MĀORI BUSINESS LEADERS EXPLORE PARTNERSHIPS IN MALAYSIA

As this year marks the 60^th anniversary of diplomatic ties between New Zealand and Malaysia, an entourage of 7 Maori business leaders from the food and beverage, dairy, seafood and tourism sectors are connecting with government and business leaders in Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu and Singapore from 13-18 May 2017. On 15 May 2017, the congregation paid a visit to the Taste New Zealand Fair at Jaya Grocer, The Starling Mall and also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) introducing a new dairy product, Miraka!

The New Zealand congregation performing a Waiata

New Zealand’s Trade Commissioner to Malaysia and Brunei, Mr Matt Ritchie, said: “Malaysia is one of our top 10 trading partners and the visit coincides with this year marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Malaysia. Our two countries have a history of friendly and constructive links and our relationship continues to grow. We have strong ties in trade, security and education, and we want to build on our strengths in areas like food and beverage which offers huge potential to consumers.” 


The Maori are very particular about culture and etiquette, often having cultural dances,  Te Pūoro Māori (meaning: Maori music), a cultural performance that integrates dance, poetry and song (Waiata).


“Māori place great importance on relationships. The Māori business leaders visiting Malaysia are seeking to forge enduring partnerships and to reconnect and strengthen existing relationships with their Malaysian counterparts.” 


The Maori economy is estimated to be worth of $42 billion and contributes $11 billion to 
New Zealand GDP.

Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell (fourth from left) and New Zealand High Commissioner to Malaysia, John Subritzky (center) with the New Zealand congregation and the Jaya Grocer team at  Starling Mall, Kuala Lumpur on the morning of 15 May 2017.

The Māori business and cultural mission kicked off with the Taste New Zealand Food Fair 
at Jaya Grocer, The Starling Mall on the morning of 15 May 2017. Taste New Zealand is a highly anticipated Food Fair featuring over 150 products including 30 new products from New Zealand – among some of the brands featured include The Collective Dairy, Whittaker’s, Griffin’s and Rockit Apple Snacks. There's current fair runs from 3 May to 21 May at all Jaya Grocer outlets. There's Shop & Win Contest, that will ends on 21 May 2017, if you haven't read click on the link to find out. 

 

The Maori and Hongi official in the traditional Maori way of greeting that involves the act of pressing each others noses and foreheads together. 

It is used at traditional meetings among Māori people and on major ceremonies, serving similar purpose to a formal handshake.

Chairman of Miraka Dairies, Kingi Smiler (right) traditionally greeting Founder of Storiiu, Brian Tan (left) with a New Zealand hongi after signing a Memorandum of Understanding at Jaya Grocer, The Starling Mall on the morning of 15 May 2017.

Storiiu Founder, Brian Tan getting lplentiful New Zealand greetings from the officiating ceremony! (in picture: Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell)

Linguists believe that the Malay and Maori language belong in the category of ‘Austronesian Languages’, having the common origin thousands of years ago. The Maori language shares similarities words with the Malay language. Examples as below :-

Maori	Malay
ika	ikan
tangi	nangis
taringa	telinga
rua	dua
rima	lima
rangit	langit

 It's good that we can learn each other language, I do find them similar, what do you think?

From left to right: Founder of Storiiu, Brian Tan, New Zealand High Commissioner to Malaysia, John Subritzky, Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, New Zealand High Commissioner to Malaysia and Brunei, Matt Ritchie, and Chairman of Miraka Dairies, Kingi Similer after signing an MoU at Jaya Grocer, The Starling Mall on 15 May 2017.

 The delegation then witnessed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing between

Miraka and Storiiu, a new food distribution business started by brother and sister, Brian 
and Chemmy Tan. Miraka is New Zealand’s first Māori-owned dairy processor and it is a fast-growing operator in New Zealand's multi-billion dollar dairy-processing industry. The term ‘Miraka’ is Maori for “milk”. Eighty percent of its shareholders are whanau trusts and corporations. 


