if anyone knows what they are!). If anyone sees these lozenge sweets please let me know! :nice1

I've just found some victory v's at my local chemist. PM me if you would like me to send you some.

[wiki]

Boost choc bar.
:wah


There are a couple of boosts left at the Lollie Shop in In'gill. $2.90, but if you want them I'll post you up.

We've got a guy from Glasgow at work who was full of flu on Tuesday. I bought him an Irn Bru from the Lollie Shop and he was much improved on Wednesday - now everyone thinks its some sort of miracle cure!

As for Quorn, it always amazes me that people who stop eating meat for whatever reasons still want to eat fake-meat products.

[Lambuel+Ruby]

I couldn't find on my recce:
Heinz Ketchup


I was worried about the ketchup! The tomato sauce doesn't seem salty enough. Would it be contraband to stock up on family size bottles of Heinz in my shipping container? :confused:

[Moorf]

Heaps of Heinz ketchup to be had here :nice1

[Kate D]

Croissants in cafes - for breakfast, to go. Just normal, plain, buttery French ones. Not adulterated with spinache stuffing or some such! I think I'm now getting strange looks as I peer into each downtown Welly cafe I pass to see if they've got them in their counter anywhere. Muffins by the dozen yes, but croissants...

Kate

[Tia Maria]

As other posters have said, I miss bubble bath!

I can't use Radox and everything else is just not bubbly enough! There was some kids stuff at the warehouse but it turned everything it touched blue.

If anyone spots some nice vanilla bubbly bubble bath, I'll be your mate for life (whether you want me too or not! :D ).

Cheers

Tia

[Moorf]

I've just found some victory v's at my local chemist. PM me if you would like me to send you some.

Thanks so much Hippywench but I've got a few people getting them now and I'd hate to cause a global shortage :p

[gil]

Just bought some Palmolive "Cashmere" bubble bath in Countdown...

Gil

[cappuccino]

Croissants in cafes - for breakfast, to go. Just normal, plain, buttery French ones. Not adulterated with spinache stuffing or some such! I think I'm now getting strange looks as I peer into each downtown Welly cafe I pass to see if they've got them in their counter anywhere. Muffins by the dozen yes, but croissants...

Kate

You need to go to Pandora's bakery - mmmmmmm. They are in Woodward Street (by Lambton Sq Mall) - get some on your way to/from the station :)

[cappuccino]

As other posters have said, I miss bubble bath!

I can't use Radox and everything else is just not bubbly enough! There was some kids stuff at the warehouse but it turned everything it touched blue.

If anyone spots some nice vanilla bubbly bubble bath, I'll be your mate for life (whether you want me too or not! :D ).

Cheers

Tia

I saw some in Farmers today but it was quite expensive for size of bottle.

[missy+mrmagoo]

There are a couple of boosts left at the Lollie Shop in In'gill. $2.90, but if you want them I'll post you up.


Thank you that is sooo sweet but it's ok I tried a moro gold and as Ian said it is a boost. It could be that I haven't had a real one in 9 months but the moro has satisfied my craving. :raebanana

[snailandthewhale]

Izards fruit & veg in Glen Eden have gravy granules, ( Bisto and Oxo. )
They also have Sarson's, Haribos, Jaffa Cakes, Tunnocks, Walnut Whips, Victory Vs, Ready Brek and many more ( all at a premium of course.... )

[Tanya]

Can you get 'diet decaffeinated' coke?



Thats what I used to drink in the UK but I havent found the decaf version here - I have been looking for it everywhere I go! Sorry:wah

Tanya

[jubjub]

Tanya, I find the diet decaff coke in pretty much all the big supermarkets... strange you cant find it down there.. Pak n Save usually has loads of it. Even our local dairy has it.

[IanW99]

Tanya, I find the diet decaff coke in pretty much all the big supermarkets... strange you cant find it down there.. Pak n Save usually has loads of it. Even our local dairy has it.

