LaManuka is banned because ... well it is Xmass and I so am not getting into that mood today.
(Mum told us the Xmas-story she made up this year to tell the old folks at the church and the Red Cross celebrations, like she does every year, and it is still making me cry ... so sad. She had a rough year herself and it really came through in the telling. She has more than a little flair for drama ...)