Earlier today, representatives from Fonterra attended the re-opening of Fonterra’s milk
powder manufacturing plant (Susumas). Fonterra is New Zealand’s largest investor in
Malaysia and is well known for its portfolio of consumer and food service brands such as
Anlene, Anmum, Anchor and Fernleaf. 

Talking about New Zealand products, I like to share with you the recipes of New Zealand Food Connection Blogger, find out the recipes that last year I shared last year. 

Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell (right) showcasing the all-time favourite Zespri kiwifruits that are available at the Taste New Zealand Fair at all Jaya Grocer outlets nationwide until 21 May 2017.

As New Zealand’s largest company, and the world’s biggest dairy proccesser and 
exporter, Fonterra plays a big role in putting New Zealand on the map globally. 


Around 40% of the products Fonterra produces (more than 100 types) in Malaysia are
exported to 13 countries in South East Asia and the Middle East. The manufacturing 
sites in Susumas and Dairymas produce more than 46,000 metric tonnes of powdered 
and liquid dairy products each year, bringing high quality dairy nutrition to millions of Malaysians each day. 


The visit concludes with a cultural exchange between Māori and the indigenous Sabah
people in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell (fourth from right) and members of Miraka Diary and Storiiu at Jaya Grocer, The Starling Mall on the morning of 15 May 2017.

If you like to know more about them let's follow them and get updates on the Trade mission:
Twitter: @NZ_Global
Facebook: @NZtradeandenterprise
Instagram: @NZ_Global

Official Trade Mission hashtag:
#NZinMalaysia #MaoriinMalaysia 


About New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) 
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is New Zealand’s international business
development agency. The role is to help New Zealand businesses grow bigger, better, 
faster for the benefit of all of New Zealand. Through our global network of 45 offices, we connect New Zealand businesses with the world, sharing opportunities, knowledge, experience and networks. 


NZTE focuses on international opportunities that match New Zealand's business 
capability and provide significant, sustained economic benefit to New Zealand.
For more information, please log on to https://www.nzte.govt.nz/. 


About Miraka
Miraka is New Zealand's only Maori majority-owned and controlled dairy company. Located in Mokai, 30km northwest of Taupō in New Zealand’s central North Island, Miraka is 
unique within the dairy industry. Using sustainable and renewable geothermal energy, 
state-of-the art manufacturing processes, Miraka has the power and capacity to process more than 250,000,000 litres of milk into powders and UHT products every year. 


Miraka is 80% owned by Māori trusts and incorporations. These organisations include
Wairarapa Moana Incorporation, Tuaropaki Trust, Waipapa 9 Trust, Hauhungaroa
Partnership, Tauhara Moana Trust and Huiarau Farms. Our strategic partners and 
investors include Te Awahohonu Forest Trust Limited, Vinamilk, a leading milk 
manufacturer and dairy products enterprise in Vietnam and Global Dairy Network 
who bring experience and knowledge in dairy sales and marketing internationally.
For more information on Miraka, please log on to https://www.miraka.co.nz/.  

About Fonterra Brands Malaysia 
Fonterra is a global leader in dairy nutrition – the preferred supplier of dairy ingredients to
many of the world’s leading food companies. It is also a market leader with its own consumer dairy brands in New Zealand and Australia, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. 

Fonterra is a farmer-owned co-operative and the largest processor of milk in the world. 
It is one of the world’s largest investors in dairy research and innovation drawing 
on generations of dairy expertise to produce more than two million tonnes of dairy ingredients, value added dairy ingredients, specialty ingredients and consumer products for 140 markets. 


Fonterra Brands Malaysia began its operations in 1975 in Shah Alam. 
Today it has two manufacturing plants, Susumas and Dairymas and 700 full time workers dedicated to bring the best in dairy nutrition to Malaysians. All dairy products by Fonterra Brands Malaysia are certified Halal by the New Zealand Islamic Development Trust (NZIDT), which is recognized by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) as in accordance withMS1500:2009, the international standard used by JAKIM.

Taste Quality at Jaya Grocer’s Taste New Zealand Food Fair!