What name is it under?

There is Coke Zero and Diet Coke but they both contain caffeine. Certainly we haven't seen the decaff version and its not listed on the Woolworths website?

Ian

[jubjub]

Hang on... off to the fridge...

Its got a browny/goldy coloured label, with Diet Coke in the normal size letters, and no sugar/caffeine free written underneath it in smaller letters.

[IanW99]

Hang on... off to the fridge...

Its got a browny/goldy coloured label, with Diet Coke in the normal size letters, and no sugar/caffeine free written underneath it in smaller letters.

Sounds like the right stuff :)

Not seen it around Wellington region though, but at least CJ22 will be happy as they will be based in Auckland.

Ian

[cappuccino]

Sounds like the right stuff :)

Not seen it around Wellington region though, but at least CJ22 will be happy as they will be based in Auckland.

Ian

New World (Thorndon) stock it.

[CJ22]

Aye, that's the stuff. Excellent, cheers guys :)

[Angelonthemove]

Do they still do the UK stuff in Pak & Save Sylvia Park Auckland that where I got most of my gravy granules. Wish they would stock in Wellington.

good alternative for mint sauce is Bakers Balsamic Mint sauce (long neck bottle) , no added sugar or artificial colouring, find it in the stir fry sauce area in New World.

I never knew until recently that New Worlds are all owned separately hence why they all stock different stuff.

[Tanya]

Tanya, I find the diet decaff coke in pretty much all the big supermarkets... strange you cant find it down there.. Pak n Save usually has loads of it. Even our local dairy has it.

Thanks - was searching for decaffeinated as words on web not caffeine free!but found it now on woolworths website

http://www.woolworths.co.nz/soft_drink_caff_free_diet_coke_coca_cola_16014.htm

still can't say I have seen it - will keep my eyes peeled now I know the label!!

Thanks:nice1

Tanya

[Sam B]

On a slightly different tack, I have never seen a homeless person in NZ. Has anyone else?

[Familyofmonkeys]

On a slightly different tack, I have never seen a homeless person in NZ. Has anyone else?

Yep....quite a few around Queen St in Auckland CBD.

[Debbie]

I saw a guy sleeping in the doorway of an office building once but unlike the UK I noticed that he had taken his trainers off and put his sun shades inside them whilst he had a snooze.Don't know if he was homeless or sleeping it off. OH has said that he has seen a few people sleeping rough when working in the CBD, mainly Islanders, but I also have noticed the lack of obviously homeless persons in NZ.
Debbie

[snailandthewhale]

yes, they must all be in Auckland CBD, seen a couple in Auckland domain at the bandstand and a few down K road overbridge.

[cappuccino]

On a slightly different tack, I have never seen a homeless person in NZ. Has anyone else?

One or two in Courtnay Place and then of course there is 'Blanket Man' who resides in Cuba Mall.

[urban78]

Yep....quite a few around Queen St in Auckland CBD.

Yeah there are a few there ;) What quite struck me though is once I told them I had no cash to give them, I got a reply similar to "oh that's ok, have a nice day" :laugh They never asked me again and it's always the same ones too.

That beats the ones in London hovering around the cash machines nearly harassing you for a coin when you withdraw at the ATM :no

Jen

[Mels]

Just wondering if you can get goose fat easily. Preferably not still attached to the goose but in a jar :D
Great for roast tatties and high in omega 3 they say. :yes

Mels

[LesleyS]

Just wondering if you can get goose fat easily. Preferably not still attached to the goose but in a jar :D
Great for roast tatties and high in omega 3 they say. :yes

Mels

Don't know if it's in supermarkets, but I have seen it in a specialist cookery shop 'The Culinary Council' - I will peruse the price and report back - could be one of the 'ouch' how much items methinks.......

[Pip]

just a couple of things..

