Karen Roche - Winner !
And thats a wrap!
Hey, thanks so much for a great competition. It has been a lot of fun. Since there are so many amazing pages, I am sure the top 100 will be well deserved. Happy Birthday to Marmite ~ 100 years in New Zealand xxxx
These crazy kiwis take their marite everywhere...
... even the bath!? :o) Thanks Miriam and Dave for your photos.. Love you heaps! xxx
You can take the stuff anywhere ....
Clogs, ya gotta love em...
The worlds best spread and worlds best cheese!
Its a winning combo :o)
Bloopers 2
Camerman gets the giggles...
31 October 10 at 3:20am
Hi Karen,Brilliant Bloopers!!! We have really enjoyed the competition and we have met so many lovely Kiwis via MARMITE.It sure knows how to look after us all in every way.It has been so lovely to have your votes and support Karen from yourself and your supportersfor my wee man and I.I really hope to meet you in the sky or somewhere between Europe and Auckland Airport!! Wishing you all the very best for the future to you and yours Karen and with my last vote #93,Thank you so much again.xoxoxo
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31 October 10 at 3:35am
Hey Mary, I totally agree... it has been so much fun :o) I hope to meet you too, hopefully on the way back to New Zealand :o) All the very best for the competition Karen xxxxx
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Bloopers 1
Johan struggles to work the video.. He was too tall to see the red dot to indicate when the video was on.. so we recorded everything *but* the message for the first 10 goes :o) This was "non" recording.. we had no idea we were recording...
31 October 10 at 7:46am
He was right btw.. we really were sinking.. Under the grass it was watery mud! :o)
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31 October 10 at 10:36pm
Mum said she hasn't laughed to hard in ages watching this ~ that alone is worth enough to me :o)
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There's something for everyone!
Check out Shelly and Elliots page for a man who loves Guinness and Marmite...
30 October 10 at 11:49pm
Hi Karen, what an inspiration. This is the perfect combination of yeast products and I love Guinness almost as much as marmite. I'm going to send you a picture of my eating my breakfast of marmite on Vogels to make you jealous. Good luck and I hope you get to NZ
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31 October 10 at 1:54am
It is indeed! I think its a better combo than the champagne - marmite spread actually.. not that I have had the pleasure of trying either :o)
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Dad In Holland during his OE
This is Dad in Volendam also... Mum and Dad hunted for thier respective photos after I showed them my Volendam photo :o)
30 October 10 at 9:44am
Hey Karen Here is a vote for you today. Good luck!
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30 October 10 at 5:56pm
Hey Mum, Thanks! Thats a great idea.. especially the old Dutch cheese... YUM! xxxxx
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30 October 10 at 6:00pm
Hey James, vote 187 for you! All the best in the competition :o)
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My Mummy on her big OE..
Before she met my Daddy... I dont think it was long before they met each other My parents aren't Dutch at all... She is on the far left
Reasons why I want to go home for Christmas
1) Be with my family
2) See my wonderful old friends
3) Enjoy the beautiful natural surrounds.. NZ bush and sea..
4) Enjoy Bay of Plenty fresh fruit straight from my parents garden.. The Bay of Plenty grows almost everything under the sun! :o)
5) Escape the cold dark Euopean winter..
6) Enjoy the company of other kiwis, such a wonderful friendly bunch of people..
7) Go hiking through the bush, and be at one in those stunning surrounds
8) Go swimming in actual *waves* :o)
9) Eat some good old kiwi food.. Pav, Pipis and tuatuas straight from the sea.. BBQ's, and great New Zealand confectionary..
10) Be with my parents.
Stunning New Zealand
One of the many beautiful places I visited when I was last home... Luna scape - Wai-o-ta-pu
30 October 10 at 7:16am
Hey, Thanks Miriam.. :o) Your not wrong there! :o) xxxx
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30 October 10 at 7:22am
# 84 super page Karen ... love it !.. from a Leah Swan supporter. All the best in getting to see Kiwi soil soon.
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30 October 10 at 7:55am
Thanks heaps Floss, I'm gonna give Leah another vote for that :o) xxx
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Marmite ~ a fav among the hobbits
Can't get enough of the stuff!
