Tauranga's Elise and Ken Macfarlane were holidaying in Waihi when their baby girl decided to come early - on Christmas Day.
The Macfarlanes welcomed their second daughter into the world three and a half weeks early at 3.40am on December 25.
Weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces, she was the first baby born at Tauranga Hospital on Christmas Day.
"It was a bit of a surprise; we weren't expecting it. She wasn't due until January," Mum Elise said. "She wanted to be here for Christmas."
Elise said the family were staying at her parents in Waihi when she was starting having contractions.