Self-taught Maori cooking sensations Kasey and Karena Bird are set to take te reo me on tikanga to the world with a new series that will explore different cultures. Kasey And Karenas Diplomatic Mission takes the Masterchef winners from Maketu on a gastronomic journey to 10 of New Zealands overseas diplomatic posts.
EP2 ItalyAug 07, 2016
Karena and Kasey are in beautiful Rome but everything doesn't go according to plan. From Pasta Masters, to finding out all about making traditional Italian dishes, Rome is a city of discovery.
EP3 IndiaAug 14, 2016
A food tour on the streets of Old Delhi gets Karena and Kasey inspired for their hardest challenge to date and that's making appetisers for an Indian wedding.
EP4 VietnamAug 21, 2016
This week Karena and Kasey are in Vietnam ending up in the lantern town of Hoi An to prepare for their challenge which will be their toughest but most rewarding yet.
EP5 LAAug 28, 2016
Karena and Kasey hit the streets of LA in style, learning everything there is to know about food trucks, veganism and celebrity chefs. They are then set their biggest challenge to date.
EP6 ChinaSep 04, 2016
This week the Maketu sisters travel to Shanghai and bump into a Kiwi food idol and end up on a crazy food tour like no other.
EP7 JakartaSep 11, 2016
Where most travellers to Indonesia only visit Bali, Karena and Kasey head to the capital, Jakarta, to learn all about one of the world's most misunderstood cuisines.
EP8 ChileSep 18, 2016
Karena and Kasey travel to Chile to learn how Chilean Cuisine is moving forward by going back to it's ancestral past.
EP9 JapanSep 25, 2019
Karena and Kasey land in the food mecca of Tokyo and find themselves being auctioned off for a very special charity.
EP10 New CaledoniaOct 02, 2016
Karena and Kasey are in the Pacific visiting New Zealand’s closest neighbour, New Caledonia, where it’s a French - Island foodie fusion.