COMMENT: I have spent an afternoon in the supermarket for you and has come up with my best selections for Christmas Day food items.

Mrs Claus shows us around the Santa Room and Enchanted Forest at Smith & Caughey's.

COMMENT: If you don't want to become the talk of the water cooler come Monday and well into 2017, here's some tips to help you survive.

A boy's Christmas letter to his late father has been shared after a woman discovered it in her back garden.

The earthquakes closed New World Hutt City, so its owners have opened a pop-up supermarket.

Children are dropping letters in the mail to Santa and letting parents know what they want for the holidays. Here are 15 ideas for gifts that aren't toys.

A man who was hired to portray Santa as resigned from the position, after fat-shaming a boy who visited him during a photo event last weekend.

Catherine Nicol's advice for getting through the Christmas party season.

My son didn't like the shorts I had bought him. Wrong colour, apparently.

Around 100 athletic Whanganui Santas have staged a fun run in support of charity Kidscan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

It could be a scene from Bad Santa. A nine-year-old boy says a St Nick in the US told him to "lay off the burgers".

We all know the pain of that person who's impossible to buy for - but what about the furry companion in your life?

Check when to send your letters, cards, parcels and presents to loved ones in time for Christmas.

Kiwi YouTube sensation How to Dad has gone viral, again. This time for proving Christmas shopping with children doesn't have to be an ordeal.

As shoppers hit the mall before Christmas, Westfield is pulling out all the stops to entice consumers in.

The most-gifted piece of apparel during the holidays? Sweaters? Nope. Scarves? No. Ties or hats? Not those either. Socks.

After an exam season marred by mistakes, the date NCEA students will be able to check their results online has been released.

It turns out it's not just us humans that like to celebrate Christmas.

As the Christmas season approaches, staff at companies across New Zealand are gearing up for their annual work Christmas functions.

Is your nativity set feeling a bit outdated? This could be just what you need this Christmas.

Christine and Shaw Dods-Brooks will have to wait even longer to meet their grandchildren after a new visa requirement for South Africans

A Minnesota mall's decision to hire its first-ever black Santa has resulted in comments including "Santa is white. This one would steal presents."

Thunderstorms are expected to hit some parts of the North Island today and tomorrow before temperatures soar to low-30s in some parts of New Zealand later this week.

Summer will be well and truly here this week with temperatures expected to soar to 29C in some parts.

Parishioners shocked, saddened by statue's theft

Nine-month-old Jarmas Brayer Tuvae looked delighted to be in the arms of Olympic gold medallist Valerie Adams. His smile may have

People have all sorts of reactions when they sit down with Hilary Barry but I'm pretty sure this was a first.

Ever torn the wrapping off a Secret Santa present, only to be horrified by what's inside? You're not alone.

The Kiwi take on Winter Wonderland is a cheeky ode to pavs, Jandals and everything else that makes the holidays here special.

Instead of gifting clients a bottle of wine for Christmas, a number of corporates are opting to put the money towards something more meaningful.