New Zealand Reports a Merry Christmas!
A small city named Mataura in New Zealand was the first to report Santa’s visit this year. Within seconds we received a burst of reports from several parts of New Zealand.
— Elf Ernest
Direct from Santa’s Newsroom at the North Pole
Command Center Status: No issues reported at this time.
Sleigh Status: 4850 mph
Reindeer Status: Very strong.
Latest Secret Spy Reports: Suspicious characters reported in Moscow; high heat warning for Chad; bad sprouts reported in Brussels…
Where it is Christmas Eve now: Siberia
Where it is Christmas morning now: New Zealand
Kids in these places should be in bed by now:
Western Asia
Vladivostok
Darwin
Pyongyang
Australia
Pago Pago
Elf Ernest is Senior Vice President of Public Relations at the North Pole. As such he oversees all North Pole websites and the News Department, which includes Kringle Radio, North Pole Radio News, SantaUpdate.com, SantaTrackers.net and NorthPoleFlightCommand.com. Ernest also oversees all official North Pole social media channels.
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