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Santa is catching up with the rest of Aotearoa - he's going bilingual. The white bearded one will reply to letters from tamariki in English and te reo Māori ...

However, these are not personalised, and we would encourage using the website for a more fun, interactive and personalised experience. NZ Post and Hana Kōkō (Santa) understand the importance of using more te reo Māori in our everyday lives. After that date, all online messages received by Santa up until 5pm on Thursday, 22 December will receive an email response, which may take 24 hours from when your online letter is sent. The last day for posting handwritten letters to Santa to receive a reply in the mail is Friday, 2 December. For the fourth year running, NZ Post are offering Kiwi kids the chance to write to Santa and receive his reply - in both te reo Māori and English. Last year, NZ Post received almost 100,000 letters to Santa in written in te reo Māori and English.