Simply Takeaways is a fish and chips shop at 60 Upper Plain Road, Masterton, and holds a solid 4.5 rating on Google. A good chippy lives and dies by the fryer: fish cooked to order in batter that sets crisp rather than sodden, and chips thick enough to stay fluffy inside without turning greasy. The fish on offer around New Zealand shifts with the catch — hoki, tarakihi, gurnard and lemonfish are the usual suspects — so it pays to ask what came in fresh rather than defaulting to the same order every time. Timing matters too: fish and chips eaten ten minutes after wrapping are a shadow of the meal, so locals eat theirs hot off the counter, often straight from the paper on a nearby bench. For Masterton folk after the classic kiwi takeaway dinner, this well-rated spot on Upper Plain Road fits the bill.