The chances that those parents are going to decide to take a random Friday off in the middle of winter to go some place at a time of the year when New Zealand's weather is notoriously damp, even in places like the winterless North or the almost tropical Auckland where I live, where my hibiscus are still blooming and my frangipani are still in full bloom—I can tell you that 24 June is still a very cold, damp time, even in Auckland.