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Prince William will have to munch 'meal from hell' to please Maori chiefs
Britain News.Net
Sunday 10th January, 2010 (ANI)
London, January 10 : Prince William is set to put his taste buds to test when he shares a meal with the tattooed, warlike Maori chiefs during his royal visit to New Zealand and Australia.
The second in line to the British throne is scheduled to meet the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand who will greet the prince as their guest of honour with a traditional welcome ceremony later this month.
The 27-year-old will dine at a traditional Maori barbie or "hangi", where the food is cooked in a hole in the ground, and is expected to swallow every single mouthful or else risk offending his hosts, reports the Daily Star.
William is expected to be nibble on the Titi bird, the fatty chicks of the storm-petrel, raw seaweed, kina sea eggs and fiery pepper leaves.
He could also be asked to try chopped eels and the giant-sized hu-hu grub, served lightly grilled and said to taste of strong, chewy chicken.
A source close to the prince said: "During his military training, William had to try all sorts of food during his survival tests, so not much fazes him.
"If he can survive the NAAFI (the Forces canteen), he can survive anything. The trip is important to him because he's representing the Queen. But he wants to relax with people his own age as well while he's there."  Email this story to a friend
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TangataWhenua.com
01-10-10, 04:11 AM |
Prince William will have to munch 'meal from hell' to please Maori chiefs
Absolutely idiotic headline. Sort your selves out!
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Anonymous
01-10-10, 05:46 PM |
BOLLOCKS
How small minded people who write such crap never ceases to amaze. The food of the indigenous people of Aotearoa is exceptionally deliciously!!
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WhakaBlonde
01-10-10, 05:56 PM |
Colonised Crap
How dare these people be allowed to be paid for the poorest form of journalism — that of unresearched, untried and totally ignorant.
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Chucky
01-10-10, 06:03 PM |
The article is done in very poor taste with racist inferences
The Author and publishers of this article clearly display their ignorance of the subject and poor journalistic practice. The article is ignorant journalism at its best.
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OnePakeha
01-10-10, 06:14 PM |
APPALLING!
Sensationalised rubbish!
The hangi is much loved by both Maori and Pakeha people who are privaledge to partake.
With this kind of journalism it is no wonder that our ancesters chose to leave and stay for good!
Next time do more research.
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Educated
01-10-10, 06:18 PM |
You're kidding right?
My god, this story is so poorly researched and utterly biased that I’m surprised you didn’t wax lyrical about cannibalism. PULL YOUR HEADS IN! First of all, there are no modern day Maori Chiefs - though every tribe has high ranking elders, these elders are usually tattoo free and not at all warlike as that’s not their function. Also, considering plenty of British people will happily eat pig’s blood and tripe, I fail to see where you’re coming from in regards to Maori food. Particularly since a hangi is composed mostly of pork, chicken and watercress -
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poddy
01-10-10, 06:26 PM |
Scandalous
So a Maori hangi is a 'meal from hell'. This is written for an international audience on the net and represents the worst kind of colonialist racism imaginable. I am a pakeha and have enjoyed many a succulent and tasty hangi. The implication that it is the Devil’s food is insulting in the extreme. This is the sort of attitude that fuels Hone Harawira and I would have to agree that this article has been written by some motherf***er.
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Bernie
01-10-10, 06:29 PM |
How the media works
I used to be a reporter. This style of comment is what’s called shooting fish in a barrel. The reporter was taking a cheap shot at Aotearoa/New Zealand, by googling Maori food and inventing the rest. Easy to do, no interviews necessary, the reporter has fun doing it, brings a smile to ignorant readers, no offence intended. If you were to write a diatribe on horrible British food, he’d just laugh and find that funny. I wouldn’t give it the time of day.
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WahineMÄori
01-10-10, 06:36 PM |
UNEDUCATED IDIOTS
To think that the British people read this rubbish is both embarassing to them and their Treaty partner...thats right BRITISHNEWS.NET. Yes, remember that...the Treaty of Waitangi? the founding document of New Zealand?...we know more than enough about the Britz as it has been forced upon us for centuries, being treaty partners and all...yet the other treaty partner knows NOTHING about the unique culture that is MÄori. Shame on you Britishnews.net!!!
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Bernie
01-10-10, 06:55 PM |
What have the British ever done for us ...
Um, modern medicine and dentistry, roads and transport, law and order, international trade and economic growth, education, edible plants and animals, democracy, human rights, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech ... I think we can allow our British friends a little joke. (Like many New Zealanders, I am not of British or Maori descent.)
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OnePakeha
01-10-10, 07:09 PM |
What have the British ever done for us ...
...smallpox, influenza, chickenpox, whining, hagas, Westminister, Coronation Street... oh and those beautiful beads...the mind boggles
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Chunkee
01-11-10, 09:10 PM |
The
Amongst my many friends, I have a friend that is of British decent and her whole family call the UK,
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