It's Wednesday and it's raining, soon I be out to wait for my son's at school. Sharing good news with you the inimitable and highly sought after Taste New Zealand Food Fair is back with quality, honest products comprising a delectable selection of new artisanal treats, guilt-free chocolates, premium New Zealand apples and kiwifruits from a clean and sustainable environment for every Malaysian home.


Organized by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), Taste New Zealand will be held at all 19 Jaya Grocer outlets nationwide from 3rd May to 21st May, promising something for everyone. Malaysians can look forward to over 150 New Zealand products at the fair, with 30 new exclusive products featured.

 

Additionally, Customer who spend RM50 in a single receipt at Jaya Grocer Taste New Zealand will also be able redeem an exclusive 60th Anniversary themed shopping bag and enter a lucky draw contest. The grand prize winner will win RM888 worth of New Zealand products.



“Malaysians consistently seek high quality New Zealand dairy products, from healthy and tasty milk powder and cheese to yoghurt and ice cream. This demand continues to grow as Malaysians become increasingly conscious and mindful of what they consume,” says Matt Ritchie, New Zealand Trade Commissioner to Malaysia and Brunei.


“New Zealand food and beverages are also safe and sustainably-produced. Our natural environment, climate and clean air are ideal for almost every kind of production, from horticulture to seafood and farming,” he added.


Kanthan K, Head of Merchandising Department said, “As Malaysia’s Fresh Neighbourhood Grocer, we take pride in carrying quality, premium products for every Malaysian’s daily convenience and needs. Jaya Grocer is glad to collaborate with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise to feature an exciting range of both new and readily available products at the New Zealand Food Fair that are equivalently delicious, nutritious and meeting health requirements.”

 Some of the items that consumers can look forward to purchasing at the fair:  

 

‘Grow Young Together’ with Anlene
Renowned for producing some of the best tasting dairy the world has to offer, consumers can look forward to delicious products from New Zealand's leading dairy brands, Fonterra, with Anlene Heart-PlusTM. Launched March 2017, Anlene Heart-PlusTM is the only high calcium milk in Malaysia with the dual action formula that supports greater mobility (MoveMaxTM) and heart health (HeartMaxTM).


The MoveMaxTM formulation contains important nutrients such as magnesium, zinc, and Vitamins B, C, D & E to help care for bones, joints and muscles, while the HeartMaxTM formulation contains Omega 3 (DHA + EPA), plant sterol, potassium, Vitamin B12 and folic acid that enables optimal cholesterol levels, blood pressures and blood sugar levels.
 
Anlene seeks to trigger conversations about ageing, debunking the myth that it should restrict mobility and lifestyle choices. With the right nutrition, people can continue to live as young as they feel inside.


All Natural New Zealand Ice-cream & Yoghurt
The Collective Dairy
Founded by two chefs with entrepreneurial minds, Angus Allan and Ofer Shenhav, The Collective is New Zealand’s leading gourmet yogurt brand, thriving on creating an extraordinary yoghurt with an unbeatable taste. The Collective takes pride in its all-natural, vegetarian, gluten-free goodness which guarantees no added nasties. With catchy names like Pink Lemonade, Sassy Strawberry & Fig n’ Ginger, the probiotic yoghurt brand steers away from the corporately packaged world and focuses on being fun, slightly edgy and undeniable approachable by individuals of all age ranges.

Taste quality and natural goodness with New Zealand apples
Blessed to grow in a land of pure water and fertile land, New Zealand apples are renowned for their unbeatable taste and will do more than keep the doctor away.


Luv’ya
Luv’ya Fruit grows apples in their own orchards right in the sunny, temperate region at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. Known for being mildly sweet and with a subtle pear essence, the Ambrosia apples have crisp, fine-grained flesh that remain white even when sliced. As the name ‘Ambrosia’ means “Food of the Gods’, customers will attest to it’s out-of-the-world juiciness.

Rockit™
Rockit™ Apple Snacks have also recently returned to popular Malaysian retailers. Rockit™ is the world’s first specially bred miniature ‘high quality’ apple, positioned as a health snack and has a delicious sweet flavour, bright red colour and a juicy, crisp crunch.

