The little Rangitīkei town of Bulls pulled together a Christmas parade on Saturday to rival any bigger centre, community development manager Jan Harris says.
State highways were closed and traffic diverted on the morning of December 1, to allow the 48 wheeled and walking floats in the parade to circulate
the town twice. The streets were packed, as was the town hall where Santa gave out presents and talked to children.
There was face painting, stalls, lolly scrambles and 400 helium balloons were given away.
"Lots of fun was had by all. It's a huge community pulling together to provide resources. For a small town like Bulls we pack a big punch," Harris said.
The annual parade is always on the first weekend in December. The floats this year included mini stockcars, Jesus being towed behind a tractor, gigantic agricultural machinery, people dressed as animals and bees - and, of course, Santa, with reindeer and a sleigh.
