Drunken Santas raid cinema in New Zealand

A gang of about 50 apparently drunken Santas invaded a New Zealand cinema complex at the weekend – frightening customers, damaging property and swearing, the cinema’s manager said today.

Thought by police to be university students dressed in Santa suits, the group did a lightning 20-second raid on Hoyts Cinema complex in the South Island city of Christchurch on Saturday, manager Derek Rive said.