Top quality chocolates and biscuits
Whittaker’s
Founded in 1896 by James Henry Whittaker, New Zealand’s primary chocolate brand, Whittaker’s sources for top quality, hand-harvested cocoa from Ghana and

Madagascar – the two homes of the world’s finest beans. These beans are then batch roasted and made into fine grade chocolate, thus differentiating them from other competitors who often purchase cocoa liquor rather than roasting their own beans.


Dark chocolate indulgers can look forward to two of Whittaker’s’ new artisanal varieties. The Fijian Ginger and Kerikeri Mandarin is a rich 62% dark chocolate infused with mandarin from the famed citrus growers of New Zealand’s Keri keri, paired with luscious, crystalized ginger hand is cultivated in the islands of the world’s finest ginger producer, Fiji.


There will also be limited edition Sharebags – Whittaker’s Tweats comprises of 12 mini slabs of creamy milk chocolate with popping candy, specifically moulded in the shapes of some of our favourite New Zealand native creatures such as the Kiwi and Moa bird, the forest-dwelling Morepork owl, the lizard-resembling Tuatara, owl-parrot Kakapo and a Penguin! These delectable Whittaker’s mini chocolate slabs are made using 33% cocoa.

Griffin’s
New Zealand’s No. 1 Biscuit brand has also finally set food in Malaysia. Griffin’s, New Zealand’s favourite biscuit bakers have been delighting Kiwi families for more than 150 years. They are armed with its heritage of expertly baking biscuits with top quality ingredients and utmost craft and care. Malaysians can now experience its delicious biscuits made with real New Zealand milk and milk chocolate.

With over 150 products featured at Taste New Zealand, experience and taste quality at all 19 Jaya Grocer outlets from 3rd – 21st May 2017.
Let's follow New Zealand Food on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newzealandfood to learn more about New Zealand food.

New Zealand Food Connection Blogger Food Bag Challenge

Good day to everyone, thank you for coming by my blog. This is the New Zealand Food Connection Food Bag Challenge. I like to share you some recipes in cooking #NZFoodConnection . There's Western or Asian, fusion, family or fine dining. New Zealand ingredients are the hero of any dish. 

New Zealand is one of only two countries to export more than half its total food production and Malaysia is its 9th largest export market, with trade volumes growing at pace year-on-year. 

Butter Fried Smoked Teriyaki Sake Steak recipe

Ingredients:

1. Talley's Hake Steak
2. some asparagus
3. half tomato
4. some cauliflower
5. half green lantern chili
6. 1/4 Anchor salted butter
7. Teriyaki Marinate Sauce
8. 2 1/2 table spoon brown sugar
9. 2 table spoon tea leaves

 

Preparing and cooking 

1. Cut some of the cauliflower 
2. Remove the skin of the asparagus
3. Boiled the cauliflower and asparagus for 3 minutes.
4. 1/4 Anchor salted butter put in hot pan
5. Fried Sake with slow fire until it turn brownish color.
6. Fried half tomato and some green lantern chili
7. 2 1/2 table spoon of brown sugar and tea leaves mix together on the aluminium foil.
8. Placed the fried hake on the plate then put in the pan with the aluminium foil for smoked it for 15 minutes. 
9. After cooked put the cauliflower, green lantern chili, tomato and asparagus on plate. 
10. Put the fried smoked teriyaki sake steak on plate and decorate as you wished, then pour bit teriyaki marinate sauce around the plate.

Butter Fried Smoked Teriyaki Sake Steak

Butter Fried Smoked Terriya Sake Steak recipe is Halal, serving for one person to eat as lunch or dinner.

I have two recipes to share with you on how to cook Greenshell Mussels. 

