Nick grabbed her out of harm’s way with seconds to spare, but that act of heroism wasn’t enough to forgive his previous transgressions – or save Nick’s Licks from the bottom spot of this ranking. “Our country didn’t get where it is today by tampering with dairy products,” Wave told Nick, to which he responded, “You wanna bet?” In 1995, Fonterra was still a twinkle in the collective eye of a handful of dairy co-operatives, but if that’s not a subversive dig at Big Milk by a prescient scriptwriter then I don’t know what is.Īnyway, the brakes on the truck failed and it rolled down the hill, careering towards the poor birthday girl whose sloppy excuse for an ice cream had slid off its cone and onto the ground as she crossed the road. Much to Waverley’s disgust, one day he served up a sloppy excuse for a cone-based treat to a young customer on her birthday.
The name wasn’t the only dodgy thing about it – Nick was watering down the soft serve to make it go further. ‘Our country didn’t get where it is today by tampering with dairy products’ The year before that, he tried his hand at the Mr Whippy business, launching an ice cream truck named Nick’s Licks. Nick’s Licks (1995)īack in the 1990s, loveable drongo Nick Harrison always had some dodgy money-making scheme or other on the go – he even got busted for one by Fair Go’s Kevin Milne in a crossover episode in 1996. But which Ferndale food joint is the best of them all? Here’s our verdict, ranked from avoid-at-all-costs to book-a-table-immediately. Shortland Street, on the other hand, has had almost too many locals to count. Ĭoro has Rovers Return, Friends has Central Perk, Cheers has, well, Cheers.
To celebrate Shortland Street’s 30th birthday, we’ re dedicating a whole week to the good (and not-so-good) people of Ferndale.