With working loos in short supply, and reports of portaloo thefts following the 6.3-magnitude earthquake, hundreds of families have taken to their backyard with a shovel to craft makeshift toilets.
The fruits of their labour are being showcased on a website where people can vote on their favourite designer dunny, or 'long drop' as Kiwis fondly call it.
The website has been inundated with hits as quake-stricken residents who've now gone for two weeks without an operational sewerage system upload their masterpieces.

