Day 26: July 29 - The Hangi 
We visit a final marae and are treated to a traditional meal and dance performance. We also learn more songs and dances.
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transpixel Maori men prepare the hangi. transpixel
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transpixel A hangi is basically a BBQ, but roasted on hot rocks buried in the ground. transpixel
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transpixel While the food is cooking we learn some songs and dances. Here, Dwayne embraces the haka. transpixel
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Maori men prepare the hangi.
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A hangi is basically a BBQ, but roasted on hot rocks buried in the ground.
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While the food is cooking we learn some songs and dances. Here, Dwayne embraces the haka.
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Our guys dancing with the Maori men.
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transpixel Hours later, the men uncover the hangi. transpixel
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transpixel Wrapping the meat in large leaves and roasting it in the earth imparts a delicious and unique flavor. transpixel
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Our wildest dance instructor.
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Hours later, the men uncover the hangi.
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Wrapping the meat in large leaves and roasting it in the earth imparts a delicious and unique flavor.
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Still digging it out.
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Off comes a scorched cloth.
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And a scorched sheet underneath.
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Our food is placed in a tray.
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And another ....
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transpixel Just like back home, the men carve the meat. transpixel
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And the last of the food is removed.
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Just like back home, the men carve the meat.
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Well, most of them do.
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Out behind the marae is a vegetable garden and a cemetary.
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