Clarke Gayford has found the hill he'll die on and it's made of Pav.
Clarke Gayford has found the hill he'll die on and it's made of Pav.
Have the Aussies declared war on New Zealand with a not-so-subtle dig at our Kiwi heritage?
First Man of NZ Clarke Gayford thinks so, after jokingly posting an image on Twitter that may lead to a "dessert storm" between the two nations.
The humble pavlova
PM Jacinda Ardern and her fiance are inAustralia for scheduled talks with Australian PM Scott Morrison.
The Aussies have a history of claiming the best of New Zealand as their own - from Phar Lap to Crowded House - but a Melbourne hotel has taken it next level with a provocative delivery to the PM's hotel room.
"This was placed in our hotel room in Melbourne," Gayford wrote.
The card invited them to "indulge in a traditional Australian dessert, the pavlova, a decadent treat best enjoyed at times of celebration!"
When the invasion is over we are making you Governor of Northern Queensland - but only if you agree to take us all out fishing...
— Paul #StayHomeSaveLives (@paultudor) July 19, 2019
The assumption it was an "Australian dessert" did not impress Gayford in the slightest. He wondered if the stunt had been an attempt at humour or a deliberate "diplomatic incident".
Yep, it’s a clever plot. We want you to declare war and invade. We quickly surrender and we get Jacinda as Prime Minister!! Everyone wins
— Brendan Francis Wood (@brendanwood17) July 19, 2019
The debate over the famous dessert stretches back decades, with Aussies insisting they created the iconic dessert.
Pavlova is, however, a traditional Kiwi dessert, designed as an homage to the world-famous Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova, to present to her during a tour to New Zealand in the 1920s.
They need to get a little more original and get their own recipes, stop stealing ours
