Foot pedal to flush toilet cistern

[Harry Bloomfield]

Or the same clutch pedal mechanism, but hydraulic.

[Steve Firth]

And to think that the Strines call the Kiwis uncivilised hicks[1].

[1] If they are feeling polite that is.

[Appin]

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The country ones are the equal of a guy any day and can go from a standing position without any problem.

[Tommy]

They sound kinda like big ass lil and yukon peteI

[Matty F]

Those ideas would be better engineering, but it needs to be something really simple to fix without any tools by an average person, e.g. like a cord through pulleys. In the past, going without a flush for a month leaves the toilet rather messy!

Here's a picture of the toilet building, which is not typical of toilets in NZ but I've seen similar in mountainous areas, which this is.