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A selection of Christmas church services in the main centres:
Auckland
St Patrick's Cathedral (Catholic) 43 Wyndham Street, Auckland CBD
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 5:00 pm Children's service
7.30 pm Croatian service
11:00pm Service
12:00am Midnight Mass
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 8:00am service
11:00am service
4:30pm service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 8:00am service
11:00am service
4:30pm service
7:00pm service
Holy Trinity Cathedral (Anglican) Corner of St StephensAvenue and Parnell Road, Parnell
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 6:00pm Family Gift Service (in the cathedral)
11:30pm Midnight Mass (in the cathedral)
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 8:00am Christmas Eucharist (in St Mary's)
8:00am Holy Communion (in St Stephen's Chapel)
9:00am Holy Communion (in St Stephen's Chapel)
10:00am Choral Eucharist (in the cathedral)
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 9:00am Holy Communion (in St Stephen's Chapel)
10:00am Cathedral Eucharist (in the cathedral)
St Matthew-in-the-City (Anglican) Corner of Hobson St & Wellesley St, Auckland C.B.D
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 7:00pm Children's service
10:00pm Special music
11:00pm Carol service
12:00am Midnight Mass
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 8:00am service
10:00am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 8:00am service
10:00am service
City Impact Church (Pentecostal) Aranui St, opposite Sylvia Park, Mt Wellington & 794 East Coast Rd, Albany.
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 8:00pm service (Mt Wellington)
11:00pm service (Albany)
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 8:00am service (Albany)
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 10:00am service (Mt Wellington & Albany)
Mt Albert Baptist Church (Baptist) 732 New North Road, Mt Albert
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 7:00pm Family Christmas crafts and supper
7:30pm service
8:30pm service
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 9:30am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 10:30am service
St Columba (Presbytarian) 480 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany Downs, Manukau
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 6:00pm Children's service
11:00pm Carols, Candles & Communion
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 9:30am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 10:30am service
Hamilton
Elim Church (Pentecostal) 21 Maui Street, Hamilton
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 5:00pm Celebration
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 10:30am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 10:30am service
St Peter Chanel (Catholic) 5 Vardon Road, Te Rapa
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 11.30pm Carol singing
12:00am Midnight Mass
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 9:00am service
Sunday 26 Dec Boxing Day 9:30am service
St Stephen's (Anglican) Cnr Airport and Tamahere Drive, Tamahere, Hamilton
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 4:00pm service
11:30pm Midnight Mass
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 9:30am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 9:30am service
Wellington
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul (Anglican) Cnr Molesworth & Hill Streets, Thorndon
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 4:30pm Children's service
10:30pm Christmas carols
11:00pm Midnight Mass
Saturday 25 Dec Christmas Day 7:45am service
10:00am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 10:00am service
St Mary of the Angels (Catholic) 17 Boulcott Street, Wellington C.B.D
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 7:30pm Carols and service
11:30pm Carols and Midnight Mass
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 7:00am service
9:00am service
11:00am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 7:00am service
9:00am service
11:00am service
5:00pm service
St John's in the City (Presbyterian) Corner of Willis St and Dixon St, Wellington C.B.D
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 6:00pm service
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 10:00am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day NO SERVICE
Central Chuch (Baptist) 46-48 Boulcott Street, Wellington C.B.D
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 9:00pm service
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 10:30am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day NO SERVICE
Christchurch
St Matthew's (Catholic) 108 Jeffreys Road, Bryndwr
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 8:00 Carols and service
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 10:30am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 10:30am service
St Luke's in the City (Anglican) 866 Colombo Street, Christchurch C.B.D
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 11:15pm Carols and service
Fri 25 Dec Christmas Day 9:30am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 9:30am service
Oxford Terrace Bapist Church 286 Oxford Terrace / corner of Barbadoes St and Gloucester St
Friday 24 Dec Christmas Eve 11:15pm Carol service in church lounge (286 Oxford St)
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day NO SERVICE
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day 10:30am service
St Margaret's (Presbyterian) 94 Farrington Ave, Bishopdale
Fri 24 Dec Christmas Eve 5:00pm Children's service
11:15pm Carols by candle light
Sat 25 Dec Christmas Day 10:00am service
Sun 26 Dec Boxing Day NO SERVICE