Spicy Kung Pao Greenshell Mussels recipe

Ingredients

1. 2 table spoon oil
2. Some garlic
3. Sliced old ginger
4. Small onions
5. Some dried chilies 
6. Some basil
7. 2 table spoon thick black soya sauce
8. 2 table spoon oyster sauce
9. bit of pepper
10. 1 tea spoon of sugar 
11.  bit of salt

Preparation and cooking

1. Take a bowl add in the 2 table spoon of thick black sauce, 2 table spoon oyster sauce, bit of pepper, 1 tea spoon of sugar, bit of salt and add in some water to mix.
2. Heat up the pan with 2 table spoon of oil.
3. Fried the chopped garlic and sliced ginger then add in the onion and dried chilies.
4. Add in the mussel and cook with medium fire.
5. Cooking until the sauces becomes thick and add in the basil leaves. 

Spicy Kung Pao Greenshell Mussels

Ready to serve Spicy Kung Pao Greenshell Mussels. This recipe is non-halal.

Another recipe to share with you using Greenshell Mussels

Tom Yam Seafood Mussels Recipe

Ingredients

1. Some chopped garlic
2. 5 pieces of lady finger, can chopped it up
3. Half tomato cut into pieces
4. 3 lemon grass
5. Small onion
6. 3 tea spoon of salt
7. 3 tea spoon of sugar
8. 3 table spoon of tamarind paste
9. 3 pieces of dried tamarind
10. Mussels
11. Prawns
12. Pandan leaves

 Preparation the tamarind paste need to add in water 50 ml and remove the seeds of tamarind. Add in chopped garlic, lady finger, tomato, lemon grass, small onion, salt and sugar, dried tamarind and mix it all up. 

Cooking

1. Put the clean mussels on the aluminum foil 
2. 1st layer put the prawns
3. 2nd layer put the mussel
4. Then topple the top with the mixed ingredients 
5. Then add the pandan leaves and fold the aluminium foil
6. Steam the foiled aluminum foiled with high fire for 15 minutes.

Tom Yam Seafood Mussels

So yummy, it's ready to serve and good to eat. 

Ready to serve can eat with a bowl of rice. 

This recipe is Halal. 

*Note below recipe is Non-Halal*

Sticky Pure South New Zealand Lamb recipe

Ingredients

1. Pure South New Zealand Lamb 
2. Roasted nuts
3. Some garlic
4. 2 table spoon of tomato sauce
5. 2 table spoon of chili sauce
6. 2 table spoon HP sauce
7. Half bowl of sate sauce
8. 4 teaspoon of sugar
9. Chinese parsley
10. 2 table spoon of Shao Hsing Hua Tio 
11. 2 table spoon sesame oil
12. 250 ml cooking oil
13. 2 table spoon of black soya sauce
14. 2 table spoon of worcesdershive
15. 1/4 of red food coloring powder
16. 1/4 of white pepper powder
17. 1 chicken egg
18. some salt
19. 2 table spoon corn flour

Preparation for overnight marinate

1. 2 table spoon of Shao Hsing Hua Tio (Chinese Rice Wine)
2. 2 table spoon sesame oil
3. 250 ml cooking oil
4. 2 table spoon of black soya sauce
5. 2 table spoon of worcesdershive
6. 1/4 of red food coloring powder
7. 1/4 of white pepper powder
8. 1 chicken egg
9. some salt
10. 2 table spoon corn flour
11. Mixed the into a bowl, then add in the pieces of cut Pure South New Zealand lamb
12. Place the bowl in the fridge for overnight.

Cooking

1. Take the marinate lamb out from the fridge.
2. Chopped Chinese pasley 
3. Take a bowl add in the 2 table spoon tomato sauce, 2 table spoon chili sauce, 2 table spoon HP sauce, some garlic, some sate suce with roasted nuts and stir the sauces. 
4. Next step refer to step 7 below.
5. Heat up the pan with 250 ml of cooking oil.
6. Fried lamb with medium fire until its cooked then remove and put on plate
7. Heat up the pan and cooked the sauces then add in the cooked lamb.
8. Get ready the plate and ready to serve, can be with white rice. 

This recipe is Non-Halal.

Above are four recipes I shared with you. 

New Zealand is one of the great food providers of the world, particularly dairy, meat, fruit and seafood. New Zealand's climate, fertile soil and relative isolation make it ideal for almost every kind of production - from sheep and cattle to cropping and horticulture.

