Kahawai, also known as the people’s fish, is dear to most Kiwi’s hearts. It’s the fish we caught first when we were kids off the rocks, the wharf, the beach or the dinghy with the dodgy outboard. So it’s apt that it has its own special day. National Kahawai Day, 28th May.

Yes, we may be a day late but the truth is every day should be Kahawai Day as we celebrate this magnificent species.