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Food in 20th century New Zealand
The pavlova - that frothy, baked confection of egg whites and sugar - has long been seen as an icon of New Zealand cuisine; its place of origin has been debated with Australians for just as long in one of the many instances of trans-Tasman rivalry.
Seafood consumption - food in New Zealand
New Zealand is an island nation. Its inland and coastal waters support fish and shellfish in abundance.
Collecting seafood, Gisborne

Eating toheroa fritters

Eating kina (seafood)

Cooking on a hangi

American officer and Tainui kuia

An American officer and a Tainui kuia (elderly woman) share food from a hangi at Ngāruawāhia in February 1943.

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