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Metrosideros kermadecensis, with common names Kermadec pōhutukawa and New Zealand Christmas bush [1] is an evergreen tree of the myrtle family which is endemic to the volcanic Kermadec Islands about 900 km (560 mi) north-east of New Zealand.
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The Christian festival of Christmas was introduced to New Zealand by missionaries in the early 19th century. The first recorded Christmas service on New Zealand shores was in 1814, with Anglican priest Samuel Marsden delivering a sermon to around 400 Māori at Oihi Bay in the Bay of Islands, at the invitation of chiefs Te Pahi and Ruatara. [3]
CVS: You can expect most CVS stores to remain open on Christmas Day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., with some staying open 24/7 as usual, but you'll have to check with your local branch and remember that ...
1. Albertsons. Select Albertsons locations will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, usually from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. But make sure to check your local store for exact hours.
Botanical illustration of a pōhutukawa sprig by Ellen Cheeseman. Pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), [2] also known as the New Zealand Christmas tree, [3] [4] or iron tree, [5] is a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that produces a brilliant display of red (or occasionally orange, yellow [6] or white [7]) flowers, each consisting of a mass of stamens.
The Howard Smith Group purchase also included Benchmark Building Supplies, a New Zealand chain of 32 stores, including nine Auckland stores. These were also closed or rebranded as Bunnings by 2003. [15] [16] [17] Until then, Bunnings had just three New Zealand stores. [18] [17] By 2008, it had 14 large warehouse stores in the country. [19] [18]
Christmas bush may refer to: Bursaria spinosa, a small tree or shrub that occurs in all Australian states; Ceratopetalum gummiferum, a tall shrub from Australia also known as the New South Wales Christmas bush; Chromolaena odorata, a tropical species of shrub from the sunflower family; Comocladia dodonaea, a poisonous shrub of Caribbean islands