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

As I always say, food and people make a great recipe for success!

– Presenter Pete Peeti

Māori kai, mauri ora.

– Presenter Pete Peeti

We took it out into the field because Pete is that real Kiwi bloke. He loves hunting and fishing, but he also loves to cook and somehow he manages to put it all on a plate in the middle of the bush and make it look like a four star meal.

– Kai Time producer Jo Santamaria

Āna, haere mai tētahi āhua. He kōura te kai. Nō hea koe e huna i a Kai Time? / Look! That's awesome! Crayfish for dinner. Now where have you been hiding from Kai Time?

– Presenter Pete Peeti on one of the greatest of New Zealand's many seafood delicacies:

We can't forget those mussels cause they're nice, fat and juicy. They're gonna go well with our hāpuku.

– Presenter Pete Peeti on the kai moana going into his dish

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