Missing Christmas
Young Tane Te Pania loves Christmas with all his heart, but is disappointed every year when Santa inadvertently overlooks his town. Tane lives on Ngaro Island just below Stewart Island. It's a small secluded town, self sufficient, off the map and pretty much completely off the radar. So far off the radar that the Island doesn't even make it into weather forecasts. The Island is connected by a single extension cord to the mainland. Every year, Tane celebrates Christmas to its fullest, embracing the 'movie like' imagery of Christmas that he's always adored. He dresses like it is winter, goes bob sledding in make believe snow and puts reindeer antlers on his Dog, Blitzen. When the town Mayor reveals that the mainland is planning to turn off the power to the Island and relocate everyone, Tane won't accept this and announces to his friends and family that this year Santa will come and he will save Ngaro Island. To do this Tane will have to use every bit of kiwi ingenuity he has to make his town noticeable.
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