By Vanessa Pratley
Former Investigative Journalist | Kaipūrongo Whakatewhatewha
This article appeared in the spring 2026 issue of Consumer magazine.
If you’ve travelled overseas, or perhaps visited an eccentric friend’s house, you might have encountered one. A funky little sprayer hooked on the wall, a fancy toilet seat with an array of buttons on the side, or even a standalone tub next to the loo with its own taps.
These are bidets, contraptions that use a stream of water to help you get clean after using the toilet.
Commonplace in countries around Europe and Asia, bidets are increasingly popular in Aotearoa New Zealand. You can buy a range of models off the shelf and even retrofit your existing toilet. But do you need one? And how do you know which one to buy?
Types of bidets
Common bidet questions
Installing a bidet
How to use a bidet
Bry’s bidet buy
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