Fathers Day In New Zealand.

September 6, 2009 by Avalon
Filed under: Life in New Zealand, Things to do 

Warning: Its on a different day.

So is Mothers day. Which means you need to make sure someone in the UK reminds you about a week in advance of the respective days over there so you can arrange cards and flowers or whatever else takes your fancy. Bear in mind, that you will be unable to find said cards in New Zealand at the same time as UK mothers and fathers day. Its all a bit of a drama, added to the fact that you aren’t anywhere near your parents.

This is the first time I’ve even been in the same hemisphere as my dad for Fathers day in 5 years – so it was a real treat today. Missing Birthdays and special days with family has always been one of the hardest things about emigrating for me to deal with.

It’s been a stunning spring day here in the Wairarapa. We did have an icy burst of winter last week, but today the sun was shining and it was lovely and warm. So we went for lunch to the nearby Gladstone Inn, and sat our in the “Garden Bar” (aka the garden).

You don’t go to the Gladstone Inn for fine dining and poncy food. You go there because it’s a country pub, that sells decent food in a lovely location. It’s quite a haunt for bikers. We came home for pudding because there was only two choices, and neither of them appealed, but other than that – it was a wonderful lunch out.

I hope everyone had a wonderful day today, whether fathers were near or not.

And here’s the present that I didn’t buy my dad:

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6 Comments on Fathers Day In New Zealand.

  1. Sarah on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 8:38 pm

    2. I found this useful link with dates of forthcoming Mothering Sunday dates for the UK and US – since the dates change every year, due to Mothering Sunday always falling on the fourth Sunday of Lent. In recent years I have actually found a few ‘Mothering Sunday’ cards in Whitcoulls – normally tucked around with the Easter cards, but generally end up making one.

    Your day sounds fabulous and that BBQ literally blew me away! Been a glorious weekend of sun here on the South coast too.

  2. Avalon on Mon, 7th Sep 2009 5:38 pm

    3. Thanks so much for the link – that’s really cool. Ive never had much luck on the card front, and im never organised enough to buy a year in advance on Mothers day or Fathers day here.

    Thank you Interflora is all I can say :) Saviour of Expats in trouble :)

  3. Juli Ryan on Mon, 7th Sep 2009 5:53 pm

    4. So it’s not just me. I just can’t seem to GET IT TOGETHER and post cards overseas in time for these VERY IMPORTANT holidays.

  4. Juli Ryan on Mon, 7th Sep 2009 6:34 pm

    5. I don’t know why (possibly the wine), but the link to my VERY IMPORTANT website is wrong in the comment above. And of course, I’m all about, you know, plugging myself. cheers

  5. Avalon on Mon, 7th Sep 2009 7:11 pm

    6. :) Juli

  6. Sarah on Mon, 7th Sep 2009 11:08 pm

    7. Juli you are too funny! I’m so thankful for Interflora too. And I’m also lucky to be let off the hook with regard Father’s Day – my Dad strongly disagrees with it – since it is a recently ‘invented’ day with no historical background, purely dreamed up by the likes of Hallmark to make money and guilt people into buying cards. When it first started I did buy him a card and he said, ‘I know you love me, you don’t need to buy into this, I’m sorry, but any cards I receive are going straight in the bin unopened’. I love my Dad! :) So, I simply shower him with love all year round, with phone calls, e-mails and special gifts on his Birthday.

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