Latest from Christmas

Kiwi Christmas has come early

Tuesday marks the official start of the Christmas season - with homes up and down the country set to start erecting their Christmas trees.

Boy's post earthquake Christmas cheer

A Rangiaroa boy left shaken by the recent eartquakes will have the best seat in the house for today's Farmers Santa Parade through Auckland city.

Now Trump's making Christmas great again

It's the slogan that won an election, and now people are rushing to emblazon Make America Great Again on their Christmas trees.

Watch: Lego Christmas Tree

Lego for Christmas? Tree takes model-making to new heights

Lego takes model-making to new heights

The Southern Hemisphere's largest Lego Christmas tree takes centre stage in Aotea Square.

The company that cancelled Christmas

Santa is not coming to Dunedin-based lines company Delta this year after chief executive Grady Cameron cancelled end-of-year function.

Holiday hours for Auckland libraries

Local Boards across Auckland have confirmed which libraries will be open during the four days between Christmas and New Year.

Christmas show in Christchurch to go ahead

Santa Claus is coming to town - in Christchurch - after initial fears the 7.8 magnitude quake may have cancelled this year's Christmas in the Park concert.

Christmas feasts without fuss

Don't let planning a meal ruin your Christmas holiday, buy one in.

Shopper stole $2500 from handbag found in trolley

A woman who found a handbag in a supermarket trolley took out $2500 and spent it on Christmas presents.

Gift-wrapping campaign raises $83k

Generous Christmas shoppers have delivered a gift-wrapped present to CanTeen.

How to find quiet time

Now that the noise and clatter of Christmas and New Year has died down, this year promises the advent of a much-needed quiet revolution, finds Louisa Pritchard.

Editorial: Best gift of New Year is sharing

The modern pre-Christmas frenzy is closely followed by sales where consumers rush to buy more stuff to clutter their lives.

Love, Actually: Madeleine Fletcher home for Christmas

Auckland Airport is the scene of thousands of welcomes as Kiwis return to spend time with their families at Christmas. We present some of these magic moments. Here, Madeleine Fletcher was met by her mum Diana.

Boy's quick reaction saves dad in stroke

A quick-thinking 11-year-old boy and a computer chair saved precious time and quality of life when Vinnie Smith suffered a stroke on Christmas Eve.

Drowning toll rises to four

An 82-year-old has drowned in the Bay of Islands today - at least the fourth drowning in this holiday period.

Unwanted Christmas gifts flood Trade Me

From the boring to the unusual and downright bizarre, unwanted Christmas gifts are flooding auction website Trade Me.

Feeling the heat

In Europe the daffodils are in bloom and ski fields are bare in the warmest December ever. John Vidal asks how worrying is the world's strange weather.