KEY POINTS:
My favourite holiday getaway is ...
Rainbow Point, Taupo - where my retired parents now live.
I love it because ...
it's very quiet and relaxed, with great access to Lake Taupo.
Summer means getting out and about to ...
My old home province of Taranaki where we had Christmas this year ... or just lying in a deck chair enjoying ... reading the latest adventures of Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy to our daughter Lucy. Very exciting.
It's not a Kiwi Christmas without ...
Getting bitten by mosquitoes after dinner outside.
Holiday food means ...
Leftover ham, crispy barbecued lamb loin chops, and Mum's Christmas cake with brandy butter icing.
Christmas was special this year because ...
We were joined by New Plymouth family member Jack Law who was celebrating his 100th Christmas.
