Christmas Mass times for across the Archdiocese which covers the Greater Wellington region up to Levin and the top of the South Island down to Kaikōura are listed below. A PDF download is also available at the end of this page. Correct as at 18 December 2024.
North Island
Hutt Valley/Wairarapa
Te Awakairangi Parish
Avalon – St Martin de Porres, 6 Park Ave
- Christmas Eve: 6pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 8.30am Mass
Lower Hutt – Ss Peter & Paul, 60 Knights Road
- Christmas Eve: 6.30pm Mass; 9pm Mass; 11.30pm Carols followed by Midnight Mass
- Christmas Day: 9am Mass
- New Years Day: 9am Mass
Naenae – St Bernadette, 194 Naenae Road
- Christmas Eve: 8.30pm Carols followed by 9pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 10am Mass
Taita – St Michael, 21 Tocker Street
- Christmas Eve: 7.30pm Carols followed by 8pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 10.30am Mass
Our Lady of the Valley’s Parish
Our Lady of the Valleys website
Heretaunga – Our Lady of Grace, 5 Palmer Street
- Christmas Eve: 5.10pm Carols followed by 5.30pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9.30am Mass
Stokes Valley – St Francis Xavier, 152 Stokes Valley Road
- Christmas Eve: 11.30pm Carols followed by midnight Mass
St Joseph’s Parish
https://stjosephsparishuh.weebly.com
Upper Hutt – St Joseph’s, 1 Pine Avenue
- Christmas Eve: 6pm Children’s Family Mass; 9pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9.30am Christmas Day Mass
Te Wairua Tapu – Holy Spirit Parish
Eastbourne – San Antonio, 78A Oroua Street
- Christmas Eve: 5pm Crib Service for Children, 10.30pm Mass (Anglican Service)
- Christmas Day: 9am Anglican Christmas Service; 11am Catholic Mass
Petone – Sacred Heart, 41 Britannia Street
- Christmas Eve: 5.30pm Mass; 11.15pm Carols followed by 12am Midnight Mass
- Christmas Day: 9.30am Mass
Wainuiomata – St Patrick, 6 Stanley Street
- Christmas Eve: 6pm Children’s Mass; 11.30pm Carols followed by Midnight Mass
- Christmas Day: 8.30am Mass
Waiwhetu – Our Lady of the Rosary, 61 Waiwhetu Road
- Christmas Eve: 5.30pm Mass, 11.30pm Carols followed by Midnight Mass
- Christmas Day: 10am Mass
Catholic Parish of Wairarapa
https://www.wairarapacatholicparish.com
Featherston – St Teresa of Avila, 50 Bell Street
- Christmas Eve: 7pm Carols, 7.30pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 10.30am Mass
- New Years Day: 10.30am Mass
Masterton – St Patrick, 375 Queens Street
- Christmas Eve: 5pm Carols, 5.30pm Christmas Mass
- Christmas Day: 8.30am Mass
- New Years Eve: 7.30pm Mass
- New Years Day: 8.30am Mass
Kāpiti/Horowhenua
Hāto Hōhepa Parish Levin
Levin – St Joseph, 56 Weraroa Rd
- Christmas Eve: 5.30pm Carols followed by 6pm Children’s Mass; 9.30pm Carols followed by 10.30pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9.30am Mass
- New Years Eve: 10pm Mass
- New Years Day: 9.30am Mass
Hāto Mere – St Mary’s Parish Ōtaki
Ōtaki – St Mary’s, 4 Convent Road
- Christmas Eve: 5pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9am Mass
- New Years Day: 9am Mass
Te Whaea Tapu o Kāpiti – Our Lady of Kāpiti Parish
Our Lady of Kapiti Parish website
Paraparaumu – Our Lady of Kapiti Church, 1 Presentation Way
- Christmas Eve: 5pm Carols for 5.30pm Mass; 10pm Carols for 10.30pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9am Carols for 9.30am Mass
- New Years Eve: 10pm Mass
- New Years Day: 9.30am Mass
Porirua
Holy Family Parish Porirua East
Ascot Park – St John of the Cross, 2 Dalray Place
- Christmas Day: 9am Mass
- New Years Day: 9am Mass
Cannons Creek – Holy Family, 169 Mungavin Ave
- Christmas Eve: 6pm Mass; 9pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 10am Mass
- New Years Eve: 9pm Mass
- New Years Day: 10am Mass
Our Lady of Hope Parish
Our Lady of Hope Parish website
Tawa – Our Lady of Fatima, 169 Main Road
- Christmas Eve: 7pm Mass; 12pm Midnight Mass
- Christmas Day: 10.30am Mass
- New Years Day: 9am New Years Day Mass
Titahi Bay – St Pius X, 64 Te Pene Ave
- Christmas Day: 9am Mass
