Today I bought the makings for a bbq at jeremy's bach in Piha where we are living, I wanted a cheap and simple charcoal bbq so I found a charcoal chimney - an essential element to a usable bbq - and as he has electric cooking i needed a gas stove to light the charcoal in the chimney, i settled on the most cost effective solution - a little butane camping stove, and then a small kettle barby and a big bag of charcoal.
The whole setup cost about $130 which is pretty good I reckon - photos to follow, when its up and running!