turkeytickler

Just got to say - this is a very civilised way to spend time off between xmas and new year... off to the beach now

Biddy

Agreed! We were at Peka Peka beach yesterday afternoon. Kids & dog loved it!

cottageinthesky

Me too! We've been playing at the croquet club since 10.00am - surrounded by flowering pohutakawa trees, the sound of tuis and the smell of jasmine - followed by a glass of chardonnay on the verandah!

Rascal

I have spent the last 2 days in my garden coz some prick of a neighbour decided to cut down MY cherry tree and left it for me to remove!
Didn't cut the overhanging branches but the whole flaming tree!

livewire

We spent yesterday on the beach at Wenderholm and today at Piha - fantastic beach for playing around in the surf and there was a lovely atmosphere at both places. Not sure what to do tomorrow - may take a break from the sun and go indoor rock climbing with the kids, or skiing at Silverdale. Hard choices but someones gotta make 'em.

Andrew Cross

Looking forward to some sun when we move to chch in jan, meanwhile i will scrape the ice off the car and make sure i take my scarf and gloves when i go out as it is already -2degrees.....at 7pm.

sue

scottish

-10 degrees where we are this now with a really bad freezing fog!! Forecast for tomorrow thru hogmany is snow, and more snow. Saying that Aviemore is -14 tonight. Had to laugh at the southern poofs on the news tonight a bit of snow and it takes up half the flippin news. As the Kiwi say they should flippin toughen up. Now off to look at flights out to Auckland next June. Why cant people get married in the bloody summer.

cottageinthesky

Don't forget this is topsy turvy land - the sunny side is north, whirlpools whirl the other way ..... and it's the southerners who are the tough ones - if you're on your way to Auckland, to the rest of NZ, you're a JAFA - anybody heard any good JAFA jokes?

scottish

Er I know haha... we are not going to Auckland only flying into the place, heading down to Bay of Plenty for the wedding....

JoannaD

I'd like you to know, just been to Guisborough, Cleveland and it had snowed very hard and was very cold. Came home to Blackbutn, and yes, you guessed it, it was very cold, though not as cold as Guisborough. HOWEVER I hope to be in the sun, see the warm sea and have warm breezes warming my COLD body shortly
Joanna
one week on monday to go.

Biddy

Still nice and warm here - about 20 - 24c. Nice.
Just the sort of weather for a flying fox through the bush!

sky

I don't think the sea ever gets warm in NZ does it? Or maybe it's just the South Island where the sea is icy cold.

Andrew Cross

Oh thats not what i wanted to hear, kids were looking forward to having a swim in the sea... whats the weather in chch like now, we arrive soon and were hoping to warm our cold bones up abit !!!

turkeytickler

its been v warm over the last few days - 25-28C most days and looks set to remain that way for a while yet but as sky says the sea is still very cold - best to bring a thin wetsuit or rash shirt if you want to swim in the sea....

Pompey_Paul

We're not poofs.......i personally saw 3 snowflakes yesterday and put my snowchains on!

We love to see our test ground get a bit of bad weather