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Hāngī feast

FoodNorth Island, New Zealand (Rotorua and elsewhere)

Māori hāngī earth-oven feast

Burying food in an earth pit with hot stones to steam-roast it is how Māori feed large numbers of guests.

The night sky above the Church of the Good Shepherd

Classic landmarkMackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand (Lake Tekapo)

Lake Tekapo Dark Sky Reserve

An international dark-sky reserve in the southern hemisphere: the Milky Way and aurora australis above the Church of the Good Shepherd.