Published in New Hampshire Bar News
By Simon C. Leeming,
Preti Flaherty
As New Zealand’s Honorary Consul to New England, I recently
hosted the seventh annual "Hangi," a gathering at my home for New Zealand
expatriates living in the States. Attendance at the Hangi has grown each year,
with close to 700 attending the seventh one. This year saw New Zealanders,
(often nicknamed Kiwis after New Zealand’s native flightless bird), come from
near and far (with 12 coming in specially from New Zealand) to enjoy the iconic
Kiwi event. The food is cooked in the ground, and those gathered for the Hangi
eat, drink and celebrate in a tradition that goes way back into the heritage of
New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people.
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