Fish and chips, the British settler legacy plate, is fillet of snapper or hoki in beer batter with hand-cut chips. Eat from newsprint at the harbour edge; the canonical NZ takeaway.

Fish and chips arrived in New Zealand with British settlers in the mid-19th century. By the early 20th century every NZ town had a 'chippie' (fish and chips shop), most run by Greek-immigrant families who dominated the trade. The traditional New Zealand version uses local fish (snapper, hoki, gurnard, lemon fish) in beer batter, served with hand-cut chips and salt and vinegar. Eating fish and chips from newsprint at the beach is a national ritual. Auckland's best chippies cluster along Tamaki Drive's eastern bays and at Devonport; Mission Bay sees crowds on weekend afternoons.

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