 #NZFoodConnection

Blogger Groceries Hunt for "Taste New Zealand" at Cold Storage

Halloween decoration at Cold Storage, IPC

October month is one of my favourite month because it's one month closer to November my birthday and school holiday. October is also Halloween month, every year never fail I would purchase Halloween makeup and Halloween accessories from Cold Storage for my kids. 

Last Saturday morning, I participated in Blogger Groceries Hunt for "Taste New Zealand" at Cold Storage, IPC. Let's read on this post to find out more about the hunt and the products.

photo credit to Carol 

 Blogger friends that participating for this groceries hunt are Carol, Yana, Issac, Lily, Ruby, Ivy, and Nannie. We are split into two members each team, there are questions on particular products that we need to answer in order to find the correct food items of New Zealand.

This is fun as we are first to shop before all the shoppers come in. We are given time to complete the tasks. 

One of the question related to the year, and it melts in mouth. 

We are not familiar in the Cold Storage of IPC, we need to hunt down the groceries on the list on our own. If there item is correct, 2 points will be given. 1 point deduction is the answer is wrong. So we can't be greedy cannot grab just anything we want. 

For your information, for the first time the New Zealand Government's international business development agency New Zealand Trade Enterprise (NZTE) will be introducing its successful food fair, Taste New Zealand at Cold Storage supermarkets. 

 Taking clean eating to a different level, those who favour products with healthy benefits can try the Ceres Organic Range of Coconut oil, Safflower Oil, Sesame Oil and Gluten free Quinoa enriched pasta and pasta shells, and the Ceres Organic Raw Food Bars and Proteins Bars. 

 For a sudden sugar craving and if peanut butter is one's guilty pleasure, then PIC's Peanut Butter Smooth No Salt is perfect as its made with the real thing with no added sugar and totally guilt-free!

 For a quick energy fix, N&N Supergrains Muesli Bars are both delicious and guilt-free.

 There are over 200 New Zealand products from over 48 brands, some artisanal and some globally popular, all on special promotions.

Snacks of New Zealand products

 Ayu and me are a team so we were guessing as were whether the CHIA drinks  fit in one of the product New Zealand description.

It sound familiar as Jade, so you know it's JED's Coffee! 

4 correct items of the groceries hunt for Taste New Zealand products in the basket

For the indulgent like you and me, Whittaker's chocolate, born and bred in New Zealand and now taking over the chocolate world, which is a product of chocolate lovers must not miss. You can see this is one of the groceries hunt in the photo above.

New Zealand fresh produce of strawberries, avocados, apples and kiwi fruits. Kiwi is one of my favourite fruits.

photo credit to Ruby

Good blogger groceries hunt for a good start in the morning with beloved bloggers. 

Time to count and announce on team winners

Everyone is looking nervous when the points are being counted. 

Team Issac and Ivy are the Grand Prize winners of RM250 of New Zealand products.

photo credit to Nannie

2nd Prize - Ayu and me won the RM150 of New Zealand products.

Group Blogger Groceries Hunt -Photo credit to Ayu

 Taste New Zealand is available at all Cold Storage outlets across the country from 8 October until 25 October. Taste New Zealand is a Food Fair that features the best of New Zealand produce, from wines to chocolates to fruits.

Renowned for producing some of the best-tasting dairy the world has to offer, New Zealand's leading dairy brand, Fonterra, such as Anchor butter and calcium fortified milk, Anlene and Anlene Gold. New Zealand-produced Anlene is the only clinically tested hi-cal milk in Malaysia that protects bone strength in four weeks. Tatue will also feature its popular mascarpone cheese at the fair.

RM150 worth of New Zealand products

 I like my New Zealand food bag, which contain of above New Zealand food products.

My 4 years old son so happy to grab this New Zealand Kettle Korn

If you like to take part in the contest to win New Zealand products. To participate in the contest, with every RM30 or more purchased at the Fair. Five New Zealand Food Bags worth RM500 each are up for grabs. Don't just read here, if you have interest to shop and win or love to shop for New Zealand products do check out the nearest Cold Storage.