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Compiled by PHOEBE FALCONER

Shop talk

Shopping mall trading hours:

All Westfieldshopping centres will close on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

* Westfield WestCity: 9am to 10pm every day until Monday, 9am to 6pm Christmas Eve, 9am to 5.30pm December 26 to 31, 9am to 5.30pm January 2 and 3, normal trading hours resume January 4.

* Westfield St Lukes: 9am to 10pm today and tomorrow, 9am to midnight Thursday and Friday, 9am to 10pm Saturday and Sunday, 9am to midnight Monday, 9am to 6pm Christmas Eve, 9am to 5.30pm December 26 to 31, normal trading hours resume January 2.

* Westfield Manukau City: 9am to 10pm every day until Monday, 9am to 6pm Christmas Eve, 9am to 5.30pm December 26 to 31, 9am to 5.30pm January 2 and 3, normal trading hours resume January 4.

* Westfield Pakuranga: 9am to 10pm until Monday, 9am to 6pm Christmas Eve, 9am to 5.30pm December 26 to 28, 9am to 5pm December 29, 9am to 5.30pm December 30 and 31, 9am to 5.30pm January 2, normal trading hours resume January 3.

* Westfield Glenfield: 9am to 10pm until Monday, 9am to 6pm Christmas Eve, 9am to 5.30pm December 26 to 31, 9am to 9pm January 2, normal trading hours resume January 3.

* Westfield Shore City: 9am to 10pm until Monday, 9am to 6pm Christmas Eve, 9am to 5.30pm December 26 to 31, 9am to 5.30pm January 2, normal trading hours resume January 3.

* Westfield Chartwell: 9am to 9pm until Friday, 9am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 9pm Monday, 9am to 6pm Christmas Eve, 9am to 5.30pm December 26 and 27, 9am to 4pm December 27 and 28, 9am to 5.30pm December 30 and 31, 10am to 4pm January 2, normal trading hours resume January 3.

* Two Double Seven, Newmarket: 9am to 6pm today and tomorrow, 9am to 9pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10am to 7pm Sunday, 9am to 9pm Monday, 10am to 7pm Christmas Eve, Christmas Day closed, 10am to 5pm Boxing Day, 9am to 6pm December 27 and 28, 10am to 5pm December 29, 9am to 6pm December 30 and 31, closed New Year's Day, 10am to 5pm January 2, 9am to 6pm January 3 and 4, 10am to 5pm January 5, normal trading hours resume January 6.

* Downtown Shopping Centre, Auckland: 9am to 6pm until Thursday, 9am to 7pm Friday, 10am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 6pm Monday and Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, 9am to 7pm December 27, 10am to 4pm December 28 and 29, 9am to 5.30pm December 30 and 31, closed New Year's Day, 10am to 4pm January 2, normal trading hours resume January 3.

* Heart of Auckland City: 9am to 6pm until Thursday, 9am to 8pm Friday, 9am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 7pm Monday, 9am to 6pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, 9am to 8pm December 27, 10am to 5pm December 28 and 29, 9am to 7pm December 30 and 31, closed New Year's Day, 9am to 5pm January 2 and 3, normal trading hours resume January 4.

Mail

* New Zealand Post Christmas service and delivery - Christmas Eve as normal, PostShops closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and January 2, with no postie, CourierPost, rural delivery, posting box clearances, or delivery to private boxes on these days. December 27 to 31, services as normal. Normal trading hours resume on January 3.

For more information phone 0800 501 501.

The date to airmail Christmas items to Australia, South Pacific, East Asia, North America, UK and Europe has passed.

You have until tomorrow to post Christmas items to these parts of the world using the express service.

Domestic mail can be posted until Saturday in order to arrive in time for Christmas. You have until Monday if you use FastPost or courier services.

Bus timetable

* Stagecoach: Sunday timetable on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, usual weekday and weekend services December 26 to 31, Sunday timetable on New Year's Day and January 2, usual weekday and weekend services January 3 to 5, reduced peak hour services January 6 to 10.

Full normal services resume January 13.

For more information phone 366-6400 or visit the Stagecoach website.

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