Christmas will never be the same again for one Te Puke couple who welcomed their second daughter this morning.
Florence Takarangi and Enoch Tobe welcomed Alicyianna Mary Takarangi at 1.20am after being born by caesarean section at Tauranga Hospital - the first Christmas Day birth at the hospital.
Her relieved parents said it was definitely an eventful few hours after driving from Te Puke to Bethlehem Birthing Centre where Alicyianna had been expected to be born.
"My due date was December 18 so baby was overdue and the past week I had been having Braxton Hicks but Alicyianna was determined to come in her own time," Takarangi said.
"I originally booked into Bethlehem Birthing Centre and we arrived there at 11.20pm last night but we were immediately referred to Tauranga Hospital to have a scan.