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Labour Weekend in the sunshine

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We had the most beautiful weather ever for Labour Weekend. The best weather that I can remember – blue skies and hot sun. Our friend Elijah invited us to his 30th birthday celebration at his fiancee Kristie’s family spot in Tairua. We drove down on Saturday around noon, partied it up on Saturday night, had a little bit of sleep and managed to do touristy, summertime activities on Sunday before we drove back to Auckland. Caught up with old friends, found new friends. Climbed the peak at Tairua and witness the amazing views as well as being fairly close to the stunt planes showing off in the area. Went for the first swim of the summer – in the river rather than the beach. I loved it, even if it was a little cold. Sunday night at home was a complete write off but Monday was spent eating with friends. We had the summer’s first BBQ at home — what a great way to end the long weekend. Here are a few pics from the …

Kai to Pie and World on your Plate: Maori

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Kai to Pie “Kai to Pie — Pie to Chai — Nosh to Posh. Whatever way you slice it, Auckland’s stories can be told through food: from the extraordinary wealth of people and cultures, to its fertile abundance of land, sun and sea, come up to the Museum for a serving of Auckland on your plate.” If you haven’t already been, check out the Kai to Pie exhibition at the Auckland Museum. There’s still 3 weeks until it ends and it’s free to all Aucklanders. 12 June – 25 October 2010 Special Exhibitions Hall Auckland Museum Free entry Here are some of my photos from the exhibition. World On Your Plate: Maori Running in conjunction with this exhibition is World On Your Plate – Saturday demonstrations of cuisine from around the world. I attended the Maori food demonstration by Charles Royal and his family in July. Charles is “a fierce advocate of sustainable local cuisine, indigenous produce”. Sadly, Maori dishes and native ingredients don’t feature in the day to day cuisine of the majority of New Zealanders. …