mikeburns Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hi everyone thought I should introduce myself for my second thread. Im from Auckland, New Zealand in the south pacific. My hookah is a small nahkla branded (made in china methinks) thingthat I used for the first time last weekend, and it smoked really well (as far as I can tell anyways).I have three shishas with me that I got from Dubai Airport, Al Fahker two apples which I love, Al Waha africano Kiwifruit, which I thought was fairly bland and certainly didnt taste like my national fruit!, and a crazy Bahrainian strawberry flavoured shisha, which has lovely smoke but not as much flavour as I expected (still a goodie though).Is there anyone else here from New Zealand? Id love to hear your opinions of NZ hookah smoking and any recommended stores (both online and direct)that deal in hookah stuff (hookahs, shisha, funnels, bowls, hoses etc). Also it seems the only two brands I can get here readily are Al Waha and Al Nahkla. Al Waha I didnt think too much of (so far anyways) and haventtried Nahkla yet (will be doing that over the next month or so). Hopefully it is better than the Al Waha. Any recommendations on the Nahkla?Its a real shame I cant source Al Fakher cos that is my favourite smoke now after trying the yummy two apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeburns Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 whoops this should have gone in one of two other forums, mods feel free to move, i didnt look past this forum. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 it's ok. You can put a quick thing in the Location forum if you want but I'll leave this one where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueSmoker Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Welcome to the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 welcome! i have always wanted to travel to new zealand, certainly a beautiful country (and some amazing left points) hope you enjoy your and contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Welcome! And Nakhla is the Bomb!Very Few Nakhla Flavors I didn't like, Mixed Fruits being one of them.Check out the Review on Nakhla Flavorshttp://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=5176If you can grab Margarita, Chocomint, and Cinnamon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN_Clouds Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Welcome! I've spent a couple of months down on the South Island, right outside of christchurch. Absolutely stunning country.But I thought hookahs were banned in NZ? I tried to bring one there from turkey and they confiscated it. Aren't they classified as paraphenalia? (sp?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeburns Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 (edited) wow chocomint sounds awesome thanks for the recommendation Stuie! Especially as I like those strong flavours (like Af 2 apples), Ill def be hunting out some ofthat. Is Nahkla generally considered superior smoke to Al Waha?MN, yes hookahs are banned here for import it seems, my one I bought at Dubai airport was seized (but I did declare it to avoid the fine).But then you can go straight onto trademe (NZs version of ebay) and pick up an expensive syrian one there immediately, or any head shop/smoke shop sells them as wellas well as replacement parts. They are very expensive though (think $250 NZ plus) Turkish cafes also have them for usage and theres a guy in Tauranga trying to open a 24hour hookah bar... So yeah the law is a little vague. There doesnt seem to be anyone stocking KM or MZ brands anywhere though so may just have to settle for a hand madeSyrian when I get back home.Im keen to eventually buy a much nicer hookah (after I get back from a spell in Aus) but im a little worried about it getting picked up by customs... hence why im trying to find any fellow NZers who may have had some experience. Edited July 14, 2009 by mikeburns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaffaaf27 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 get a funnel bowl and pack nakhla into it, very tight, and youll be converted to only using nakhla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limelight Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Welcome! I am fairly new to the forum as well and live in the Washington DC area. I have vacationed up in the North Islands several times in recent years. Some time in Auckland, but most up in the Northland... Mangonui, Bay of Islands, etc... Absolutely wonderful part of the world and one of the few spots that I have been to that still appear untouched. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeburns Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 yeah I love the bay and Mongonui, best fish n chips in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moefasaaa Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 welcome man! I've been obsessed with New Zealand for a while now, really want to go there/move there...seems like such a chill country. Good to see hookah is alive there too haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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