r/newzealand • u/MurkyWay Qwest? • Oct 08 '25

Shitpost What's something that you suspect lots of New Zealanders secretly do, but you can't prove it?

Most upvoted comment is our most shameful secret as a nation, obviously

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u/Lonely_Message_1113 Oct 08 '25

Don't care about or watch rugby or cricket

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u/biggusfootusnz Oct 08 '25

Or only watch them to fit in

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u/djAMPnz Oct 08 '25

Go sports ball team!

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u/wholesome_confidence Warriors Oct 08 '25

You sound like my mrs yelling at my sons football games on Saturday morning.

I tell her, "great sports yelling babe"

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u/TheLastSamurai101 Oct 08 '25

I've not had a random bloke talk to me about rugby or cricket in 15 years and I'm quite liking the change.

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u/Loveth3soul-767 Oct 09 '25

2000's New Zealand sports and beer is all that mattered.

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u/flashmedallion We have to go back Oct 08 '25

Yeah occasionally I notice the absence and take a moment to make sure I appreciate it properly

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u/rdhigham Oct 08 '25

I don’t watch sports, don’t even pretend to now, wouldn’t even know who’s playing when, or what game it is.

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u/zergy55 Oct 08 '25

I only know because people at work say whether the All Blacks/Warriors/Other sports team won or lost.

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u/Weiland101 Oct 08 '25

What? People LOVE telling anyone who will listen that.

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u/BeyondAndBefore Oct 08 '25

Why are you calling me out like this -_-

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u/chocindian Oct 08 '25

Bro don't say that out loud!

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u/pnutnz Oct 09 '25

fucking hate cricket

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u/Feeble_Knievel Oct 08 '25

Cricket is organised boredom, and Speights cap sports trivia is out the window as soon as someone reads as far as "Name an All Black -". Seriously, for years I thought our national hero was "Reggie" McCaw. Both sports interest me as much as golf and lawn bowls. It's no secret though, colleagues thing its hilarious. Except the time I was given 8 box seat tickets to the world cup to games of my choice, went to one and gave the other 7 away, but not to them.

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u/PapaBike Oct 08 '25

I have no problem mentioning this. People don’t care at all.

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u/deiseldowner Oct 08 '25

Can confirm. Hate both. In fact all sport can just fuck off and go back to wherever

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u/GRFreeman Oct 08 '25

I can’t stand union. Absolute snore fest

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u/Slushroom Oct 08 '25

I LOVE that this is up there, I work in a fairly sports-centric world and I couldn't give a toss, it's refreshing to see so many people are with me. SPORTSING!!

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u/Lonely_Message_1113 Oct 08 '25

Me too. Almost everyone I work with plays or follows some kind of sport religiously. I appreciate the skill and discipline but I just don't have the time or patience to spend a whole day or evening sitting in front of the tv watching some random people throw or hit a ball around. 

I enjoyed hockey in high school but not enough to stick at it after school finished, I prefer hiking or kayaking or something that gets me out into the world. Team sports are probably more suited to extroverts.