THIS is a knife!

"A would-be dairy robber in Orewa had a Crocodile Dundee moment last night when a dairy owner out-matched his carving knife with a machete..."

If you can't take a gun to a knife fight- take a very big piece of cutlery!

"...Taylor said police did not encourage shop retailers to take similar action of this kind as there is real prospect of someone being seriously injured..."

It would be SUCH a shame if the wanna-be gangsta got an impromptu lobotomy!

Although I would recommend a hatchet for such dense material...