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Before You Get Here
We know you can’t wait to get to New Zealand to experience our Kiwi lifestyle, but did you know you can start acclimatising yourself to the real down-home Kiwi way of life right now? We’ve put together this handy list of things you can do to familiarise yourself with current Kiwi lingo, popular culture and even our food!

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Learn Kiwi-ese

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Familiarise yourself with basic kiwi-ese words and expressions and you and your mates will be away laughing!

Listen to Some Kiwi Music

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You’ll hear a lot of Kiwi music once you’re here, but why not have a listen to some great Kiwi bands and songs right now?

Read Some Kiwi Books

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Get your hands on some of our recommended New Zealand-themed reads – they'll make great inflight reading material!

Watch Some Kiwi Films

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It’s not all Lord of the Rings! Check out our recommended titles for a sneak preview of New Zealand's cinematic culture.

Try Out Some Classic Kiwi Food

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Before you get here, try out some of New Zealand's favourite foods.

Meaty facts
In colonial New Zealand, sheep meat was so abundant that it was even substituted for traditional roast goose! The so-called Colonial Goose was stuffed leg of lamb or mutton, shaped to look like a bird.

New Zealanders' love of meat actually stems from the desire of the early European settlers to cast aside the class system so central to British society. In nineteenth century Britain meat was a high-status food, eaten only in small amounts by the lower classes. So in New Zealand, where meat was readily available, eating a great deal of it was a way of subverting old class limitations.

Little more than a generation ago, on the standard NZ dinner plate typically resided a generous quantity of meat and a selection of vegetables such as potato, carrot and peas, all well boiled! Thankfully, the last few decades have seen a major change in the way New Zealanders cook and eat, and now a typical New Zealand household is far more likely to eat an evening meal of stir fry or pasta.

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