Kai Time on the Road (Series 10, Episode 13)

This 'best of' episode from the long-running, partly te reo food show revisits stories that presenter Peter Peeti has shot throughout the North Island. It‘s a celebration of food harvested from the land, rivers and sea — ranging from stingrays on the East Coast and the Tūhoe Wild Food Festival at Waimana, to goat hunting in Taranaki and fishing on Parengarenga Harbour, near the top of the island. Peeti’s kõrero with the people of the land is equally important, and his giggle is worthy of Billy T. The recipes include mussel fritters, baked hāpuku, venison casserole and curried snapper.

Ko te mea ki a mātou o kōnei, ina ka āta titiro ki tērā te 'wild food', hei aha tērā. Ko te kai Māori pea. Ko te kai i tupu tūturu i tana nohoanga ake. Kāore e kore ko te kai o te ngahere te mea tutahi.   Yep, 'bush tucker'. Well for us, from here, if you consider the notion of 'wild food' there's no point. It's perhaps just Māori food. Food that is grown at its own source. There's no doubt the food from the bush is number one. Yep, 'bush tucker'. 

– Tim Worrall on his view of 'wild food' and the importance of the food of his tribal Tūhoe home

Key Cast & Crew

Kereama Wright

Translator

Te Hamua Nikora

Translator

Reuben Collier

Producer, Kaitiaki Reo Māori

Jo Santamaria

Producer, Executive Producer

Chris Porthouse

Editor

Pete Peeti

Director, Presenter