Every year since I was at high school, I've had New Year's at a different
place. That's over 30 years now. So for your edification and to help my
memory, here are all the places, as best I can remember and as best my
father's diaries chronicle.
| 1986/87 | 5th /6th Form | Dunback |
| 1987/88 | 6th /7th Form | Palmerston |
| 1988/89 | 7th Form/Uni | Dunback |
| 1989/90 | End 1st yr Uni | Dunedin |
| 1990/91 | End 2nd yr Uni | Wanaka |
| 1991/92 | End 3rd yr Uni | Queenstown |
| 1992/93 | End 4th yr Uni | Golden Bay Nelson |
| 1993/94 | Finished Uni | Frankton |
| 1994/95 | Wellington | Tocumwal, NSW |
| 1995/96 | Wellington | Mangamaunu Marae and then Thornton, VIC in a field |
| 1996/97 | Wellington | Wellington, with Mr Fungus (boo!) |
| 1997/98 | London | Edinburgh |
| 1998/99 | London | Annecy, France (with Der Bus) |
| 1999/00 | London | Sydney |
| 2000/01 | London | Munich |
| 2001/02 | London | Brighton |
| 2002/03 | London | London |
| 2003/04 | Melbourne | Melbourne |
| 2004/05 | Melbourne | NSW in the bush |
| 2005/06 | Melbourne | Yepoon |
| 2006/07 | Mel to Wel | Perth |
| 2007/08 | Wellington | Te Anau |
| 2008/09 | Wellington | Canberra |
| 2009/10 | Wellington | St Arnaud, Nelson Lakes |
| 2010/11 | Wellington | Holdsworth, Wairarapa |
| 2011/12 | Wellington | Glendhu Bay, Wanaka |
| 2012/13 | Wellington | The Entrance, NSW |
| 2013/14 | Wellington | Ruapehu - WTMC lodge |
| 2014/15 | Wellington | The New Years that didn't happen |
| 2015/16 | Wellington | Kawau Island |
| 2016/17 | Wellington | Wangapeka Track, Kahurangi NP |
| 2017/18 | Wellington | The Ponds, NSW |
| 2018/19 | Wellington | A bach on the outskirts of Hasting |
| 2019/20 | Wellington | Sylvester Hut, Kahurangi NP |
| 2020/21 | COVID Apocalypse | Moonlight Tops Hut, Paparoa Track |
| 2021/22 | COVID Apocalypse | Blenheim |
| 2022/23 | Kepler Southern Adventure | Lower Hollyford road-end |
| 2023/24 | Travers Sabine Southern Adventure | Westport |
| 2024/25 | Heaphy Southern Adventure | Wairoa |
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