Jeanette Thomas
One summer road trip has gone down as legendary in Jeanette Thomas’ memory.
“In 1988, in the fifth form, my school friends headed away to the Coromandel for our first summer road trip on our own,” recalls The Breeze Breakfast co-host. “One friend had her licence. We just piled into her green Datsun and couldn’t believe our parents said we could go. We had the best time and recently celebrated our 50ths together. Nothing’s changed, except for some topics of conversation – menopause, HRT and our adult children!”
For Jeanette, 51, who shares children Charlie, 22, and Mia, 19, with her husband Dave, a great Kiwi summer means “leftovers, long evenings, no 3.30am alarm and legitimately not knowing what day it is between Boxing Day and New Year.”
For this year’s hot-weather holiday, the radio personality is sticking to the tried and true.
“Great Barrier Island is our go-to spot and has been for 25 years,” says Jeanette. “We love it for its beaches, bush walks, the wonderful locals and compulsory switch off and reset