- New Years Day: 10.30am Mass
St Theresa Parish Plimmerton
Camborne – St Theresa’s, 210 St Andrews Road
- Christmas Eve: 6pm Mass, 9pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9.30am Mass
- New Years Day: 9.30am Mass
Te Pariha o te Ngākau Tapu
Porirua – Te Pariha o te Ngākau Tapu, 20 Kenepuru Drive
- Christmas Eve: 7.30pm Carols, 8pm Mass
Wellington
Catholic Parish of Otari
Karori – St Teresa’s, 299 Karori Road
- Christmas Eve: 5.30pm Mass; 10pm Vigil Mass
- Christmas Day: 10am Mass
- New Years Eve: 9am Daily Mass in the Chapel
- New Years Day: 10am Mass
Wilton – St Thomas More, 30 Worcester Street
- Christmas Eve: 7pm Mass
Catholic Parish of Wellington South
https://wellingtonsouthcatholic.org/
Island Bay – St Francis de Sales, 173 Clyde Street
- Christmas Eve: 6pm Mass; 9pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 10.30am Mass
Newtown – St Anne, 22 Emmett Street
- Christmas Eve: 7.30pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9am Mass
- New Years Day: 9am Mass
Holy Trinity Parish
Kilbirnie – St Patrick, 3 Childers Terrace
- Christmas Eve: 6pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9am Mass
- New Years Eve: 9.30am Mass
Seatoun – St Anthony’s, 66 Falkirk Ave
- Christmas Eve: 9.40pm Carols, 10pm Mass.
- New Years Day: 9.30am Mass
Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish
Thorndon – Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 40 Hill Street Thorndon
- Christmas Eve: 11.30pm Carols, Midnight Mass
- Christmas Day: 10am Mass
- New Years Eve: 8.30am Mass; 8pm Samoan Vigil Mass
- New Years Day: 8.30am Mass
St Francis of Assisi Ohariu Parish
https://www.stfrancisohariu.nz
Johnsonville – St Francis of Assisi Ohariu, 37 Dr Taylor Terrace
- Christmas Eve: 5pm Carols followed by 5.30pm Mass; 8pm Carols followed by 8.30pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 10am Mass
- New Years Day: 9am Mass
St Mary’s of the Angels
St Mary of the Angels Parish website
Wellington Central – St Mary of the Angels church, 17 Boulcott Street,
- Christmas Eve: 7.30pm Carols, 8pm Mass; 11.30pm Carols, Midnight Mass.
- Christmas Day: 7am, 9am, 11am Mass
- New Years Eve: 12.05pm Mass
- New Years Day: 12.05pm Mass
Mount Victoria – St Joseph’s church, 154-156 Brougham Street Mt Victoria (wheelchair access), car park access entrance between 28 and 32 Ellice Street Mt Victoria.
- Christmas Eve: 7.30pm Carols, 8pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9.30am Mass
- New Years Eve: 8pm Mass
South Island
Marlborough/Kaikōura area
Te Whetu o Te Moana – Star of the Sea Marlborough Parish
https://www.staroftheseamarlb.co.nz
Blenheim – St Mary, 61 Maxwell Road
- Christmas Eve: 5pm Carols, 5.30pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 10am Mass
- New Years Day: 9.30am W&C
Kaikoura – Sacred Heart, Grey’s Lane
- Christmas Eve: 7pm Carols, 7.30pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9.30am W&C
- New Years Day: 9.30am W&C
Picton – St Joseph, Otago Street
- Christmas Eve: 7pm Carols, 7.30pm Mass
Seddon – Immaculate Conception, 11 Foster Street
- Christmas Day: 8am Mass
Nelson/Tasman
Holy Family Parish Nelson-Stoke
https://www.holyfamilynelson.org/
Nelson – St Mary,18 Manuka Street
- Christmas Eve: 6.45pm Carols, 7pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 10.30am Mass
Stoke – St Francis of Assisi, 196 Songer Street
- Christmas Day: 8.30am Mass
- New Years Day: 9.30am Mass
Our Lady of the Bays Parish
https://www.ourladyofthebays.org
Motueka – St Peter Chanel 423 High Street, Motueka
- Christmas Eve: 6.30pm Carols, 7pm Mass
Richmond – Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 35 William Street
- Christmas Eve: 4.45pm Carols, 5pm Mass
- Christmas Day: 9.30am Mass
- New Years Day: 9.30am Mass
Takaka – 94 Commercial Street (back section)
- Christmas Eve: 4pm Carols, 4.30pm Mass
West Coast
Catholic Parish of Buller and Inangahua
Westport – St Canice
- Christmas Day: 9.30am Mass
Reefton – Sacred Heart Church
- Christmas Eve: 5pm Mass
Karamea – Holy Family Church
- Christmas Day: 12pm Mass