A King’s Canoe

by | Mar 30, 2016 | Aotearoa, Cultures of Polynesia

Correcting a Maori waka taua photo caption  Several months ago a woman in New Zealand contacted the PCC to tell us we had mis-identified her great-grandfather in a picture caption of our 60-foot-long 40-man waka taua or war canoe that’s been permanently berthed in the...
New Zealand Fish n’ Chips

New Zealand Fish n’ Chips

by | Aug 3, 2015 | Aotearoa, Eat Polynesia!

According to  Teara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, “…the staple takeaway meal in New Zealand, fish and chips, has been popular for decades. The fish is usually elephant fish, blue warehou, red cod, or shark species. They are sold generically as ‘fish’...