DIY which stands for Do It Yourself is another national craze. The Kiwi works the whole week, and when they have their free time they like to spend it fixing or improving their homes. Making picture frames, spice racks, cupboards, building a fence, shed etc…The Kiwis do a little bit of everything, especially when it saves them money. When they cant do something by themselves they call on the services of a “Handyman”. Like the hardware and garden shops, these handymen have most of their business on the weekends. Other Kiwis spend their weeks working on their cars, boats etc. The DIY is popular for the simple reason that they don’t have enough money to pay for the services of someone else, and even if they did what fun is there in that?