Parachutist dressed as Father Christmas lands in park.
Hamish Hay shakes hands with Father Christmas at the Summer Times festival.
Mrs G. D. Valentine dressed as Santa Claus, surrounded by children with gifts.
Two children, Katherine Mead and Eddie Hokianga from the Sumner School for the Deaf, on Santa's knee during a visit at D.I.C. department store in Christchurch.
Mrs G. D. Valentine, partly in her Santa Claus outfit, applying her lipstick in a mirror.
Mrs G. D. Valentine dressed as Santa Claus, on a jungle gym with children in a playground at a kindergarten in Christchurch city.
A group of children from the Sumner School for the Deaf, with Santa Claus during a visit at D.I.C. department store in Christchurch.
Mrs G. D. Valentine dressed as Santa Claus, on a slide with children in a playground at a kindergarten in Christchurch city.
Queues of children and parents waiting to see Santa Claus at the children's entertainment area, on the roof of Haywrights store.
Queues of children and parents waiting to see Santa Claus at the children's entertainment area, on the roof of Haywrights store. Frame one is a close-up of the Santa the children are waiting to see.
Scenes of Santa Claus on stage and greeting a crowd of children at the "Christchurch Star" annual starlets Christmas party in Abberley Park.
Scenes of children playing with balloons and greeting Santa Claus at the Intellectually Handicapped Children's Society's Christmas party at the Holy Trinity Church Hall.
Scenes of crowds of children and families attending the "Christchurch Star" annual starlets Christmas party in Abberley Park. Frame two shows performers on stage during the party.
Pupil at Phillipstown School, Wayne Wood, wearing a Santa Claus costume created by his mum for the school fancy-dress party.
A group of pre-school children with Santa Claus inside a train carriage during a train ride from Christchurch Railway Station to Papanui as part of a Christmas event organised by Northlands Shopping...
Ronnie Watkins and Betty Watkins sitting with Santa Claus.
Going to see Father Christmas at Beaths.
The large promotional Farmers Department Store fibreglass Santa Claus on the back of a truck following being dismantled from his place above the store on Armagh Street.
Santa Claus visiting the Richmond Free Kindergarten Christmas party. He arrived at the visit in an American World War 2 Jeep driven by the Good Fairy, Jan Glasgow.
John Teague erecting the giant Santa Claus above the entrance to Farmers Department Store on Armagh Street.
Santa Claus with an elf on an inflatable rescue boat during the New Brighton Christmas Parade.
Erica (right) and Fiona have been friends for a number of years as part of the IHC Volunteer Friendship programme. Here they are pictured during a visit to Christmas Wonderland in Ashburton.
A member of the Gopal family in Victoria Square looking towards Armagh Street and the fibreglass Santa Claus above the entrance to Farmers.