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This is Justin Brown's search to find 'the real New Zealand' - the place where number 8 fencing wire fixes everything and sheep run amok. He puts some of our most popular myths through a 21st-century reality check with more than a dash of humour.

A blokes' weekend away. Yarns, jokes, good-humoured sledging, clowning around...the usual guy-time thing, right? But for these five Kiwi chaps - a high country farmer, a radio DJ, a businessman, a photographer and a shoe-string traveller called Blanket Boy- it gets a bit more complicated when it's decided...they're going to India, with a bat and a ball and a quest to play cricket wherever they can...

A new book from the author of UK On A G-String. This time Justin Brown set himself another task, to travel around small towns of America in a month and play golf with someone who appeared on the front page of the local daily paper.

Do you speak Nu Zild? Over 150 years we have developed our own unique take on the English language. And it's not just about fush and chups. Rather it's about the often hilarious and sometime downright baffling New Zealandisms we use in all sorts of situations, and for all types of pastimes and passions.

The game of cricket was invented by the Brits, perfected by the West Indians and Australians, and to this day - and no doubt forever more - will continue to utterly baffle the everyday Yank. To say it is a strange sport is an understatement of Viv Richard's sized proportions. What other game would have you wearing the same colour as your opposition?

Meet the world's first - and worst - door-to-door busker! Overcome with patriotic fervour, New Zealander Justin Brown bets an Australian mate that the All Blacks will thrash the Wallabies in an up-coming match. They don't. Forced to re-enact the most embarrassing thing he's ever done, Justin must door-to-door busk his way around England until he earns enough money for his airfare home.

Kids love eating fries and mashed potatoes - even when it hurts the feelings of the vegetables left in the back of the fridge! In this humorous childrens book, Bruce the Brussels Sprout, Bella Broccoli, Oscar Onion, Leo the Leek along with baby Kenny the Carrot just want to be liked as much as the cool Potatoes. "The potatoes were very popular - they had motorbikes, girlfriends and played in a band."

You can order this title directly from me for $15NZ (including postage.) If you want it signed, cool. Just email me.

Ever been at a rugby match and not known what to yell out when? Here's the answer to your prayers: RUGBY SPEAK. A book you can pop in your pocket along with your hip flask and pull out should you feel the need to yell out appropriate abuse from the terraces. There aren't many rules when it comes to grammatically correct rugby terms but the following are paramount if you intend to sound at least a tad informed.

Another title you can order directly from me for $15NZ (including postage.) If you want it signed, cool. Just email me.