Winning the supreme award in the Rotorua Christmas Parade was a "Joy Story'' for the Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church.
The Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church float was the first place-getter in the not-for-profit category at the parade and also took the supreme parade award.
It was themed "Joy Story'', a take on the well known children's animated movie Toy Story, featuring a large paper mache version of the toy alien and its claw machine from the movie.
Lanea Strickland, who helped co-ordinate the decorating of the float with her husband, Dwayne, said it was the third time the church had entered the competition and the second time they had won a prize.
She said decorating the float and being part of the parade had brought the church closer together.