The New Zealand Gardening Law Hoax is a long-standing satirical conspiracy theory popularized by the r/newzealand subreddit. Users maintain a deadpan facade, claiming that home gardening is strictly prohibited by the government and requires high-level permits to prevent 'underground vegetable trades.' The prank aims to confuse tourists and outsiders who stumble upon the sub, often resulting in elaborate stories about police raids over illegal zucchini patches. The meme serves as a unique form of national inside humor, mocking bureaucracy and testing the gullibility of those unfamiliar with the Kiwi sense of irony.