For adults Christmas can come around way too fast but, for children it can't happen soon enough.

Luckily they don’t have to wait until Christmas to hear from Santa. Children who send him a letter before 17 December will receive a reply from the big man in red.

With Christmas fast approaching, New Zealand Post is gearing up to handle Santa's correspondence, which last year saw more than 110,000 letters sent from Santa to children around the country.

Santa's address is:

Mr Santa Claus
Santa's Workshop
North Pole 0001

Adults helping children write their letters should make sure there's a return address on the letter, including the correct postcode.

As usual Santa is keen to hear about how children have been good during the year and which presents they are hoping to receive.

Letters can be posted in the usual way or dropped off in the special mailboxes that have been set up in PostShop outlets. Santa is also receiving messages online via www.nzpost.co.nz/christmas and will send a letter to everyone who fills in their postal address details before 17 December 2009.
 
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For further information please contact:
Sandy Huijink, Communications Adviser
Tel: 04 496 4948 or 027 237 1899
Email sandy.huijink@nzpost.co.nz