Creepy Auckland Santa seen in Wanaka pit
19 Jan, 2021 12:22 AM
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The giant Santa display that was a part of Auckland s holiday season for 60 years has made its way to Wanaka.
Video / Stephen Jaquiery / Mark Price
The giant Santa display that was a part of Auckland s holiday season for 60 years has made its way to Wanaka.
Video / Stephen Jaquiery / Mark Price
NZ Herald
Auckland s much-loved but often-maligned creepy Santa has been seen for the first time since he retired to the South Island, but he doesn t look well.
Video posted to TikTok shows the five-tonne, 18m-tall Christmas decoration, which spent 60 years encouraging Aucklanders to shop, languishing in a quarry pit.
The fascinating story of Coventry s magical toy museum
Thousands of children in Coventry enjoyed a visit - and the building even featured in Charles Dickens books
An old photo of Whitefriars Gatehouse which housed the city toy museum (Provided by the Coventry Society)
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Coventry s old toy museum is a fascinating part of the city s history, and the stuff of legend.
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