Christmas
Find all sorts of resources to help you celebrate the festive season.
Christmas takes place on 25 December each year. This page links you to information on this celebration, Christmas resources at the library, images and websites.
See our holiday hours to find out when library locations and services are available over the holiday period.
About Christmas
- The origins and history of Christmas Britannica.com
- How Christmas Works How stuff works
- Why is Christmas on the 25th December?
Christmas events at libraries
Christmas card making at Upper Riccarton Library
20 December, 10-11.30am & 1-2.30pm
Join Māori & Multicultural Library Services for Christmas card making. FREE, drop in sessions for ages 7 years and up.
Christmas card making at Upper Riccarton Library
20 December, 10-11.30am & 1-2.30pm
Join Māori & Multicultural Library Services for Christmas card making. FREE, drop in sessions for ages 7 years and up.
Christmas in the catalogue
More Christmas in the catalogue
Keri Price with Christmas presents: Picturing Canterbury
A child, Keri Price, holding Christmas presents including a DIC bag with a teddy bear inside. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Discover Canterbury: ChristChurch Cathedral Christmas
Enjoy memories of Christmastime splendour as observed at Christchurch Cathedral over the years.
Waste-free Christmas
Does the amount of paper and rubbish created during one day of celebration bother you? Ideas on reducing waste at Christmas time.
Keri Price with Christmas presents: Picturing Canterbury
A child, Keri Price, holding Christmas presents including a DIC bag with a teddy bear inside. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Discover Canterbury: ChristChurch Cathedral Christmas
Enjoy memories of Christmastime splendour as observed at Christchurch Cathedral over the years.
Waste-free Christmas
Does the amount of paper and rubbish created during one day of celebration bother you? Ideas on reducing waste at Christmas time.
Elves on the shelves
Elves on the Shelves
See an album of photos of Elves on the Shelves at Tūranga. Pop in to see an elf on the shelf at Hapori | Community, Level 1 unti 24 December
Elves on the shelves
Elves on the Shelves, part of a series
Guess who has arrived at Tūranga! Two of Santa's elves have come to stay on Hapori until Christmas! See if you can spot an elf on the shelf.
Christmas for kids
Background information about Christmas, great Christmas reads, craft, and fun for kids.
New Zealand Christmas
Websites
- Kiwi Christmas
- Stories from NZ History.net which illustrate what Christmas is like in this part of the southern hemisphere.
- NZ Post Christmas
- Find out the mailing dates for Christmas cards and packages, plus Santa’s address for letters or send him a message from the website.
- New Zealand Christmas Songs
- From New Zealand Folk Song.
- Project Crimson trust
- Project to save the pohutukawa and rata which are considered to be New Zealand’s Christmas trees and are under threat from possums and development.
Christmas in Christchurch
Explore all the Christmas related events in Christchurch – from carol services and concerts to Santa parades and festive displays.
Summertime Reading Challenge
Ages 0 to 18. Keep reading this summer & win. Pick up a postcard, do 3 challenges, & drop the postcard in. Plus enjoy heaps of cool events!
