More than just a Christmas Tree

Lock Friday 17th of November in your calendars! Everyone is invited to watch us switch on the lights of the new Marton Christmas Tree in the Village Green.

Join us at 8pm for a couple of speeches and a blessing from Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa. At 8.30pm the lights will be officially switched on.

The large outdoor, pre-lit, 8-metre commercial Christmas tree will be erected on the village green in Marton’s town centre during November and December each year.

This wonderful community asset would not have been possible without the amazing support of our Marton community.

Thank you to the following businesses who sponsored the Marton Christmas Tree: Anzco Foods, BJW Motors Ltd., Cantara Ltd Marton, Central ITM, GK Skou Transport, Granny’s Christmas Grotto, Grey Box Storage, Huntley School, J&J Walters, John Turkington Forestry, Malteurop Groupe Vivescia, Marton Community Committee, McCarthy Transport, Midwest Disposals, Mitre 10 Marton, New World Marton, Nga Tawa Diocesan School, PEC, Property Brokers, Rangitīkei District Council, Southern Rangitīkei Veterinary Services, Te Kōtuku Hauora, The Downs Group and Andy and Beth Watson.

Thank you to Ben’s Dingo Contracting, Colin Cronin, Graham Marshall, Guthrie Bowron Marton, Higgins Concrete, Rangitīkei College, Richards Construction and Robert Gunn from The Downs Group for providing services and products to help transport, build the foundations and fencing for the tree. 

Marton Christian Welfare generously donated to our fundraising to make the tree possible.

Lastly, Marton Rotary have generously offered their services on an on-going basis for assembling and dismantling the tree each year.