Three's Kanoa Lloyd on travel memories, family getaways, and planning her dream holiday.
What are your favourite memories from childhood family holidays in NZ?
I grew up visiting my grandparents' Bannockburn farm every school holiday. It was rare that all the cousins didn't make it - and there were 13 of us. Each night we'd be spread out on blow-up mattresses and sleeping bags, jammed in the lounge and overflowing out into the hallway. We kept ourselves busy during the day with made-up games in the paddocks and swims in the Bannockburn inlet.
Where is your favourite spot to get away from it all, and what makes it so special?
We just had a beautiful break in Opito Bay this summer. It was perfectly out of the way, but just a 30-minute drive to Whitianga for supplies. We'd take all our gear down to the beach for the day, and I put my daughter Nikau down to sleep in the beach buggy underneath the gigantic pōhutukawa. Bliss!
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