Across
- 3. - A summer bat-and-ball game often played after lunch.
- 7. - Where many Kiwis head to escape the heat on December 25th.
- 8. - A popular summer activity on the water.
- 10. - The season New Zealand celebrates Christmas in.
- 13. - The main goal of the holiday break.
- 14. - What you do in the water to cool off.
- 15. - A traditional main course, sometimes replaced by cold cuts.
- 17. - The sound of the food cooking on the outdoor grill.
- 18. - A beverage often enjoyed with the Christmas meal.
- 19. - The full name of the classic meringue dessert.
- 21. - The first six letters of New Zealand's native "Christmas Tree."
- 22. - A common Christmas Day cooking appliance in the backyard.
- 23. - How many families travel to their holiday destination.
- 24. - A cold meat often served sliced at Christmas lunch.
Down
- 1. - Essential protection for an outdoor Christmas celebration.
- 2. - A perfect, cold dessert for a hot Christmas Day.
- 4. - What Kiwis call their swimming costume.
- 5. - A gentle sport often played on a lawn in the summer.
- 6. - The essential footwear for a summer Christmas (Kiwi word for flip-flops).
- 9. - A common way to get to many popular holiday islands or bays.
- 11. - Songs sung to celebrate the season.
- 12. - The national bird, or a general term for a New Zealander.
- 16. - A present exchanged on Christmas morning.
- 17. - A popular alternative to traditional hot Christmas roasts.
- 20. - The Māori name for New Zealand, where a summer Christmas is celebrated.
- 21. - The full name of the iconic red-flowering New Zealand Christmas Tree.