Chicken and mushroom pies alive and well in Rangiora bakery
Sanctuary bubble bath cheaper than UK in postie plus stores (not sure how that works)

and between Woolworths and Newworld, I've now been able to get

Branston pickle
oxo cubes
Duchy Original biscuits
Babybel lights (not a fan of the full fat ones)
heinz tomato sauce / HP sauce for OH
caffeine free gold coke

but what I like most of all is that woolworths now do Mcvities chocolate digestives and in the old traditional pack of biscuits style, just like in the UK! - not in the normal tim-tam, plastic box approach style.

still occasionally resort to the Brit shop for Birds eye custard powder and the odd finger of fudge/doube decker when the mood takes us, but apart from that we manage pretty well. Even found some proper dusters, but can't remember where for the life of me,....wasn't a garage though.. poss one of the diy stores ?!

only thing I really miss is low fat muller yoghurts, but am getting used to yoplait which seem to be the closest thing.. then again, quite a few things here that you don't get as easily in the UK. great fresh green lip mussels for one!

[janrzm]

What about - Linseeds [ put them on my breakfast ]

and Aquafresh toothpaste - have never got on with anything else!

[peebles16]

I've now resorted to Mum posting over dusters - sad I know :(

Karenx

[CJ22]

Can you get those outdoor patio heaters? I was thinking of getting one before I came out. I can get one for £60 wholesale. I might have to pay tax on it, but it'd still be cheap. I don't know if they've even heard of such a thing over there :)

[zardell]

Can you get those outdoor patio heaters?


Yes you can, but I would check on the gas bottle attachment if you decide to bring one from the UK - I think they are different from the ones in NZ. Have a vague recollection of someone bringing a gas bbq from the UK and couldn't get an adaptor......maybe I'm wrong !!!

HTH.

Julie

xx

[KerryS]

I think you could well be right Julie - the gas bottle adapter on my BBQ in NZ is very different to the one here at my parents' in the UK. More of a clip in nozzle than a twist, if that makes any sense?

Those patio heaters aren't very expensive in places like Mitre 10, so unless you have a lot of room in your container I wouldn't bother buying one especially.

[JandM]

Yes you can, but I would check on the gas bottle attachment if you decide to bring one from the UK - I think they are different from the ones in NZ. Have a vague recollection of someone bringing a gas bbq from the UK and couldn't get an adaptor......maybe I'm wrong !!!

HTH.

Julie

xx

There has been a thread quite recently, I'm sure, where somebody mentioned having brought a barbecue over with them, and having the nozzle changed at one of the petrol stations where you get the bottles filled. I remember because we were pleased, reading that, at the idea of being able to convert our gas cooker. Also, I'm almost sure it was said that you aren't allowed to ship the gas bottles themselves. I'll have a search in a minute.

[JandM]

:mad: Right, well, I'm not having a lot of luck with that. The search facility tells me it won't use the word 'gas' because it's too common or too short. This makes it rather unlikely it's going to come up with anything about what I'm looking for on this occasion! I will try more later, though.

[JandM]

I found the thread I remembered reading. Here it is. http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?p=20872&highlight=propane#post20872

[CJ22]

Don't worry about it too much, it's just an idle thought. The connectors are usually just jubilee-clipped onto the rubber hose, so they wouldn't be difficult to change. I'm sure you're right that they wouldn't be too chuffed about trying to ship a gas bottle! :)

[JandM]

Going back to your original question about the patio heaters, yes, they definitely have them. We sat by one on the deck belonging to some of the family last August, not that it needed to be lit at the time, so that was pretty good for winter.

[chocolate cake]

Arrrgh, patio heaters, one of my pet hates, the smoking ban in the UK seems to have created a whole new market for them. It's difficult to think of anything less energy efficient than trying to heat up the outdoors.

[JandM]

Quite agree, though at the time mentioned I was trying to do the diamond-drill eyes to stop M saying all that loudly to the owner of said heater, who was kindly feeding us for the day!

[CJ22]

I agree...in principle.

