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A classic New Zealand Burns supper (Image: Getty Images/Alice Webb-Liddall)

Ten rules for hosting a successful Burns supper in Aotearoa

Get the tartan out, champ your tatties and raise your dram – it's time for a very Scottish celebration.
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By Cathy Casey | 18th January, 2021
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From left, Christy Tennent, Mike Hona, Taniko Ngamotu and Grayson Goffe, with Tiare Turetahi at front, outside Open Cafe with their boil-up (Photo: Charlotte Muru-Lanning)

Nourishing community, nurturing culture: Why boil-up is so much more than a feed

Boil-up tells a story of connection to family, hapū, iwi or marae – and for urban Māori, it's a way to tap into the comfort of cultural connection.
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By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 9th November, 2020
Contributing writer

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