By feasting on freshly killed pork from the ship's menagerie washed down with ‘extra rations of wine’
With a meal of ‘Goose pye’ (made with gannet)
With a reading from the bible
With a programme of Christmas carols followed by an early night
15 March 1944 NZ forces capture Castle Hill at Cassino
16 March 1940 Jockey Y-fronts hit NZ shops
17 March 1860 First Taranaki war erupts at Waitara
18 March 1941 NZ troops arrive in Greece
19 March 1839 Honey bees brought to NZ
20 March 1834 NZ's first flag chosen
21 March 2003 Race Relations Day celebrated for first time
