What Whanganui s rest homes, hospital and prison are doing to celebrate Christmas Day
23 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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New Vista Rest Home residents Lisbeth Thomas, Merle Greener and Fay Shaw are looking forward to Christmas Day. Photo / Bevan Conley
Organisations across Whanganui are preparing to celebrate the festive season in their own way. But what s on the menu for the special day? Ethan Griffiths reports. At New Vista Rest Home on Harrison St, residents have spent the last week getting stuck into Christmas activities, including making and putting up decorations, singing Christmas carols and visiting the Christmas grotto in Marton.
Nutritious and basic meals will be served to approximately 8,550 people in prison on 25 December.
The lunch will consist of roast chicken and vegetables, while corned beef and salad sandwiches will be served for dinner. Our Christmas lunch is the same at all of the 17 prisons we manage nationwide and is a similar meal to what has been provided on Christmas day for many years. It consists of roast chicken and vegetables, a standard meal from our menu. Dinner will be sandwiches, with the addition of two fruit mince tarts to mark the day, says Corrections National Commissioner Rachel Leota. All Christmas meals are prepared and cooked by prisoners learning hospitality skills through employment in prison kitchens, under the guidance of qualified catering instructors.