People can spend some time thinking of the loved ones who can't be there on Christmas Day while donating to the North Haven Hospice by visiting one of the many Memory Trees set up around Whangarei.
Every year North Haven Hospice sets up Christmas trees in the community that can be decorated with the names of loved ones who are no longer with us.
"It's about remembrance. A chance to remember your loved ones who you may have lost this year or any year," said North Haven Hospice's Hannah Blake.
More than 100 volunteers give up their time in the lead-up to Christmas to staff the trees and talk to people who donate.
"Its a really beautiful thing, you get people coming over and sharing their stories," Ms Blake said. Christine Aberdeen has been volunteering for the hospice with a Memory Tree for four years.