Gazebos, road trips, and long-drop toilets: New Zealand summer memories
Four writers share the stories of their most memorable New Zealand summer holidays. The gazebo at Papamoa Beach By Kevin Norquay Memorable summer holidays? Ours at Papamoa Beach over a decade were so memorable daughter No 1 was moved to write a poem about them – entitled The Fight, it was about the only time she had witnessed her parents at war. Nearly as gripping as a Siegfried Sassoon or Rupert Brook in its portrayal of wartime horror, it is undoubtedly now in the Karori Normal School Hall of Poetry Fame. At the core of the marital strife was a malevolent gazebo. Green and white stri...
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