30 October 10 at 7:12am
I WOULDN'T LIKE TO RUN INTO THEM IN A DARK ALLEY!!!!!
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30 October 10 at 8:06am
Hey Erin! No, I agree.. they look a little too merry on their marmite :o)
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Take me back to paradise city where the people are short and their feet are hairy...
Take.. meee... homeee....
Bring me back home to the land of the hobbits!!!
Marmite tip #1 : Gives hairs on your feet :o)
Dressed as a cloggie with marmite :o)
Lekker! (yummy in Dutch)
29 October 10 at 6:18am
Hey, thanks Len! I went to add a vote to Renae Brunton, but there is two.. which entry number is she?
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30 October 10 at 8:04am
Nope, this is a place in Volendam.. :o) You get all dressed up in the Dutch gear and they take pictures.. I'll show pictures of when my parents were overseas.. they met on their respective OE's when the lived in the UK (actually they met in Switerland on a tiki tour). The photos were taken before they met! :o)
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Me and My Mate!
Me and my mate Perky.. Would love to see her at Christmas time :o))
Mmmmm.... Dat is het, Whakatane heeft meer Mmmmmm
Warm sunshine, Otawaiwere Bay, Whakatane
And now for what Home is like..
Warmth, Sunshine, Family, Great old Friends...
Dutch house in the Winter
Brrrr....
Koppelpoort last winter..
There was snow all last winter.. I have to say I *loved* snow until last winter..
Another day in the Grey.. :o)
Amersfoort bridge
More grey bikes in Amersfoort..
Grey bikes, by Amersfoort station
Red Lights On Bikes
Grey photo of bikes in Amersfoort
28 October 10 at 9:12am
nice photo love dutch bikes- good luck with competition!
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Koppelpoort on a stormy night
The Koppelpoort is next to where we live.. It is an old weighing tower that stopped the boats in medieval times to weigh for taxes. It is getting darker and darker every day.. This was a dark stormy night..
Marmite at Oktoberfest is the way to go..
While others were getting silly and drunk, I stayed sober with my marmite, not at all like a skunk.. :o)
28 October 10 at 7:33am
Hi Karen,here is vote #60 for you today.Great pics! Mary's hubby.
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28 October 10 at 7:50am
Hey Roy, thanks for that!! Every vote counts at this fragile stage :o) #917 from :o)
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Tiki loves marmite too :o)
Yeay! We all love marmite...
Love is..
.. enjoying your marmite together :o)
27 October 10 at 9:14am
hey love the topp twins post!!!! very good another vote from us!!! xxxx
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30 October 10 at 6:02pm
Hey guys! Cheers for that :o) I'll send another vote your fullas way :o) xxx
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We're not along guys.. even the topp twins love Marmite
Donning herself in green "I love Marmite" cardie
27 October 10 at 7:06am
Another vote # 48 for you from the Leah team .. what a find this photo is! I love it.
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31 October 10 at 3:42am
Thanks Jim, I will be sending another vote to Leah for you :o) Karen
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This is where I wanna be...
I can't afford to come home at Xmas, this was in Feb years ago... With my Mum down the heads in Whakatane..
27 October 10 at 10:34am
Voting for a Christmas in NZ, but you'd better come back! ;)
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27 October 10 at 10:05pm
Hey Thanks Jen!! :o) Really appreciated.. You know there is a mars bar competition at the moment to get back to Australia... :o) You could try wrangle your way back gratis also... :o)
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Even the good night kiwi looks forward to a bit of marmite at the end of the day :o)
Yum :o))
Saturday night..
.. Looking forward to getting home to a bit of marmite.. :o)
27 October 10 at 5:08am
Hi Karen,hope you get back to Whakatane for a fantastic Marmity Christmas!!I hope to get to see my little Grandson in Auckland!Here is my vote for today,#45.xo
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27 October 10 at 5:16am
Hey Mary, Thanks :o) Just gave you a vote :o) xxx
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I love my marmite! :o)
Hmmmm....
27 October 10 at 4:16am
If only I really could get my hands on one of those....
