We have just returned home from camp and would like to thank you all for the letters we have received. We only have a few days left before school ends for the year and then we have 7 weeks of Summer holidays.
What is Christmas like in NZ?
We have Christmas trees and a few houses in our city like to go crazy with lights on their houses but as it is Summer time it does not get dark until around 9pm. A typical Kiwi Christmas is likely to be spent with family perhaps at the beach or at friends and families homes. Traditional Kiwi Christmas foods are BBQ meat, Pavlova, Seafood (Paua, Crayfish, Fish, Kina), Hangi. The main things Kiwi's like doing during this time is camping, hanging at the beach and relaxing with our family and friends after a long year of work. Most people have two weeks off during this break but teachers and their students are lucky to get 7.
Here are a few pictures from our camp in Omaio Bay which is in the North Island of NZ about 2 and a 1/4 hours from Gisborne.
