Across
- 2. Sweet potato, often roasted with the Christmas ham.
- 4. The Māori word for Christmas.
- 6. A popular cold item for the Christmas feast, like crayfish or prawns.
- 8. Paired with cream, it's the perfect treat on a hot day.
- 11. Green fruit often sliced on a pavlova.
- 12. The loud insects that signal a hot, buzzing Christmas afternoon.
- 13. The native tree known as the New Zealand Christmas Tree.
- 14. What you wear for a swim at the beach.
- 16. Kiwis slip these on their feet in summer.
- 17. The season for a New Zealand Christmas.
- 18. This Māori term means family or extended family.
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- 1. A simple holiday home, often by the beach.
- 3. What many families embark on to get to their holiday spot.
- 5. A custom or belief passed down through generations.
- 7. Māori word for song, often sung at Christmas gatherings.
- 9. The traditional sport played in the backyard or on the beach on Christmas Day.
- 10. A popular outdoor cooking method for Christmas lunch.
- 13. Meringue dessert topped with cream and summer fruit.
- 15. Describes your feet after a morning on the coast.
- 19. Traditional Māori method of cooking food in an earth oven.