http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/themes/summer.php
From Te Kete Ipurangi; activities relating to New Zealand summer including sun and beach safety.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/RecreationSeaAndSky/BeachCulture/5/en
'For many New Zealanders the beach is the essence of the Kiwi dream – the sun, the space, the physical beauty and the sense of a relaxed escape into nature. The beach is considered to be the place to go for a holiday.' On Te Ara, the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand.
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/kiwi-xmas
NZ History Online looks at Christmas in New Zealand and its relationship with summer - sun, sand and barbecues in the backyard.
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/christmas-holidays
More from NZ History Online, discussing the great New Zealand summer holiday where we 'look forward to lazy days at the beach or the bach (or crib), games of backyard cricket, food on the barbie and the holiday uniform of shorts, jandals and T-shirts.'
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/summercrafts/a/summermn.htm
A range of summer season related craft patterns and projects designed to both celebrate the summer season, and also beat summertime boredom, from About.com
http://search.digitalnz.org/en/matapihi
To see a range of images that capture the feeling of New Zealand summer holidays, scroll down the homepage and click on Summer Holidays.
