And so this is Christmas. Without lurching any further into the John Lennon and Yoko Ono song, I’ll just take the opening few words. And so this is Christmas. For many it’s the best time of the year, for some it is simply the worst. No other day in the year generates...
Christmas and New Year are the main holiday times for Kiwis – going camping, road tripping, visiting family and friends, or travelling overseas – but it’s also the time when we leave our homes unattended. With a little bit of attention and effort,...
We may not get snow and a roaring fire like those in the Northern Hemisphere but a Christmas at the height of summer is made all the better by the Kiwi Christmas tree in bloom. We are blessed with so many beautiful and majestic native tress but the Pohutukawa is a...