As a Maori myself, thank you for showcasing my culture and our food.

Kia ora, Mike! Indigenous born and breed here in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Me and my partner have been watching you for 5+ years! And I’ve always wondered when you’d make the trip here 🥹 I always thought that the food here will be more unique and little better than your average 😉 hehe but I’m in such awe, we are huge fans and welcome you to our beautiful land, we hope you enjoyed your stay 🫶🏽🫶🏽

I love it when communities work hard to preserve their culture.

@samwaldorf8777

13 күн бұрын

huh? european, asian and indian culture? none of that food was "traditional maori food". lechon?(spanish brought it to the philipines, who brought it there). scotch eggs are scottish. duck confit is french. tandori chicken is indian. new zealand didnt even have ducks until between 1870 and 1930. they didnt have ducks, chickens, pigs, cows or sheep/lamb before europeans brought it. thats just the beginning. they ate rats, wild dogs, fish and each other before that.

@SuperRjBrown

12 күн бұрын

​@@samwaldorf8777 Huh? Did the words on your device not speak loud enough? You missed the part in the video where the food was purposely infused with international styles, you also missed the part where the culture was preserved in the Pā, you also missed the part where cultural performances was performed. Next time try and make a valid point with a better example.

@haynepapi

9 күн бұрын

@@samwaldorf8777we get it, you blow a gasket at the idea of Māori receiving compliments.

@samwaldorf8777

8 күн бұрын

@@haynepapi no, i just prefer truth. they dont have "traditional food" they eat western food mostly. but hey, if it makes you feel any better you can say they invented the airplane while youre at it.

@haynepapi

8 күн бұрын

@@samwaldorf8777 the comment you responded to specifically referenced cultural preservation, not food.

Yay I am so proud you enjoyed the sharing of our kapa haka, culture and language! So glad you enjoyed the hāngi all the fusion involved is yummy and so crazy it works so well! And all the snacks at TE PA TU is another element of our beautiful culture! Those performers are my family also, so proud of them all sharing our culture with great gusto! ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉

So proud to be a kiwi! Always welcome back Mikey! Hit me up next time, and I’ll show you the greatest eats of New Zealand ❤

@adjusted-bunny

14 күн бұрын

I will do that. Sometimes I am using my adjusted-bunny pseudonym but it's me.

@josephpaoo4889

13 күн бұрын

Hard !!

@piez2422

10 күн бұрын

​@@adjusted-bunny 😂😂😂😂

@rotalunatik

10 күн бұрын

Yeah brother Kai here is top tier!!

Am so proud to be Maori! Thank you for kindness, respect & wonderful video!!!❤

Part of me wishes he went to a backyard hangi for a true experience with the NZ people. I get being on a time crunch it's nearly impossible tho. Either way the food looked mint 😁 Cheers from Aus and hope you enjoyed the stay with our mates across the pond!!

@lulububs

9 күн бұрын

100% agree. Best hungi I have ever had was home jobs. Don't get the same flavor in modern mass produced hungi.

@badtiger7471

9 күн бұрын

Rereke nei 😂

Tu meke e tama Kia Ora ki Aotearoa 🇳🇿 I’m buzzing out knowing you made it to my backyard Ka mau te wehi Hope you enjoyed your time here hoki mai koe ano 😛😉🤗

New Zealand is at the very top of my bucket list. Someday I will make it there.

This sure shows hāngi & other aspects of Māori cultures in a new light, especially since you highlighted that there actually multiple tribes of them in a way akin to a cultural rainshade/umbrella. The native herbs & spices sure help matters as well & are the kinds of things one would wish could get more representation

I used to play Rugby in Australia back in the 90s. It's a sport with a huge representation of Pacific Islanders. One day, some of them put on a Hangi just by digging a hole on the sidelines next to the field. It was delicious but the ground was owned by the government, not the club. If anyone in authority knew about it, they would have gone nuts.

@carolynandrews8474

14 күн бұрын

Sounds like great fun

This was one of my favorite parts of my trip there! Maori culture & the food! During dinner everyone was saying what cool places their from and I said Florida! 😂

Kia Ora Mike! Seeing you finally come to New Zealand after watching your content for years on this Channel and your other Channel, I was so Happy. I hope you come back and explore New Zealand a bit more for what it has to offer. I've always watched you while I eat which inspires me to go out and explore more adventurous cuisines to try out. I hope to try a lot of the places you have been to on your travels. Thanks for coming and exploring our Culture here in New Zealand

Proud to be a kiwi! Awesome to see people embrace and learn more about Māori!🎉🎉❤

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode of your trip in nz ❤️ Loved every bit of it 😊 Thank you so much!

This was a great watch, thank you🙏🏽

Waited two years for this 🥲

Welcome to Aotearoa Mike 👋 Thanks for stopping by!

@Petah5

10 күн бұрын

What a setup, your pizza looks nothing like that in reality.

