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Karena and Kasey Bird

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Karena and Kasey Bird, of Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Manawa descent, live in the small seaside community of Maketū. They won MasterChef NZ in 2014 and are now award-winning publishers and hosts of their international cooking show Karena and Kasey's Kitchen Diplomacy. They are currently undertaking full time study in te reo Māori at Waikato University.

Ngā pea kōhua ki roto i te purini tiakarete nā Karena rāua ko Kasey (Whakaahua: DEBORAH ASPRAY)

Tohutao: Ngā pea kōhua ki roto i te purini tiakarete

To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, cookbook authors, 2014 MasterChef-winning sisters and badass wāhine Māori Karena and Kasey Bird (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Manawa) have translated some of the delicious recipes from their second cookbook, Hungry, into te reo Māori for The Spinoff. Today, poached pears in chocolate.

By Karena and Kasey Bird | 14th September, 2019

Te hāmana huamata nā Karena rāua kō Kasey (Whakaahua: Deborah Aspray)

Tohutao: Ngā momo reka o te hāmana huamata

To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, cookbook authors, 2014 MasterChef-winning sisters and badass wāhine Māori Karena and Kasey Bird (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Manawa) have translated some of the delicious recipes from their second cookbook, Hungry, into te reo Māori for The Spinoff. Today, a tino reka salmon salad.

By Karena and Kasey Bird | 13th September, 2019

Heihei parai nā Karena rāua ko Kasey (Whakaahua: Deborah Aspray)

Tohutao: Heihei parai

Karena and Kasey Bird (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Manawa) have translated some of the delicious recipes from their second cookbook, Hungry, into te reo Māori for The Spinoff. Today, fried chicken.

By Karena and Kasey Bird | 11th September, 2019