Twitter user Grace picked up on the overwhelmingly negative response to Waititi's hosting job, sarcastically tweeting: "From what I gather, Taika did a superb job last night and you all can't wait to have him back next year."
Some questioned whether Waititi was following a script, but despite an array of odd anecdotes - including one about Teuila Blakely giving him a poo wrapped in a banana leaf for his birthday - he did manage a few successful one-liners.
"It's New Zealand - if you win, we hate you," he joked at the start of the night.
And perhaps he really was ad-libbing the whole night. "I'm not reading off this piece of paper at all, I just really like it," he said at one point, staring at a cue card.
Opera trio Sol3 Mio were the surprise hit of the night, charming audiences with their light hearted banter when accepting their award for highest-selling album and when presenting an award later in the evening.
Some suggested they might be a better bet for host of next year's event.
- nzherald.co.nz
