New photos have come to light of the American and Kiwi friends who built an island just to knock back a few cold ones on New Year's Eve.
The group made a "sand-sanctuary" to avoid a strict liquor ban in Coromandel. The group reportedly claimed they were "in international waters" and not subject to the ban.
Leon Hayward said three Americans had been in on the fun and it took them around six hours to build.
"We thought it would be a good laugh and the drinking ban would be a grey area if we were on our own island," he told Time.
Hayward said it was "pretty nuts" how much international attention the story had recieved.