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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 Stephens Avenue 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
- NZ Herald staff
