A family photograph taken before a Christmas Day massacre holds a telling clue of why the slaughter took place.

The two Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopters have been kept busy over the Christmas period.

A Nigeria teenage girl who spent her life being carried around in a plastic bowl because her body stopped growing has died.

This dog found the meat on Christmas Eve, wrapped in tin foil under a tea towel, and had left only a tiny fragment by the time she finished.

Police are looking for a white van involved in a hit and run which landed a man in hospital on Christmas Eve.

A British man has broken the record for the world's longest Christmas day after starting in Auckland in racing Santa to Hawaii.

In a post started by How To Dad, hundreds of fathers have taken to Facebook to share their Face Swapped selfies with their babies.

George Michael's partner has spoken of the moment he found the pop legend on Christmas Day, as the cause of his death is revealed.

Two people have been arrested after police found a marijuana plant - that was decorated like a Christmas tree.

COMMENT: I reckon a little less spent on self, and more on others is the better Christmas spirit. Maybe that's a New Year resolution.

What's behind the horror on our roads? A look into the factors that are causing crashes.

The birth of Jesus is celebrated in different ways around the globe

Max Key decided a bikini calendar was the perfect gift for his 83-year-old grandfather.

The driver was one of many engaging in "dangerous" behaviour in the past couple of days, police say.

The 11-year-old boy who died in the Christmas Eve bus crash was "quiet, kind and smiley" his sister says.

The Boxing Day races are back for another year, with clouds making way for a sunny day of bubbles and horses.

The holiday road toll now stands at seven since Friday afternoon.

State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Wairoa will be closed at some point over the next two days to investigate at fatal bus crash.

Her smile always made him happy, says the widower of Gisborne bus crash victim.

Did you eat so much food this weekend that your clothes don't fit any more? Here are some food and drinks that you can eat that will alleviate the bloat.

An elderly couple in Britain who wanted to show their young grandchildren a traditional German Christmas ended up burning their house down.

Australia's favourite bikini blogger has been mocked by fans for thinking Australians are the first to open their Christmas presents.

For some, Christmas doesn't always go as smoothly as hoped.

New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Iraq to Antarctica, and many countries in between, opened 220 Christmas parcels from the RSA today.

The two people killed in the Christmas Eve bus crash near Gisborne last night have been named, as the driver of the bus says the brakes failed.

There's no paws for Santa Claws as Auckland's cat cafe opens its doors for Christmas.

Auckland City Missioner Chris Farrelly says it took a massive effort to put together New Zealand's largest Christmas lunch.

These women do and they demand cash or bank transfers ahead of Christmas Day.

Christian leaders around the country have wished the country and their congregations well this Christmas by sharing festive season messages.

What's on the menu when, in an historic break with tradition, William and Kate spend Christmas Day with the Middletons while the other royals gather over 200km away.