Make Your Christmas Magic

This festive season, Chartwell Shopping Centre is your destination to make your Christmas magic.

From Santa’s grand arrival to special photo moments, beautiful gift wrapping, and late night shopping, we’ve got everything you need for a joyful, stress-free holiday season.

Santa's Arrival

Kick off Christmas with Santa’s spectacular arrival at Chartwell!

Bring the whole family along for a day of festive fun, entertainment, and of course, the chance to meet Santa himself!

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Santa's Arrival

Capture the magic with Santa photos

Available Sun 16 Nov — Wed 24 Dec (Christmas Eve).

Sessions include:

Classic Santa photos — for the whole family.
Sensitive Santa — a low stimulus environment for children who prefer quiet sessions.
Pet photos — bring your furry family members.

Bookings are recommended, to ensure you get your preferred time.

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Capture the magic with Santa photos

The Gift of Choice

Make their Christmas magic with the gift of choice!

Chartwell Gift Cards are accepted at 100+ stores across the Centre, so they're the perfect present for friends, family and colleagues.

The Gift of Choice

Gift Wrapping

Take the stress out of Christmas with our gift-wrapping service.

For a $2 donation, our friendly team will wrap up to 3 of your gifts beautifully, with all proceeds going to Whānau Āwhina Plunket.

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Late Night Shopping

Need extra time to sort your Christmas shopping?

We’ll be open late from Thursday 18 December, giving you more hours to shop, and get those last minute gifts sorted!

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Late Night Shopping

Free Parking

Enjoy stress-free, Christmas shopping visits with our carpark guidance system and free parking — every day, all day.