Events In History
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20 November 1937Parachuting Santa crashes in Auckland DomainGeorge Sellars narrowly escaped serious injury when he was able to swing his parachute away from the glass roof of the Winter Gardens during the Farmers' Christmas parade. Read more...
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25 December 1814NZ's first Christian service?At Oihi Beach in the Bay of Islands, Marsden preached in English to a largely Māori gathering, launching the Christian missionary phase of New Zealand history. Read more...
Articles
Christmas in New Zealand
Christmas in New Zealand is less about snow and sleigh bells and more about sun, sand and backyard barbecues. Over the holiday season we explore the Kiwi Christmas experience –
from Abel Tasman’s first New Zealand Christmas in 1642 to the declining
reign of the Queen’s message-
Page 2 – Further information
Links Te Ara's Christmas blog entry National Library's Christmas cards page on Flickr Pōhutukawa (Te Ara) Close up: Christmas lights (TVNZ) Books
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Main image: Christmas leftovers at Brockenhurst