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Looks nice, but its blimming cold!
Last weekend in Amsterdam heading home on my way back to Amersfoort
27 October 10 at 3:45am
I have been sitting at my desk all day today in my jacket and scalf.
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Take me home to where the weather is warmer...
As each day passes it is getting darker and colder..
27 October 10 at 5:19am
From igoogle.. My parents don't know this but I am always watching what the weather is like back home where they are in Whakatane..
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Will I have my first Xmas at home since being away 7 years?
Please get me home for Xmas...
In the 7 years I have been away, I haven't been home for Christmas once as Xmas is the most expensive time of year.. The first year I was away and I called my parents they sounded so lonely... It broke my heart.. Please get me home for Xmas
27 October 10 at 4:26am
Here is my vote! I was born in Whakatane, on my last trip home my Mum took me back there, it is so beautiful, hope you make it home for Xmas this year!
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27 October 10 at 5:17am
Hey Karen! Thanks :o) It is beautiful. Home feels sooo far away.. I'll give you my vote :o) xxx
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I <3 my marmite
Since the 1950's and beyond :o))
What they do to KIWIS in the Netherlands!
Cannibalism in Amersfoort market
25 October 10 at 9:46am
This was funny to make with everyone watching us, and Johan hates kiwi fruit!! :o) (Arrgghhh, hate seeing myself in video..)
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25 October 10 at 9:51am
I seem to have lost Shelley and scott Elliot's comment! Thanks guys, all the best getting back to Papamoa, I'll give you fullas a vote today :o)
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Marmite heeft meer hmmm (take II)
Eat your heart out moccona.. :o)
21 September 10 at 5:35am
God it kills me watching this.. the lengths I will go to to win a free flight home :o)
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23 October 10 at 10:46am
Vote 39 from a Matthew Bazsika supporter. Great page and best of luck!!!!!
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25 October 10 at 9:44am
Great, thanks Shane!! All the best for your mate Matthew also! :o)
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Marmite heeft meer mmmmm...
Me a sell out? never!
Dad making us strong kiwi kids with his infamous marmite drinks
Mix a spoon full marmite into a cup of hot water. He swears by it! :o)
25 September 10 at 11:12am
It's been years since our girl took flight, We'd love her home now , With the help of marmite. She's seen the world , Had lots of fun. It's time she was back to see her Dad and Mum
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26 September 10 at 2:32pm
It's been so long since we saw our girl. Marmite will make her hair curl.
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Bring home this homesick kiwi!!!!
Hey all,
A friend from New Zealand told me about these marmite festivities after me telling her how home sick I was - even my new kiwi passport made me super home sick..
I swear they design them to make kiwi's home sick and try and get us all to come home?
Have you seen them?? They look awesome (o for awesome).
Makes me proud to be a kiwi :o))
17 September 10 at 7:59pm
COME ON SANITARIUM BRING THIS KIWI GIRL HOME!!! I'M MIGHTILY IMPRESSED THAT SHE WAS EATING MARMITE ON TOAST ON HER ENTRY VIDEO:)
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29 October 10 at 9:36am
Photos of Amersfoort taken myself : http://www.flickrriver.com/photos/karenalex/sets/72157600277037744/
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30 October 10 at 10:36pm
vote number 90! here's hoping you get to go home for Christmas, but you are coming back right?! ;)
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31 October 10 at 1:53am
YeaY Lydia!! :o) Thank you so much! Yip, I would be coming back :o)))
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109 votes
Judging
Sure, you may have 100,000 facebook friends to vote for you but it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re on the plane. It’s a quality, then quantity rule round here. We’ll be making our decision based on originality and creativity, how well your entry fits with the values of the Marmite brand, then popularity.
31 October 10 at 8:55am
This has been a wonderful competition MARMITE. We've had lots of fun with it and lots of laughs. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARMITE. We all love our MARMITE. Karen's Mum
Report this comment31 October 10 at 10:05pm
loving the video!!
Report this comment31 October 10 at 10:25pm
Lol, nothing like making a total dork of yourself in order to win a free flight! :o)
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