pavlova
The national dessert of New Zealand. A meringue, which can either be dry (good, according to Shikha) or runny.
echidna
One of the only two monotremes in the world; related to the platypus. Also known as the spiny anteater.fairy penguin
The fairy penguin is the smallest penguin in the world.
geike
The top layer of a glacier. (Actually, since writing this, we've forgotten exactly what geike means, but it's something like that.
hangi
A traditional Maori feast.
hongi
The Maori tradition of touching noses in friendship.
koru
Koru are baby leaves of tree fern. As they grow, they uncurl into fronds.
Maori
The native people of New Zealand.
Pakeha
The Maori word for white people.
pom
The New Zealand/Australian nickname for the English.
quoll
The native Tasmanian marsupial cat, related to the Tassie Devil.
goanna
A really big lizard.
wombat
ursinus wombatus; looks kinda like a small bear, but its legs are a lot shorter.
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