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  • Cruising

    Cruising

    Since we haven’t had to be in Paihia for school, we have been exploring around for the past month. Our friend Hilton said a few things about cruising that really rang true for me: Anyways…. First we went north to the Cavalli islands and then further north to Whangaroa. Then we went south to Whangamumu,… Read more

  • Brown kiwi (and other wildlife)

    Brown kiwi (and other wildlife)

    The New Zealand national bird is a kiwi, and New Zealanders themselves are also called kiwis. You see road signs here that say “Be a tidy kiwi, keep it in the car”. Our kids learnt about native birds in school, and started drawing kiwis within our first month in NZ. I never thought we would… Read more

  • Summer solstice & Christmas

    Summer solstice & Christmas

    We got invited to a somatic dance party and potluck to celebrate the summer solstice. It was outside, everyone barefoot, and drizzling on and off. The music was a wave set, so starting off mellow, getting crazy, and back to mellow. It was so fun to dance!! It was a big effort to get there,… Read more

  • Prizegiving and Report Cards

    Prizegiving and Report Cards

    On Monday 18th December Paihia School had the end-of-year celebration, called a Prizegiving. The whole student body (180 students if all are present) was assembled in the Whare. Each teacher presented awards for their class, and between the awards the students performed kapa haka. There were also some New Zealand Christmas carols thrown in. It… Read more

  • Happy 8th Birthday Jade!

    Happy 8th Birthday Jade!

    I was worried about how to make Jade’s birthday special seeing as the cruising community is so fluid — but I needn’t have worried! The cruisers understand the importance of community, and our friends all showed up. We celebrated with a party on the beach in Paihia, on Sunday at 4 pm. We arrived to… Read more

  • A weekend of firsts

    A weekend of firsts

    This past weekend we joined our friends Taylor, Brad & Rex from SV Pangea in a bay near Waewaetorea Island. The water was so clear! We tried a lot of fun water activities for the first time in New Zealand. Saturday night in the anchorage a pod of 11 dolphins were playing between the boat… Read more