Orewa Santa Parade breaks all records
The star of the show, Santa, rode on a sleigh borrowed from the cancelled Warkworth parade.
Everything fell into place to make this year’s Orewa New World Santa Parade by far the biggest crowd puller in the event’s history.
Spectators lined the 1.6km route 3-5 deep – bringing estimated numbers to around 8000-9000 – 40 percent more than the previous record crowd, at last year’s parade.
These numbers swelled again for the Orewa Surf Sounds concert after the parade – an estimated 15,000 attended this.
Although the fine weather on Saturday, November 28 played its part, organisers Destination Orewa Beach say several other factors were at play.