We arrived in this small French provincial seaside resort 1 hour from Christchurch expecting a laid back week to recover from a hectic Christmas. To our amazement the main park on the waterfront hosted a huge free New Year's Eve concert complete with bands and fireworks. As the park was only a block from the townhouse where we were staying, we had live music while we ate dinner and then wandered down to the celebrations in time for the massive fireworks display.