Wellington santa parade in 1958

'Preparing for Christmas' - starts 5 mins 20 secs into film.

The first half of this segment shows thousands of people attending a Christmas parade in Wellington in 1958. Santa arrives on a float decorated as a ship called ‘the spirit of Christmas’.

The second half shows a life-sized nativity stable being built in Taihape. It is visited by people from all over the district.

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Keywords

wellington city

christmas

parades

Credit

Film courtesy of Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: Pictorial Parade No 82, pt 3

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

How to cite this page

'Wellington santa parade in 1958', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/wellington-santa-parade-1958, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 3-May-2019