Kaeo's Christmas parade might not be Northland's biggest or grandest - but how many other parades are followed by a carnival and a free concert by one of the country's top reggae bands? Hundreds of Whangaroa locals followed the floats down Leigh St, featuring a pipe band, circus performers, the odd monster, waka on wheels, decorated strollers and scooters, an army of elves and the big man himself with a sack full of sweets. ictures by Peter de Graaf.
