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No spike in December spending
Retailers enjoyed only a modest improvement in spending patterns over December, according to Paymark.
Mall fever takes over at Boxing Day sales
Shoppers took to the Boxing Day sales with gritted teeth yesterday, battling full carparks, queues and crowds to snap up bargains.
City Mission to tourists: Pay up
City Mission leaders were not aware of tour groups at their Christmas lunch and have called for any "irresponsible" operator who may have sent one to offer a donation.
Tangi underway for dead toddler
The grieving family of a toddler killed in a driveway runover on Christmas Eve are preparing for his burial tomorrow.
Unwanted gifts on Trade Me
While most New Zealanders spent Christmas afternoon napping off their lunch or playing with their new toys, others listed their unwanted gifts on Trade Me.
Queen goes 3D for Xmas
The Queen looked past scandal that has at times this year shaken the royal family to send out a global thanks to those who helped celebrate her Diamond Jubilee.
Family escape deliberate inferno
A West Auckland family escaped from an inferno after their house was deliberately set on fire early on Christmas morning.
Huge Boxing Day savings on offer
Hundreds of thousands of bargain hunters are expected to make the most of the Boxing Day sales.
Child's driveway death bombshell for lakeside village
The Christmas Eve death of a toddler in a tragic driveway accident has left a tiny lakeside village reeling.
Brother dies on nostalgic beach swim
A man watched in horror as his brother drowned in stormy surf at Whiritoa beach on the Coromandel Peninsula on Christmas Eve.
Academic celebrated after death
A gifted academic who grew up in Karori has died suddenly in London, devastating her family.
Pre-schoolers deliver surprise gifts
A surprise delivery of presents from generous children arrived for those in need this Christmas.
Secret Santa surprises
A Secret Santa exchange programme amongst Twitter users has brought gifts to people who may not have got any.
Tapu Misa: Christmas should be a time of hope for us all
A Christmas story from an associate, who was in a Salvation Army op shop when a family - mum, dad, and three children - stopped by to drop off a new bike.
Christmas spending up 2.6 per cent
New Zealanders spent 2.6 per cent more in the week leading up to Christmas this year than they did a year ago, due mainly to a resurgent Canterbury region.
Thick fog lifts, but could return
The thick fog that cancelled more than 100 flights at Wellington airport yesterday has lifted, with blue skies now above the capital.
Michael Hewat: Christmas message inverts the quest for God
Theists, and perhaps some atheists too, might thank God for Dr Zain Ali's gracious and insightful comments about God and religion.
Liam Dann: Another year over, better to come
And so this is Christmas, and what have you done, New Zealand business?
Keep your cool over Christmas
Relatives can easily get on each other's nerves. Suzanne Masefield offers ways to head off any aggro.