Preparing a Feast

Tuahiwi, North Canterbury. Aug. 2009 Ajr

The cookhouse at North Canterbury's Tuahiwi Marae was a hive of activity on Saturday as the men prepared the kaimoana (seafood) for the big hangi I was writing about it for Ngai Tahu's TE KARAKA magazine. They made light work of the huge piles of koura (crafish) and green-lipped mussels - cooking, splitting, shelling - making them ready for the hangi table. A feast for sure! www.ngaitahu.iwi.nz