Sh*t Towns of New Zealand

Number Two

Rick Furphy, Geoff Rissole

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English

Allen & Unwin
19 November 2019

Fiction & Literature; Humour

Based on the hugely popular Facebook page 'Shit Towns of New Zealand' this is a detailed catalogue of shit towns and cities across Aotearoa. Naturally, the first volume was received as a literary masterpiece, taking home the prestigious Poolitzer Prize, the Poobody Award and the Nobel Prize for Shiterature.

The only people upset by the book were the residents of towns that we had missed out. There was only one course of action: we compiled all the towns and suburbs that should probably have been in the first book, added in a bunch of additional material for Kiwis and visitors alike, and did a number two.

As well as hitting more towns, this book is an opportunity to share some of the eloquent fan mail that we have received from the erudite residents of the towns we have reviewed (names may have been altered).

This is Shit Towns of New Zealand Number Two; a complete compendium of New Zealand's crappiest towns ... continued.

By: Rick Furphy, Geoff Rissole
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 160mm, Width: 150mm,
Weight: 252g
ISBN: 9781988547237
ISBN 10: 1988547237
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 19 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

NORTHLAND Kaitaia Kerikeri AUCKLAND Wellsford Matakana Warkworth Hibiscus Coast Browns Bay Takapuna Devonport Henderson Titirangi Ponsonby Grey Lynn Remuera Howick Manukau Great Barrier Island NEW ZEALAND'S WORST PLACE NAMES WAIKATO Tuakau Waihi Paeroa Te Aroha Ngaruawahia Raglan Otorohanga Tirau Putaruru Turangi WHAT'S YOUR HAMILTON STRIPPER NAME? EAST COAST Mount Maunganui Te Puke Havelock North TARANAKI Waitara Inglewood Manaia Patea NEW ZEALAND'S WORST TOILETS MANAWATU-WANGANUI Whangamomona Ohakune Marton Feilding Foxton WELLINGTON Carterton Featherston Kapiti Coast Porirua Wainuiomata FREEDOM CAMPING IN NEW ZEALAND TASMAN/MARLBOROUGH Takaka Motueka Richmond Picton WEST COAST Blackball Haast Mount Chode NEW ZEALAND'S WORST ANIMAL VILLAINS CANTERBURY Kaikoura Oxford Kaiapoi Lyttelton Rolleston Akaroa Geraldine OTAGO Alexandra Port Chalmers Mosgiel Balclutha ROOTING IN NEW ZEALAND SOUTHLAND Dipton Bluff SOUTHLAND CHEESE ROLLS OTHER ISLANDS Stewart Island/Rakiura Chatham Islands NAMES OF PEOPLE MOST LIKELY TO BE FROM A SHIT TOWN

Rick Furphy and Geoff Rissole are two of Australasia's leading self-appointed experts on sociology, travel and culture. After cutting their teeth as investigative reporters for regional newspapers such as the Asbestos Times and the Gawler Growler, Furphy and Rissole released their bestselling debut Sh*t Towns of New Zealand, which won the Poolitzer Prize, the Poobody Award and the Nobel Prize for Shiterature. The pair's work has attracted controversy - including one district mayor suggesting they be shot - but in the spirit of other true rebels like Ned Kelly, the Eureka diggers and Swino the pig, Rick Furphy and Geoff Rissole refuse to let naysayers deter them from their vital work.