Kiwis on their worst dates ever: Foot fetishes, house arrests and vomit
From waters breaking to barefoot serenades, Kiwi singletons reveal to Jenni Mortimer their dates gone wrong
Dating in New Zealand can, at times, feel utterly hopeless. If they aren't a walking red flag and didn't date one of your friends, then chances are, in little old Aotearoa, you're related to
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