It was good to spend New Year’s Eve in North Canterbury and to have a lovely New Zealand meal of lamb with a bottle of good Rivola, 2003. And to see the moons in the clear sky.
It was also good to go to Rarotonga to see the sun and participate in the creation of the umu kai.
Rukau, takahi, puke, pork, chicken, utu, pawpaw, salad, pineapple, kumara, potatoes, pumpkin…………all cooked with aroha and enthusiasm.
The dvd of “how to create an umu” is my next creative activity.
CrippleCreak 
Thanks for the great quality of your blog, each time i come here, i’m amazed.
Cordialy
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