Sarah Williams, 4, does the delicious test on a chocolate Santa watched by her South African family on tour (from left) father Nathan, brother Jayden, 7, mother Lee-ann and sister Rachel, 9, celebrating Christmas at Dunedin Holiday Park. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYSanta came down a motorhome vent for a South African family celebrating Christmas on the road in Dunedin. Parked up at the Dunedin Holiday Park, the Williams family, of Benoni, a town about 26km east of Johannesburg, were more than 11,000km from their extended family. It was their first Christmas away from their extended family and they were enjoying the "peace and quiet" of New Zealand. The family had been in New Zealand since December 9 and they had been all over the South Island.

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