Neville Baker in action during the 2017 Farmers Santa Parade in Auckland's Queen St.Auckland's annual Santa Parade has been postponed until next weekend – not due to its controversial search for a new Santa, but because of bad weather. On Sunday morning the chairman of the Children's Christmas Parade Trust, Michael Barnett, said it would take place next Sunday instead. READ MORE:* Santa stoush: Auckland politician says he would have preferred a Santa with 'boobies'* Auckland's Santa Parade secures new sponsorship* Funding uncertain for Auckland's $1m Santa ParadeThe parade's postponement comes after My Santa director Neville Baker, the man who usually plays Santa in the parade, was dropped over comments he made to the Herald on Sunday. The Farmers Santa Parade has been POSTPONED and will now be held on the 2nd December. He didn't want children saying "Santa's got boobs, mum", he added.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2018 19:35 UTC