[Pip]

ah-ha..I found them again.. believe it or not - real dusters - or pretty close, available in the warehouse (or our local one anyway!)

[marybelle]

hubby is desperate to know if you can get Green Tea, he's not bothered if its bags or loose just so long as you can buy it by the lorry load as he seems to drink nothing else!!

Marybelle

[victoria24]

can you get cornish pasties or sausage rolls? if not do you think they would sell well?

[JandM]

You definitely can buy green tea in NZ, in the supermarkets just as easily as in the UK.

[mgbridges]

can you get cornish pasties or sausage rolls? if not do you think they would sell well?

Yes you can get pasties but I'm not saying they will taste authentically Cornish. In fact even in the UK I failed to find any other pasties that tasted as good as the ones we used to get from Rock baker whilst on holiday in Polzeath - aaaahhhh the memories! :D

Can also get sausage rolls and they taste OK to me.

Anneliese

[victoria24]

thinking of opening a Cornish pasty shop selling fresh Cornish pasties, any thoughts if it could work in NZ?

[mgbridges]

Hmmm... well NZ is a big 'pie' nation like OZ but if you picked the right location and did plenty of research it might just work. Have to admit I haven't seen any Cornish Pastie shops but then we haven't done much travelling.

Good luck with it if its what you decide to do.

Anneliese

[jubjub]

You do get cornish pasties, but they are not as we know them!

there is a chip shop in Howick that makes them she doesnt do a bad job, nice big chunks of steak and potato... yum.... she also makes scotch pies which arent too bad either!

sausage rolls are hit and miss, a lot of places put loads of onion through the sausagemeat.. which takes a bit of getting used to!

[JandM]

Cornish pasties with steak in? The original recipe is for lamb, surely? (With potato and onion and carrot.)

[IanW99]

Cornish pasties with steak in? The original recipe is for lamb, surely? (With potato and onion and carrot.)

The last cornish pasties that we bought in NZ were actually minced beef at the bottom and mashed potato on top. Nothing like what we were expecting but didn't taste too bad.

So I would have to say that many people don't even know what one is.

Ian

[Moorf]

Sheffield bakery does a decent pastie.

I think a purely pastie shop would be a bit too limited - can you do black pudding, pork pies, haggis, sausages, beef dripping, pheasant, turkey and all that other luvverly British-type butchery that you either can't get, or can't get "proper" versions of, here? I think that could work in an area of one of the big cities that has a large expat population....

[peebles16]

Sheffield bakery does a decent pastie.

I think a purely pastie shop would be a bit too limited - can you do black pudding, pork pies, haggis, sausages, beef dripping, pheasant, turkey and all that other luvverly British-type butchery that you either can't get, or can't get "proper" versions of, here? I think that could work in an area of one of the big cities that has a large expat population....

Now drooooling - stop it :D Would love just to walk to the local butcher and buy lorne sausage and haggis nevermind a good black pudding - I know I can get some of this on-line but just not the same..

Karenx

[IanW99]

Now drooooling - stop it :D Would love just to walk to the local butcher and buy lorne sausage and haggis nevermind a good black pudding - I know I can get some of this on-line but just not the same..

Karenx

Well you can get good black pudding (tried it) and also frozen haggis (haven't tried it) in Wellington.

Ian

[Pip]

yep.. cornish pasties here are def not quite up to scratch versus UK or especially ones from Cornwall.

Agree with Helen, -could work in one of the cities with a big expat area, but you'd probably need to come up with a range - perhaps partly delicatessen type thing.. I still haven't found a decent scotch egg either...and not that I'm a major fan, but I hear pork pies are a bit lacking!

actually, I don't recall seeing slices of large pies like you do in supermarket deli counters in the UK - so maybe also something alone those lines ?

lots of us expats here in Christchurch..hint hint :D !

[CJ22]

Can you get those little one-shot barbecue trays, that are ready to use? Never saw the point in buying a big barby myself, not for the 2 or 3 times a year I'd use it in the UK. They're also handy for shoving in the back of the 4 x 4 when you fancy a barby on the beach.

