Christmas is a time of contrasts near Radio New Zealand's Auckland bureau. These are some images taken around the centre of the country's biggest city.
The line outside the Auckland City Mission has been growing in the days leading up to Christmas. Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson
A woman on a packed bus looks out at Christmas shoppers on Queen Street. Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson
A boy waits outside the Auckland City Mission, while a girl looks at the Christmas window display at the Smith and Caughey's department store. Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson
A woman escapes the growing crowd outside the Auckland City Mission. Nearby a lone man takes time out under a tree at Aotea Square. Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson
A music store advertises its Christmas specials while a man plays his guitar on Queen Street. Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson