OpinionS/He Says: How to buy your partner a presentMen spend far less time choosing gifts, apparently. Here's some advice to help them on their way to gift bliss this Christmas.19 Dec 11:50 PM
LifestyleMinimising festive food wasteThis Christmas we want to love food and hate waste. Check out our favourite leftover recipes and share your own idea.19 Dec 09:00 PM
New ZealandCash thrills budget serviceIt's the busiest month of the year for the Mangere Budgeting Services Trust, with extra food hampers and Christmas parcels to arrange.19 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: Five Christmas gripesBecause there's no fun in a truly cheerful lead-up to the 25th we've assembled a selection of gripes for the so-called festive season.18 Dec 11:10 PM
New ZealandGore District Council staff recreate iconic Love Actually sceneGore District Mayor Ben Bell and staff recreating iconic Love Actually scene. Video / Gore District CouncilWatch18 Dec 11:08 PM
Lifestyle10 best roadtrip gadgetsWe've unearthed a bunch of gadgets to help take the grief out of roadtrips.18 Dec 08:20 PM
LifestyleBikes for cystic fibrosis kidsWhen your life is affected by a chronic disease, living each day as normally as possible is very important.18 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleBeing cancer-free 'best Xmas gift ever'A woman who was told she was terminally ill has extra reason to celebrate this Christmas - her doctors now say her cancer has gone.18 Dec 04:30 PM
Lifestyle12 Questions: City MissionerCity Missioner Diane Robertson is a schoolteacher turned therapist and charity chief whose abusive childhood once made Christmas Day a nightmare. She and her staff and volunteers will make Christmas dinner for 2,500 people next week.18 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandLenders target families with Xmas cashMoney lending firms are offering lavish gifts and prizes to entice people into taking out high-interest loans for Christmas.18 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleFour gifts that give backWe love to save our feet from hours of Christmas shopping, save the planet from stuff nobody wants, and show the people we love how kind we are.18 Dec 12:40 AM
World'Grumpy' Santa falls out with elves, quitsA Santa impersonator has quit one of Britain's busiest grottos after he was told off for being brusque with the children whose parents had paid £5 (NZD$9.80) a time for them to meet him.17 Dec 11:41 PM
New ZealandStrive taking anti-bullying vibe to streetsCommunity trust's mobile van brings party to youth to try to replace fighting with fun times.17 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionDiane Robertson: Desperate times at city missionIt's the season of goodwill and giving, with Christmas Day but a week away, writes Diane Robertson. Queues of children are waiting to enter Santa's Bach in Auckland's Silo Park.17 Dec 04:30 PM
RetailOutdoor gifts top wish listPeople will be heading for the great outdoors to try out their presents this Christmas, if Trade Me searches are any indication.17 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul Brabin: 12 digital ways of Christmas retailOur Kiwi retailers have been embracing digital change. This doesn't mean they're abandoning their High St stores.17 Dec 04:30 PM
Lifestyle'High energy' gifts for XmasIt's shaping up to be an outdoor Christmas for many Kiwis, a list of most searched for items on popular auction site Trade Me suggests.17 Dec 02:15 AM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: The worst Christmas giftsShelley Bridgeman has indentified some key types of presents almost guaranteed to aggravate the recipient.16 Dec 10:10 PM
WorldLost ted's big Twitter journeyA young girl in the UK is set to be reunited with her favourite teddy bear following a remarkable social media appeal launched by the woman who found it.16 Dec 07:12 PM
Lifestyle1.36 tonne gingerbread villageMade of kilograms of gingerbread, litres of icing and entire sacks of lollies, this edible gingerbread village is the largest ever made.16 Dec 06:45 PM
New ZealandSpending surges in build-up to ChristmasNew Zealanders have spent more than $2.2 billion on their Eftpos cards in the first two weeks of December.16 Dec 04:30 PM
EmploymentHow to avoid work these holidaysPlanning on checking your emails from the beach or bach this summer? You're not alone. New research finds Kiwis are among the most hooked on work during holidays.16 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldDiner puts some joy on bottom of his billsThe US$111.05 ($134) New York restaurant receipt includes a US$1000 tip and the words "god bless!" scrawled across it.16 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandXmas weather: A 'mixed bag'Don't bank on firing up the barbie on Christmas Day - rain is possible around the country, according to MetService.16 Dec 05:37 AM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: 16 important things I learned this yearHere are 16 important things I learned this year. Actually they are not all important or even new, but I'm a slow learner, writes Deborah Hill Cone.15 Dec 04:30 PM
RetailTills ring with Xmas cheerBusinesses are smiling, frazzled customers are queuing and there are still nine more days of shopping to go.15 Dec 04:30 PM
World'Tis the season for drunk SantaThe SantaCon annual event occurs worldwide in more than 300 cities in 44 countries. Here are some pictures of punters partying in their Santa get-ups.15 Dec 04:00 PM
SportSport: The write stuff to buySports books are a great Christmas buy. Andrew Alderson and Dylan Cleaver, two great devourers of the genre, offer 11 good reads (and one not so good) for this year.14 Dec 09:36 PM
LifestyleDesign: My birthmas listBen Crawford's ideas for stylish design presents you can gift to loved ones (or yourself).14 Dec 09:00 PM
New ZealandChristmas in the parkChristmas spirits remained high at the Big Man in Red's party last evening - even without the traditional beers and wines.14 Dec 07:25 PM
LifestyleChristmas elvesDanielle Wright meets the people behind the businesses swapping the silly season for their busy season.14 Dec 07:00 PM
