Nick Zea-Smith has sent me this--the very latest in Kiwi sheep-shifters..."
Hi Brian, after seeing 
Nick continues: "Before you go scrabbling for news from Wolfsburg of VW entering the livestock transportation market with a newly developed vehicle, fear not. This photo was taken during the Christchurch Santa Parade last year, which is apparently a 'summer' tradition. Not sure whether this slightly extended VW Golf is used as rapid response livestock transporter, marketing tool for a local cab firm or was someone's idea of a laugh over a Speight or three, but it might spark some interest from your overseas readers. Best wishes Nick."

If Volkswagon means 'poeples car' in German,is this the Kiwi version?
Great photo Nick, maybe thats the way they do it in the South Island