Let's Bring the Gift of Christ to Christmas

In 2025, Christians from across Auckland did something special.

We came together to design, build and enter a Nativity float in the Auckland Farmers Santa Parade — bringing the gift of Christ back to New Zealand’s largest Christmas parade.

Now we want to do it again, even more boldly and creatively.

1. Every donation will do twice the good.

For every donation made to this campaign until 7pm October 28th, up to $2000, a generous donor will match your donation, so it does twice the good.

2. We’re also launching a Christmas art competition.

In partnership with Rhema, we’re inviting amateur artists of all ages and abilities across Aotearoa to explore what Christmas really means.

Selected artworks will be showcased publicly. And our overall winner will receive a particularly unusual prize: Your family will get to dress up and join the Nativity float in the 2026 Auckland Farmers Santa Parade on 29 November 2026.

Learn more here > https://aucklandchurchnetwork.nz/christmas

Donate today and help us get the Nativity Float and, ultimately, the true meaning of Christmas back into the Auckland Santa Parade in 2026.

The Auckland Santa Parade is run by the Auckland Children’s Christmas Parade Trust, which is a not-for-profit. The standard cost to enter a float is $25,000, which helps to cover costs such as traffic management, road closures, security, and paying event staff.