Monique Fiso, renowned chef and champion of Maori cuisine, will be the subject of an exhibit honouring her Hiakai cuisine initiative at Auckland’s Museum of Transport and Technology. Hiakai was initially run as a pop-up style dining experience and became renowned for Monique’s Michelin-style interpretation of Maori cuisine and her use of indigenous ingredients.
Fiso has been a trailblazer in Maori cuisine. Hiakai was received with critical acclaim, and as it grew in popularity so too have the number of practitioners, growers, and suppliers shining a light on Maori food heritage. MOTAT has selected Hiakai to be one of the four visionary Kiwi initiatives to headline The Innovators exhibition’s newest incarnation.
The Innovators, is a long-term MOTAT installation, will re-open on Tuesday 23 October with four new exhibits.
Monique Fiso and her Hiakai story will be showcased alongside Goodnature’s poison-free pest eradication equipment which is aiding conservation efforts globally, ARANZ’s Medical laser scanning technology that is transforming the treatment of diabetes-related wounds and Lanaco’s respiratory filter masks, made of New Zealand wool from purpose-bred sheep, to protect those living in the world’s most polluted cities.
