Next year we are planning on a more traditional kiwi christmas, but saying that all my friends have trees decorated in hanging snow objects, some of them have never even seen snow! x

For us it’s all about family, lots of conversations on Skype and telephone, Pohutukawa blossoms on the table, strawberries (and generally all berries) aplenty and Pavlova! And on the day we’re much more relaxed, preferring a BBQ later on in the day, so if the weather’s good we can be out enjoying it with simple, family fun on the beach or in the bush. The morning is spent opening pressies, on the phone and eating a delicious berry breakfast washed down with Bucks Fizz!