Latest from Christmas

Festive feasting (+ recipes)

Impress Christmas Day guests with this menu of decadent dishes.

Don gay apparel? Not in this Christmas carol

Budgeting trumps Christmas hampers

Christmas gift ideas: Search beneath the pages

With Christmas almost here, <i>Canvas</i> book reviewers take the hassle out of gift-shopping with ideas for all ages and tastes.

Greig's go-kart

Even in these days of TV and computer games, every kid loves a go-kart.

Grant's gifts from the kitchen

Chef Grant shows how handy gifts can be cooked up in the kitchen.

Wendyl's rose sunscreen

This recipe is from my new book <i>Mother's Little Helper</i>. I can't and won't give a guarantee but I wore it in Vanuatu for a week recently and didn't burn once, and I have a medium complexion.

Kate's rabbits and lolly jars

Animals look perfect in children's rooms. The bold shape and size of these rabbits make them a substantial gift that will last.

Meg's self-watering planter

This gift makes use of those old square recycling bins which are being phased out around Auckland.

Consumer Watchdog: The 12 scams of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ... Here's the <i>Herald on Sunday's</i> list of a dozen schemes that'll empty your stockings if you don't take care.

Kids put toys to the test

Christmas party time - for some

Diana Clement: The psychology behind giving and receiving

Hopes high for better Christmas

Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey flirt for Christmas (+video)

Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey team up in the new video for her festive classic All I Want for Christmas Is You.

Santa Claus is coming to town again and again

Scarlett Johansson sings with Dean Martin (+audio)

Listen up: Scarlett Johansson's virtual duet with late crooner Dean Martin has hit the net.

Avoid Christmas present fails

Wondering what to gift a loved one this Christmas? Start with quality over quantity to avoid them being sent to an unloved graveyard of unwanted presents.