May Donald of Marton reckons it's just good luck that she lived to see her 100th birthday.
Mrs Donald turned 100 yesterday and about 70 family members gathered at the Friendship Club Hall in Marton to throw a birthday party for her.
Mrs Donald doesn't have a family history of longevity, and there's been nothing unusual in her life to suggest she'd reach triple figures.
"I think they're just not ready for me up there yet," she told the Wanganui Chronicle, pointing heavenward. Her daughter, Diane Donald, said her mother's birthday was a good chance for a family reunion.
"There are family here we haven't seen for ages. People have come from as far away as Australia."