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Police reveal tips to keep your Christmas presents safe
Christmas is a stressful time of year, what could make it worse is having presents stolen.
A grim start to the festive season - murder spike rocks New Zealand
Police are investigating seven deaths in the last up to Christmas.
Hawkesby: There's nothing relaxing about Christmas
COMMENT: Xmas is a wonderful time of year, but also unbearably tough for many.
Brian Rudman: Christmas issues strike our schools
COMMENT: Nativity scene stoush shows secularity in state schools is the best way forward.
Auckland Council bar teens from selling Xmas trees
The pair has been selling trees at the intersection for years and never had an issue.
LED, fibre-optic Christmas trees and wreaths recalled
Recall notice warns overheating transformers are unsafe and can cause fires.
Air New Zealand strike threat - the latest
Airline says it is hopeful of avoiding strike just before Christmas.
Mixed bag of weather in run-up to Christmas
Forecasters are picking unsettled weather in the run up to Christmas.
Why Elf on the Shelf has already ruined my Christmas
"I have just been sucked into the never-ending mum-guilt black hole of Christmas."
$7000 in cash tucked into tents and on cars
Could it be a genuine act of generosity or something more sinister?
Christmas spending rush yet to come, analysts say
Paymark figures shows shopping spending dipped in the first week of December.
Trial & Error: Christmas Gift Ideas
Jenni and Gracie give gift idea inspiration for Christmas 2018.
Mission's Christmas giving begins
Mission's Christmas giving from new sites during rebuilding.
Nicola Patrick: Nothing surprises me anymore -- except these surprises
Nicola Patrick on the spirit of Christmas
Christmas gifts you'll have trouble boarding with
The Christmas season is one of the most popular times for flying.
Thousands pack into Domain for Xmas in the Park
Tens of thousands of Christmas-lovers packed into the Auckland Domain last night.
Putting the 'art' into Britomart
Huge Christmas artwork unveiled at Britomart but no reindeer, snow or Santa to be seen.
Diana Clement: Don't break the bank this Xmas
COMMENT: Planning reduces the cost of Christmas.
John Roughan: Why Christmas isn't just for the kids
COMMENT: Santa brings out the child in all of us.
Teacher's Christmas lesson upsets children, angers parents
A teacher decided it was her job to tell a class of 6-year-olds the man in red isn't real.
Spending Xmas with Trump one option for book fans
Biographies and political non-fiction are expected to be popular stocking fillers.
Where to get your Christmas viewing fixes
Ready to embrace the xmas spirit - or really want to avoid it? Check out our guide.
Hawkesby: Banning kids from cafes won't solve the problem
COMMENT: If you're offended by a Māori Santa, then maybe you are the problem.
Anna Murray: The best and worst of Christmas movies
COMMENT: The good, the bad and the ugly of Christmas flicks.
Christmas chaos! Shopper parks car on give-way intersection
Give way bro: 'Wow my favourite park is empty again.'
Apology over lack of traditional Santa
Non-traditional Santa took centre sleigh, confusing onlookers and sparking a backlash.
Parental sanity: Child and pet-friendly Christmas tree
Now parents can decorate the Christmas tree without their children destroying it.
City Mission expects 'most demanding Xmas ever'
Auckland City Mission will almost double the number of meals its provides this year.