I decided to make a breakfast dish for our Cooking Around the World tabletop travel to New Zealand. New Zealand has always been on our dream-travel list...real travel. One of these days we'll get there. Till then... Some Fun Facts The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa , which means the land of the long white cloud. 'Kiwi' refers to New Zealand’s native flightless bird and also used as a slang term for a New Zealander. Kiwis call the fruit kiwifruit, which is also known as Chinese Gooseberries. The largest city in New Zealand is Auckland. New Zealand was the first major country to have universal suffrage. In 1893 it was legal for both men and women to vote. New Zealand is part of the Pacific Rim of Fire. Mount Ruapehu, situated in the middle of North Island, is the most active volcano on mainland. You drive on the left side of the road in New Zealand, and always give way to cars on your right. Okay, now on to breakfast. Pikelets ...