The table starts at lamb.
A short phrase (NZeTA) is the door to etiquette.
Food
- lamb — lamb is a coordinate on the New Zealand table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- green-lipped mussels — green-lipped mussels is a coordinate on the New Zealand table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- hangi — hangi is a coordinate on the New Zealand table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- pavlova — pavlova is a coordinate on the New Zealand table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- flat whites — flat whites is a coordinate on the New Zealand table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
Etiquette
- Greeting — NZeTA — pre-travel
- Sacred sites — Cover shoulders and knees; read no-photo signs before the caption.
- Tipping — Tipping customs differ; read whether service is already on the bill.
- Queues — Skipping a queue is not a time save; it is a scene you cannot unshoot.
Festival notes
- Waitangi Day travel — Waitangi Day travel lands in February — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
- end of peak summer — end of peak summer lands in March — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
- Matariki — Matariki lands in June — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
- southern summer open — southern summer open lands in December — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
Phrases
- NZeTA — NZeTA: pre-travel. Timing beats accent.
- Great Walks — Great Walks: ballot huts. Timing beats accent.
- sandflies — sandflies: fiord nuisance. Timing beats accent.
- opposite — opposite: seasons flipped. Timing beats accent.
Culture is a speed, not a checklist. Slow is more accurate.
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