Santa and his little pug helpers are coming to Westfield Malls this weekend. / Video by Dean Purcell

This is a heartfelt message to other families who have lost a loved one through cancer.

Kiwi companies have stepped in to help keep Auckland's Farmers Santa Parade going.

Christmas in the Park is coming soon, and Stan Walker is leading the charge.

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The scene Hugh Grant hated filming, a deleted lesbian subplot and a shocking age gap.

Being part of the Toy Squad is Lucy and Mackenzie Boderick's dream job.

Television personality Petra Bagust will MC A Night Before Christmas.

Meet the woman who's already excited about Christmas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

In New Zealand's worst year for polio fatalities, 173 people died.

Vandals blamed for smashing Devonport churches' cross after annual ritual.

Fed up with parties every weekend, locals have blocked the carpark off with a campervan.

Anthony Perry is accused of driving away a courier van with 95 packages inside.

Paeroa's iconic big L&P bottle was born as a rocket for business promotion

Man arrested and charged after allegedly stabbing a teenager in Ponsonby in December.

Mother sent to psychiatric hospital after guilty verdict in historic murder case.

Landlubbers' house-boat attracted controversy at East Auckland beach.

Work Christmas parties sparked two complaints of unwanted sexual advances, advocates say.

Chris Hunter and husband, Marc Hobson, dreamed of having a family.

First home dreams came true just before Christmas for this young Auckland family.

Paymark says spending growth in Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury continued to slow.

A garage has been their home, and a BBQ their oven, since the Kaikoura quake. But no more.

It leaves the kerb in a bin and we never see it again - where does Auckland's rubbish go?

Joy and Graeme Atkinson have learned that kindness goes a long way.

An 11-year-old is devastated that his treasured gift has been stolen.

Whanganui runner Christian Conder accepts athletics scholarship to North Florida Uni

Auckland council is begging residents to dispose of their Christmas trees responsibly.

Whanganui's Majestic Square has lost its sparkle after lights in the trees were vandalised

Generous donations made sure the Auckland City Mission could help every family in need.

He was showing his wife how easily his ring could come off at beach before it became lost.