As Christmas approaches, the time to mingle with family and friends is narrowing ever closer. A quick trip to Rawene, to catch up with whanau, brought a great night at the Masonic Hotel with Dj Trey and his light show. With an unusually young crowd packed into the pub, the atmosphere was high spirited and welcoming. Good luck to Grant, the new owner of the Masonic, and merry Christmas to all in the sleepy settlement perched on a narrow peninsula, protruding into the visualy absorbing Hokianga Harbour.