Woops totally missed this haha! Crayfish is a common thing but not cheap (I don't eat seafood so blegh lol), wild boar isn't that common but it's yum and is starting to show up in restaurants more regularly (a burger chain here, Burger Fuel, had a wild boar burger for a while - Craig thought it was excellent), as for eels, it depends, I don't think it's that commonly eaten other than in more rural areas, possibly amongst the Maori people of those areas, I don't know. I certainly wouldn't eat it, too gross lol. Huhu grubs are bush food, they're pretty easy to find and edible if you're lost in the bush. They can be boiled and apparently taste a bit like peanut butter. Huhu grubs are not that big and not entirely pleasant apparently so definitely wouldn't be eaten as a meal on their own unless one was lost in the bush and starving.
The staple of NZ food used to be roast lamb (or mutton), but lamb is quite expensive now so people are going away from the traditional sunday roast - I love a roast dinner, chicken, beef, it's all yum. Meat and three veg type meals are very common too, but people branch out more these days with their food. Fish and chips is the big takeaway here lol, it's cheap here too compared to the UK.
Then there is the old favourite, Marmite LOL!!!!!! Which is in extremely short supply because the factory which makes it was damaged by last years earthquake in Christchurch and they can't make anymore till July, argh! lol.
I am watching the BBC / "No Kitchen Required" and they claim that the "staple" dishes of those from New Zealand are: crayfish, wild boar and eel.
Crayfish should be pretty easy but do you have to catch your own boar and eel? How about huhu beetles? Do you eat that as a full meal or is it a side-dish? Do tell! Curious minds want to know!
