The annual Santa photo is a great way to capture how your children grow and change each year.
Help make sure the photo is a success by maybe popping in and seeing Santa a few days prior, choose a quiet time so your kids aren’t rushed and don’t forget to wear something yourself that you are happy to have pulled out every year and exclaimed over, just in case you need to hold your child next to Santa to get the photo.
Find your nearest friendly Santa from the list below.
#1: Highbury Shopping Centre, Birkenhead, Auckland
Santa will be in Highbury Shopping Centre daily from 10am to 2pm, 8 to 24 December 2018.
Come and have your annual Santa photo taken and enjoy some of the other seasonal offerings at Highbury.
The first 100 children to visit Santa will get a lucky dip prize!
This Christmas at Highbury Shopping Centre you can also:
- Write Santa a letter
- Listen to Birkdale North Music Centre performing Christmas music at 10am, 9 December 2018
- Enjoy local schools performing
- Have your gifts wrapped and donate a gold coin to the SPCA
Find out more at www.highburyshoppingcentre.co.nz
#2: Snowplanet, 91 Small Road, Silverdale, Auckland
Enjoy the snow at Snowplanet – and a photo with Santa inside his Magic Castle! Santa will be at Snowplanet from 24 November to 16 December 2018.
Prices start at $9 per person, and bookings are essential – phone 09 427 0199 or email santa@snowplanet.co.nz .
#3: Santa’s Cave Te Whare Hana Kōkō, 326 Main Street, Palmerston North
Celebrating 100 years, this historic Santa’s Cave is a Manawatu favourite. No matter that you think its enthralling, magical, kitschy, or even a little creepy, it’s a must do.
If formal, posed Santa pics are not your thing, Santa will be in residence at various times so you can get a more casual selfie.
Find out more
#4: Centre City, 11 Gill Street, New Plymouth
Capture the magic of Christmas by having your photo taken with Santa in his very own sleigh!
Each child will be given a free gift and $1 of each copy sold will be donated to the Taranaki Cancer Society.
Find Santa on Level 2 next to Farmers
#5: The Mall, 185 Main Street, Upper Hutt
Santa Claus is coming…
The Mall in Upper Hutt is excited to welcome Father Christmas
Pop in to The Mall from 11 December to get your Santa photo.
Create special memories this Christmas.
Check the website for times.
#6: The Palms, Corner Marshland & New Brighton Rds, Christchurch
Come and meet Santa in his special area outside Kmart.
Santa is also available for ‘Scene To Believe’ Christmas photos daily froom 10am.
Every child who purchases a photo receives a free plush toy!
#7:Santa Grotto at Kids Kingdom. Rainbows End, Manuaku
Santa’s moved in to Rainbow’s End!
Santa will be in his Grotto Saturdays and Sundays through December, and Xmas Eve.
Visiting Santa is free with your Kidz Kingdom or Rainbow’s End Superpass, or a Night Rides Pass. Photos available for purchase.
Bookings essential.
#8: Meridian Mall, 285 George Street, Dunedin
SANTA and his helpers would love to get a photo with you and hear how good you have been this year!
Find him in his Grotto on the lower level from 11am-4pm daily and until 6pm on Fridays.
Photos are $15 including a print and digital file and $5 per print for additional print. Share your Santa photo with #MeridianMallDunedin to be in to WIN 1 of 5 $100 Meridian Mall Giftcards!
Tip #9: Santa Pet Photos, PET Stock, 11 locations nationwide
Bring your own camera and snap your pet’s photo with Santa!
Pay $5 at the counter to help PETstock Assist support local animal rescue groups. 100% of your contribution will help save a life this Christmas!
Bookings are essential!
#10: SKYCITY Christmas Wonderland , Corner Victoria and Federal Streets, Auckland
Visit the SKYCITY Christmas Wonderland and have your photo taken with Santa underneath the Sky Tower.
Simply give an unwrapped Christmas gift or a gold coin donation to Santa’s helpers, with all proceeds and gifts going to Variety – The Children’s Charity.
Plus, don’t forget to visit Santa’s Workshop to write your letter to Santa and post it in the Huawei Mate 20 Pro Christmas Globe!
Entry is free. Open to all ages.
would be great to get a photo with Santa – it is also good to hear that a lot of places are doing special sessions for children with special needs – i.e. less crowds, quieter music etc.
My daughter has never been interested in getting a photo with Santa haha. I’m certainly not going to make her sit on his knee if she doesn’t want to 🙂 I did ask her this year if she wanted to do a Santa photo and she didn’t jump at it haha
This is great to know about the different places to visit Santa and ones you can give money , a gift or be given a book for your child. We are a small rural town so get what we can get without going to the city to see Santa and the kids are happy.
I would like to also add another to the list as its where we usually take our kids each year. Northlands Mall in cHristchurch. The Santa there is so friendly and the packages are quite handy. Also the pics are great and every child gets a brilliant story book. This year is a book by Margaret Mahy.