@shelbyw6135

5 күн бұрын

Every pizza hutt we hit up is like that ​@Petah5

🩷 Welcome to New Zealand Mikey! My partner and I were wondering if you'd be coming here after seeing you in Australia. It's so cool that you're here, those people who crossed paths with you are so lucky and they I hope they know how much of a legend you are. Hopefully you'll come down to Christchurch. Either way we really hope you enjoy your time in our beautiful country. ☺️

You probably won’t see this but you are at my gym rn . And it’s crazy to think that more KZreadrs and just social media people have been here too .

Have been a fan of urz for a few years and the joy i experienced when I seen the caption str8 away I shared..love love love u

Omg you are HERE KIAORA! Nau mai haere mai!

Why am I not surprised that Pizza Hut elsewhere is better than what we have in the US? That rib joint looked good also, but that Maori experience looked positively amazing! Creative menu, it looks like, too. Most "fusion" cuisine comes off as trying too hard, to me, but it seems that this particular chef put a lot of thought and effort into this particular menu. So cool that you shared the haka with us at the end, too!

@drewhaslam5361

11 күн бұрын

Don’t worry the Pizza Hut here in Nz is shit also 😂

@frankieduncan1188

11 күн бұрын

Pizza Hut here in New Zealand is disgusting 🤮 seriously 😂I wanna go to that rib crib though 🤤

Welcome to Aotearoa bro! awesome to see you here enjoying yourself!

Up the WAHS!! ♥️💙💚

Thank you for the respect you have shown my country

Omg!!! I'm so happy to see you visiting New Zealand, I've always wanted to live there.

Hopefully you enjoyed your visit to NZ . Nothing but respect to you buddy and thanks for showing beautiful Aotearoa to the World 🫡

Yayyyyy Mike. Love that we gave you an experience to remember ❤

Subscribed before watching because I’m Māori 🤎 and our dad is from Rotorua

Thank you for coming to our country Mike, I've followed you for years hoping one day you'd make it to NZ.

Can you say wow what a beautiful and wonderful way to learn about other cultures and the food oh my goodness I'm so glad you had a good time ❤️

"Those Ribs are a love affair with every bite"😂😂

Always enjoy watching your videos but it's a lil more special because your here in my mother land Aotearoa ka mau tewehi..❤❤❤

Always love watching your videos and watching you eat! Ty!

Hope you enjoyed your time in My hometown Rotorua/RotoVegas Brother Chen Been a subscriber for a longtime now wouldnt of expected you to come to Aotearoa but hope you liked the experience my culture has to offer. Much love brother

@Mikeywelcs

9 күн бұрын

Where the hell is ayotearoah?

@taamecollier3088

4 күн бұрын

@@Mikeywelcsaotearoa*

@jessjess5246

3 күн бұрын

Eww ​@@Mikeywelcs

Hi Mike Ive been watching you for years AND I live in ROTORUA! Hope to see you around town

Great video. Thanks . Love the show at the end !!

Just visited New Zealand in January but we completely skipped Auckland to focus on seeing the scenic parts of the country. Was in Rotorua, got the tour at Te Puia but skipped the Haka and dinner due to time but glad to see what we missed.

@matts5154

14 күн бұрын

Good choice skipping Auckland

@Fishfingers232

14 күн бұрын

Yea I feel like Mike didn't do his due diligence here, going to NZ and spending time in Auckland is like going to Japan and not visiting Osaka or Tokyo, except even worse.

@Teampegleg

14 күн бұрын

From a food perspective my time in Auckland was better than the other places I visited throughout North Island. But from an overall enjoyment perspective I enjoyed driving around North Island more. I wish I had time to visit South Island.

@mrsteal56

11 күн бұрын

Good choice to skip Auckland, cause there’s nothing there but traffic 🤣🤣.

Mike! You're here you beast! Welcome! 💪💪💪💪💪

This is awesome I’m glad you got to experience the Maori culture in no other place but Rotorua. 😊 also recommend NZ seafood too

I want to go to New Zealand so bad. I love the traditional culture of the Pacific Islands, and the food looks incredible. I hope to make it there someday.

You came to New Zealand!! 🎉 Amazing. Those ribs look incredible ❤

❤ New Zealand has such a special place in my heart. And the food wonderful too!

😊nice 2 see a familiar foodie face from KZread here last time I watched you were in Japan with John Daub

New Zealanders got it going ON!❤

I love that you came to NZ😍🙌 been watching you for a few years now and always wanted to see you come to my country

Such nice a person you seem like. Kia ora welcome to our Ataahua country

Neat to see you went through a Powhiri. nau mai haere mai bro

I would definitely love to visit once in my life! That looks amazing!

So happy you came to New Zealand Mikey

Forget everything, just eat pies from the bakery! Or even the gas station! So good

Hey Mike! Welcome to Aotearoa 🇳🇿 Big fan! As you are visiting Auckland, please do have a meet n greet. Everyone here who watch your channel would love to meet you n show you around the cities best eating spots!

Rotorua . . . aka Rottenrua, yup, been there, done that.. Loved it. Great vid.

This is so incredible value of pizza 🍕

Proud to be MĀORI

oh my lets go!

