Christmas greetings
Auckland Libraries
Christmas Greetings
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Practising the Christmas carols
Auckland Libraries
Kittens for Christmas
Auckland Libraries
Christmas in Maoriland
Auckland Libraries
The beach girl. A Christmas study
Auckland Libraries
Cute animals, children, beaches - these sometimes gloriously cheesy greeting cards brim with happiness and energy.
Christmas cheer for the needy
Auckland Libraries
Christmas in the Waikato hospital
Auckland Libraries
Christmas hampers for the poor
Auckland Libraries
The severe-looking 'Mother Bates' lady on the left would have terrified me if she tried to bring me Christmas cheer...
Wedding of Miss Winifred Guthrie to Mr. George Dick in Wellington
Auckland Libraries
The wedding of Mr. John B. Balharry and Miss Thyra Gill in Wellington
Auckland Libraries
Wedding of Mr. Graham McClymont and Miss Diana Fitchett in Dunedin
Auckland Libraries
So many weddings at Christmas! Prime time for gorgeous floral arrangements in New Zealand.
Children on a farm at Inchbonnie, Westland, South Island
Auckland Libraries
Christmas morning on the farm: A picture at Inchbonnie, Westland
Auckland Libraries
A kiss for Christmas morning: An attractive child study at Auckland
Auckland Libraries
Love these beautiful photos of kids on Christmas morning.
Santa's robe was longer in the 1930s (very stylish), though I'm not sure about him riding an elephant in Christchurch. That's certainly 'different'.
THE CHRISTMAS GHOST SEASON (Evening Post, 16 December 1937)
National Library of New Zealand
Political cartoons, a beautifully illustrated Christmas dinner menu and an exceptionally creepy snowman with Shirley Temple - this collection has it all!
Still part of the Empire - attending to the Royal Christmas message.