Aotea Takeaways is a fish and chip shop on Aotea Crescent in Tokoroa, South Waikato, holding a 4.4 rating on Google. The mark of good fish and chips is frying to order: the batter should shatter when you bite it, with the fish steaming inside. Chips matter just as much — thick-cut, well-drained and salted at the last moment. Regulars time their visit for the dinner rush, when the fryers are running hot and nothing sits waiting under a heat lamp. It is worth asking what fish is on that day, as the better shops switch between varieties rather than serving the same frozen fillet all year. And eat it soon — fish and chips travels badly, and the best bites come within minutes of the paper wrapping. For Tokoroa locals, a well-rated fish and chip shop on Aotea Crescent means a proper feed is never far from home.