Amazing!❤❤❤

If you head down to Wellington, give Te Papa (our national museum a visit. Also, "Sweet mothers kitchen" in wellington does an amazing Eggs Herbert if you wish to have a filling breakfast/Brunch.

@alisondanielsen3861

14 күн бұрын

Love sweet mothers kitchen :)

@trnobles

13 күн бұрын

Sweet Mothers was literally the first place I ate when I arrived in New Zealand! had an amazing epic breakfast there 😋

Looks great.

Mikey hit me up next time you come to NZ I’ll show you nz eats and the far north !

I glad you enjoyed our lovely food, I need hangi now

Even before he takes his first bite, I know for a fact he will find whatever he eats UUHHHH-mazing, sweet and juicy with tons of umami! 😋😂

@myrnafields2075

14 күн бұрын

That's because he only reviews the places he likes. He doesn't review restaurants has not enjoyed. He knows that many people listen to what he says and a bad review would sink an establishment. He doesn't want to put anyone out of business. Chain restaurants are different. He can't disrupt their business.

What a very interesting foodie experience! The meal was super! Great culture! Been to AUS but not NZ😢😢

You have to try the Pāua pie in Tokomaru Bay at Cafe 35 😊

Can’t explain how proud I am to have you in New Zealand, your kiwi fans have been dying to see this ❤️🌹

Thanks for coming to New Zealand. Should have had NZ meat pies for breakfast for a true kiwi brekkie. The best pies ever.

Hey Mike, can you do a gumbo of all your favorite dishes from each country like your favorite restaurants and favorite dishes or favorite food stalls things like that ranking country you’ve been to stating favorite dishes, favorite restaurants, favorite food, etc.

Never had a good boiled/simmered rib (seasoned or not), but would be willing to try that!. Still doesn't look as good as our slow wood smoked ribs thought lol! Great vid and thank you Mike!

Love it! Kiwi proud ❤❤

oh man you passed K Soup right at the beginning of the video! you gotta try that place... amazing rich meaty homestyle korean soups 😋😋

New Zealand is a whole country I don’t know much about. Looks like they have some unique cuisine.

@caseyt106

2 күн бұрын

We got everything Here. Super diverse

Omg love the Rib Crib

The Maori kick ass!

Yeeeeeah bro’, maah man!👊🏽

Churr Brother!! You finally here in Aotearoa🤪 Love your work bro😎🤙🏾

Mouths salivating 😂😂 welcome to New Zealand, where the prices are bullshxt 😂

Omg welcome to nz bro. Kiwi must try foods: fish and chips from a local neighbourhood shop, mince and cheese pie, sausage sizzle from Bunnings, CHEESE ROLLS

@alisondanielsen3861

14 күн бұрын

Second that. Plus some kaimoana hopefully :)

Since COVID I lost appetite. Your videos are so helpfull! No kidding! 👍👍👍

Alien weaponry 🤘

Awesome

Glad you enjoyed your kai in Aotearoa New Zealand

KIA ORA MIKE! thank you for visiting nz ❤ please come back and hope you left with a happy belly and a full heart

When the food is so delicious that your mouth instinctively close down hard! LOL 12:38

I've been there! 😊 It was in 2007 so I only kind of remember it, but New Zealand is a lovely place to visit!

I got to Australia and nz, just a week after you! Thanks for the tip! Should tryed the Hobbit Dinner!😂😂😂 expensive, but plasticaly Brian’s lots of meaning!

I'm pretty sure the hangi chef was Korg from Marvel. 😂😂😂

The best pizza I had, was a thin-crusted vegetarian pizza, I'm not even vegetarian!!

Welcome to NZ! Highly recommend coming to the south island too 😊

"That stuff you can eat when your 90 and have NO TEETH🤣 So glad your in Aotearoa Mike ❤️

Omg!! Mike gotta come out to our place to show & tell us about the Rib Crib.

Definitely right on bro maybe not the biggest pizzas, but the quality of the ingredients are top-notch cheers, mikey 🍻🍻

the ribs are boiled that is why they are fall off the bone i like them slow and low cooked.

Oh wow, I didn't even know you were visiting here. Would have been awesome to see you in New Zealand

Mikey, I'm surprised you did not make smoke buttered rewana sliders with each meat 🤣🤣🤣 Would have been off the hook!!! 😋😋😋

PLEASE TRY RAMEN STATION NEW LYNN!!!

@lesliedavis2185

14 күн бұрын

Well I’ll be back in New Lynn in a few weeks, will take a look.

Bonza living the dream 😂😂❤😂😂❤😂😂❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Everything he puts in his mouth is "SOME OF THE BEST TASTING ____ YOULL EVER HAVE"

@fro-yo-momma7082

14 күн бұрын

That's hot

@esclavesmaitre

12 күн бұрын

As a New Zealander, it kind of makes me wonder...."How bad must food be in the US if our "average" is supposedly amazing?"

I would have been leaning over to get a face full of the stram and smoke when they opened the Hangi. All of the aromas just mix and concentrate when cooking in a pit like that. Bottle it as a cologne and id buy some.

Bonza living the dream 😂😂❤😂🎉❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