Chinese holiday workers (from left) Simin Zhang, 29, Cong Li, 29, and Jia Hui Wang, 24, take a selfie together at the Dunedin Christmas Dinner in the Dunedin Town Hall yesterday. The Chinese trio met in Dunedin yesterday as part of their respective working holidays, and celebrated Christmas together at the annual Dunedin Town Hall Christmas Dinner. Miss Wang said they enjoyed the Christmas dinner, but it was inevitable they would reminisce about some of the Chinese Christmas traditions they had with family back home. Christmas dinner organiser and Dunedin Christmas Charitable Trust trustee Rob Riddell Tigeir said about 550 people attended this year’s dinner. He said there was a "lovely festive spirit" at the dinner, which made all the organisation worth it.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 25, 2025 15:52 UTC