New Zealand Nipple Warmers

Nothing says “MEH” more than a cold and wet Mehday Morning after a very short weekend.

So here is something to warm the – umm – cockles of your heart.

New Zealand hates things given to it by Australia.

Introduced into New Zealand about 150 years ago from Australia, the brushtail possum has multiplied now to over 70,000,000. With no predators, this pest has decimated huge tracts of New Zealand native forests eating 21,000 tons of vegetation nightly. Both bird life (including the Kiwi) and many unique types of trees are threatened with extinction because of the brushtail possum.

Now they have invented a way to reduce that Possum Population, keep you warm and help you avoid – err – standing out in a crowd.

New Zealand Nipple Warmers

For further information, visit the New Zealand Nature Online Store.

There may be a special price for you if you show your PETA membership card.

Strange World #28; Pot Luck For Cash-Strapped Kiwi

A New Zealand man who found himself in a service station queue with no money has attempted to pay for his food with cannabis, the Dominion Post newspaper reported. Unfortunately he did not get a chance to discover whether the attendant would accept his offer, as the person behind him in the queue was a police officer.

The man’s attempt to buy two packets of chocolate and a packet of potato chips to satisfy his “munchies” was caught short when he was arrested. He must have been hungry, as he failed to notice the police patrol car being filled with petrol, the paper reported.

The 28-year-old mechanic from the small North Island town of Carterton pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis in the Masterton District Court and was remanded for sentencing.