Kiwi Fishing

[Chris Lawrence]

On a tour of NZ, the Pope took a couple of days off to visit the

ocean, for some sightseeing.

He was cruising along the beach at Whangarei Heads in his car

when there was a frantic commotion just off the shore.

A helpless man wearing a green and gold Aussie rugby jersey

and hat was struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws

of a 5-metre shark.

As the Pope watched, horrified, a Waka came cruzin up with two

men wearing All Black jerseys.

Kora quickly threw a harpoon into the shark`s side.

Hohepa reached out and pulled the mauled, bleeding and

semi-conscious Aussie from the water. Then, using long clubs,

Kora and Hohepa killed the shark and hauled it into the boat.

Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to the beach. "I

give you my blessing for your brave actions," he told them.

"I heard that there was some bitter hatred between NZ and

Australia, but now I have seen with my own eyes that is not true."

As the Pope drove off, Kora asked Hohepa "Who the hel_l was that, bro?"

"That was the Pope mate," Hohepa replied. "He's in direct

contact with God bro, and has access to all of God's wisdom."

"Well," Kora said "he may have access to God's wisdom but he

don't know Jack Shit about shark fishing......... is the

bait holding up okay or do we need to get another Aussie?"