It's a Gizzy Christmas

08/02/2026

Trust Tairawhiti have asked us to get anyone who attended our Christmas event to do this survey pretty please.. now just to be clear - there is only one question about our event. The rest is to do with "wellbeing". Completely optional to do :)

Your response would be greatly appreciated.

22/12/2025

FOUND at the It's a Gizzy Christmas Community Event! A bag, bracelet, one kids size croc, and an eftpos card. The bracelet is at the Gisborne Police Station, the rest is here with us. If you can prove ownership we will hand it over to you :)

17/12/2025

🎅🎄 Well, 10 days later and the event is all packed up, everyone has been thanked and sub-contractors paid... and I think it's official - we totally brought back the Gizzy Christmas Parade!!! 🎄🎅 Here's some of our event organisers photos - with more to come. Our Gizzy community came out in the thousands to support us and we were all SO grateful! 🫶 What group was your favourite???

08/12/2025

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The Christmas Parade made a welcome and colourful return to Gisborne on Sunday.

06/12/2025

Did we say to write letters to Santa? Bring them along and give them to him in his sleigh or post in our mail boxes 😍

06/12/2025

Plenty of shade for tomorrow! 😍

05/12/2025

Shop to Win has officially finished! 🥳 If you entered and your name gets called at the event on Sunday between 5-8pm, you need to be at the event to claim your prize, or we'll redraw until we find someone who's there! Don't worry - we'll call your number too to let you know and give you time to come to the stage🎄5 gift bags valued at over $250 each will be given away to say thanks for supporting our event and the CBD stores who participated in Shop to Win. Big thank you again to PAK'nSAVE Gisborne who sponsored a $100 gift card for EVERY gift bag! 🫶 Champions!

04/12/2025

🎄 Here's our Parade route! Details below:

⏰️ The Parade starts from the Peel St Bridge roundabout, and will be heading off at 4pm sharp, Sunday 7th December.
🦺 Make sure you stay off the Parade Traffic lane, keep back at all times - we know you want a good look, but that's why the parade route is so long, so that everyone can get a good spot 🦺 There will be small, large, and BIG vehicles, we want the parade to be safe. Use common sense!
☀️ Sunday is going to be hot! Slip, slop, slap and wrap! 🕶👕🧢
🎧 Parents, there may be sudden loud noises such as vehicles or sirens, please bring earmuffs for your kiddos if you think they might need them.
🍬 Some groups will be throwing lollies into the crowd - don't come out onto the road for them!
🥳 The fun continues at Marina & Kelvin Parks after the Parade, the grounds will be open from 4:30pm with the official event kick off at 5pm ✨️

04/12/2025

🗺 Okay everyone, here's maps of where things are going to be for the It's a Gizzy Christmas Community Event!
🎄 We left our temporary tattoo/christmas tree decorations tent off the map because we're unsure where it will go - but it'll be there!
📸 The photo backdrops may also move, but they'll be there and actually usable this year 🙌
✨️ Did I mention FREE temporary tattoos and FREE Christmas tree decorations for the kids?
🌭 Our FREE sausage sizzle is for children only - no adults in line will be served unless your littlies are too little to order for themselves. Why? Because it's for the kids! There are heeeaps of food trucks on Marina Park for you to purchase your kai, or BYO from home - picnic styles 🧺

03/12/2025

🎤 We have some awesome local talent joining us on Sunday providing the music for our It's a Gizzy Christmas Community Event! The Choral Society will kick things off at 5:15 pm, followed by Charlie Love at 6:00 pm, Chops on Fire at 6:45 pm and Sam & Lu will be finishing off the night for us from 7:30 pm onwards. ☀️ Bring your chairs, small umbrellas (no gazebos please!) and picnic blankets and grab a spot to soak up the sun 🎄full event timeframe is from 5 pm - 8 pm, and we'll post a site map on Saturday so you can find everything easily too 🗺

30/11/2025

It's officially 2025 Gisborne Christmas Parade! And It's a Gizzy Christmas Community Event! week!!! 🎄🎅🎄 Our Event and Parade superstar organiser Tash just had the honour of choosing the first Christmas song to be played for the season with Bevan for Breakfast on MORE FM , 'Snoopy's Christmas'! (Closely followed by a bit of Bublé, of course!)

Big big thank you to Bevan who has been a big help and supporter of It's a Gizzy Christmas right from conception. From sharing the info to putting the call out for parade floats, and of course the pep talks off air. Much appreciated!