Sainsbury's Disposable Barbecue (http://www.sainsburys.com/groceries/shopping/details/product_detail.jsp?bmUID=1213539821971&NEW_NAVIGATOR%3C%3Elevel_0_id=0&NEW_NAVIGATOR%3C%3Elevel_1_id=1&NEW_NAVIGATOR%3C%3Elevel_2_id=2534374310907905&NEW_NAVIGATOR%3C%3Elevel_3_id=2534374320019214&NEW_NAVIGATOR%3C%3Elevel_4_id=2534374320019215&NEW_NAVIGATOR%3C%3Elevel_5_id=1689949386603773)

[Potato]

Germolene. Can't find it or stuff that does the same job (antiseptic and numbs pain). Am I not looking hard enough?

[IanW99]

Can you get those little one-shot barbecue trays, that are ready to use? Never saw the point in buying a big barby myself, not for the 2 or 3 times a year I'd use it in the UK. They're also handy for shoving in the back of the 4 x 4 when you fancy a barby on the beach.
...


Yes, you can get these if you want them.

It should be mentioned that many beaches and parks have public BBQ equipment that you can use, so you may find you don't even need one of them.

And of course you may want to have a BBQ more often in NZ as there is more time that you can have one, even now in the middle of winter.

Ian

[jubjub]

Germolene. Can't find it or stuff that does the same job (antiseptic and numbs pain). Am I not looking hard enough?

Not looked very hard for it...... my mummy sent me a tube.... :nice1

[James 1077]

Never saw the point in buying a big barby myself, not for the 2 or 3 times a year I'd use it in the UK.


Depending on where you are you may find that you use a BBQ slightly more than 2 - 3 times a year; we had a good BBQ in Victoria Park in Auckland yesterday lunchtime after a work rugby game for example!

Your best bet is to get a portable gas-fired one that will fold down to briefcase size and can be easily put together.

[chocolate cake]

Well you can get good black pudding (tried it) and also frozen haggis (haven't tried it) in Wellington.

Ian

Well the black pudding I got from foodtown in auckland, was certainly nothing to write home about.


Anyone seen any decent pork pies anywhere, I do miss them.

[IanW99]

Well the black pudding I got from foodtown in auckland, was certainly nothing to write home about.


Anyone seen any decent pork pies anywhere, I do miss them.

Yep, the ones (black pudding) from the main supermarkets aren't great. You need to check out a good butchers shop.

Ian

[Bergita]

Children's magazines, I saw something posted about them earlier in the thread. I always used to buy my daughter the monthly Barbie magazine and the monthly Bratz magazine. I can't find them here at all?? Anyone seen them?

And viennas? In South Africa we made hotdogs with viennas, you could cook them or eat them straight out the fridge - I can't find the equivalent here. Although I suppose it would be frankfurters? But can you eat them without cooking them?

[Tia Maria]

OK a couple of obscure ones to test your powers of observation, have you seen either of these in NZ?

Child's queen sized Duvet Cover (Boy): My son (age 7) is moving into his own room, as its also the guest room, its a queen sized bed. But I would like to make it feel more like a boys room with a typical boys duvet cover, seen any?

Kids toothbrushing timer: Seen a couple of types in the UK, one was an electric one that had a timer on it. Another one was a toothbrush stand with a kind of egg timer you turned over when you started brushing.

Go, go, go find these items for me and you will be handsomely rewarded with ....... a big thank you! :)

Cheers

Tia

[Tia Maria]

Can you get those little one-shot barbecue trays, that are ready to use? Never saw the point in buying a big barby myself, not for the 2 or 3 times a year I'd use it in the UK. They're also handy for shoving in the back of the 4 x 4 when you fancy a barby on the beach.




Seen them in Hammer Hardware in the summer months! :nice1

Cheers

Tia