My daughter needs some info on NZ

[sheya joie]

I wasn't sure where to post this.

My daughter is doing a school report on New Zealand, and needs some information that she's been having trouble finding.

She needs a recipe of native New Zealandish (sp?) food, and also at least two words in the native language, with pronunciation and meaning. (I'm assuming this means the language of the original islanders, as opposed to the European languages also spoken there.)

If anyone could give her some help on this, I'd appreciate it.

[Natt]

Love in Maori is aroha

pronounced a-row(as in row the boat) ha

food in Maori is kai

pronouced the same as eye with a k in front

others can be found on

http://www.learningmedia.co.nz/nz/online/ngata/

Native nz food

Paua Fritter Recipe

Prepare 1 chopped onion and 6 pauas (without shells) by cutting into

manageable cubes and mincing (preferably through an old fashioned mincer)

To a mixing bowl: add to 1 cup of flour 1 teaspoon of baking powder

teaspoon of salt and 1 egg

Mix in the minced Paua and onion, as well as some finely chopped parsley,

then add cup of milk or more to make a fritter mix (not to stiff).

Fry in oil at a low temperature and serve.

Hope this helps

[sheya joie]

Thanks for your reply. I showed it to her, and she asked if there's a recipe that doesn't involve paua, since we can't get it here in south Texas. Maybe something veggie? She needs to actually fix the dish if possible and bring it to school.

[eric]

Thanks for your reply. I showed it to her, and she asked if there's a recipe that doesn't involve paua, since we can't get it here in south Texas. Maybe something veggie? She needs to actually fix the dish if possible and bring it to school.

Paua is practiclly the same as abilone., with a different name.

[Natt]

Hi Sheya

Here is another recipe for maori bread using potatoes. It is traditionally made using a Maori purple potato. You can use another type of potato.

Rewena pararoa

Ingredients for Rewena:

[sheya joie]

Hi Sheya

Here is another recipe for maori bread using potatoes. It is traditionally made using a Maori purple potato. You can use another type of potato.

Rewena pararoa

Ingredients for Rewena:

[elkieDannsa' Air An Drochaid]

NZ is the 'Land of the Long White Cloud'.

The first indigenous peoples were taken over by Maori; now it is the Maori.

Both Maori and English is spoken in NZ.

My hubby likes tea time a few times a day when he was living there. Try to some here , too.

They have the silver fern logo.

The All Blacks are their Rugby team. They are world champions and very important to people in NZ.

NZ is British Colony. However , with the Highland Clearances of Scotland, there are alot of Scottish settlement there. Especially you see Scottish influence in Dunedin.

Also, in Dunedin, the small penquins share the sidewalk with the people walking along their merry way, they dont like to be bothered either. People did make crate homes in te cliffs for them to secure them a home.

There are no preditor animals in NZ.

They ahve some of the best water in the world, Water is free to the people there. (So is trash collections)

NZ is anti nuclear. Also will not accept modified foods from anyone.

Hubby says 100 mph winds are something he accustomed to.

Heating can be costly and difficult. Some homes have fireplace centrally located. But, wood is expensive.

More sheep than people there.

Their sheep are the best and are very soft fur. Our (USA) more recent increase w/tariffs on export/import for NZ has made it difficult for them and seems unfair. Many sheep farmers are not happy about that with good reason.

They have some of the most beautiful singing birds in al the world and forests, too.

I love the people of NZ, may God bless!

I LOVE NZ

Blessings,

elkie

[sheya joie]

NZ is the 'Land of the Long White Cloud'.

The first indigenous peoples were taken over by Maori; now it is the Maori.

Both Maori and English is spoken in NZ.

My hubby likes tea time a few times a day when he was living there. Try to some here , too.

They have the silver fern logo.

The All Blacks are their Rugby team. They are world champions and very important to people in NZ.

NZ is British Colony. However , with the Highland Clearances of Scotland, there are alot of Scottish settlement there. Especially you see Scottish influence in Dunedin.

Also, in Dunedin, the small penquins share the sidewalk with the people walking along their merry way, they dont like to be bothered either. People did make crate homes in te cliffs for them to secure them a home.

There are no preditor animals in NZ.

They ahve some of the best water in the world, Water is free to the people there. (So is trash collections)

NZ is anti nuclear. Also will not accept modified foods from anyone.

Hubby says 100 mph winds are something he accustomed to.

Heating can be costly and difficult. Some homes have fireplace centrally located. But, wood is expensive.

More sheep than people there.

Their sheep are the best and are very soft fur. Our (USA) more recent increase w/tariffs on export/import for NZ has made it difficult for them and seems unfair. Many sheep farmers are not happy about that with good reason.

They have some of the most beautiful singing birds in al the world and forests, too.

I LOVE NZ

Blessings,

elkie

Thanks so much, elkie. Are you both Kiwis? I know you're in the USA now.

[elkieDannsa' Air An Drochaid]

PS In NZ what in USA calls 'cookies' they call 'bickies' or 'biscuits'.

While we seem to love them soft. My hubby says in NZ they love them hard.

The hood of the car is called the bonnet, the trunk the boot.

I know my hubby ate realy good. He liked pumpkins, they are not like USA big orange pumpkins, but smallish green ones and white pumpkins. potatoes and meat ,basics.

Might google for recipes so many good ones on there!!

Blessings!

elkie

PS (Hope you daughter checks out their rainforests!!! BEAUTIFUL)

Found this recipe, will try it, too.

http://www.rainforestwebs.com/recipes/kiwibiscuits.html

Kiwi Biscuits

Here is our favorite new cookie recipe from New Zealand. These cookies are light and reminiscent of shortbread

[Southerner]

Hi sheya

some Maori words to choose from

Kai Food

Waka Canoe

Wai Water

Wahine Woman

Mere Club

okay some prononciations in Maori. Place names are best

Whangarei pronounced Fan ga ray the wh is pronounced F

waikareimoana pronounced wai carry mo anah

Rotorua pronounced Ro to ruah

Waitakere pronounced wai takery

Kaitia pronounced Kii tiia

here are some indigenous animals with there Maori names

Kiwi flightless bird and is nocturnal

Tui Blackbird with white tufts under its throat

Huia Bird that the Maori used its tailfeathers for Decoration extinct

Moa large flightless bird like an emu extinct

Kea Mountain parrot wrecks cars

Tuatara Lizard has not changed for millions of years and is a living fossil