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Kerre McIvor: There's more to life than looks
COMMENT: When Kerre McIvor heard woman in Britain decided to refuse breast cancer treatment for fear it would make her fat, it left her feeling sad.
COMMENT: When Kerre McIvor heard woman in Britain decided to refuse breast cancer treatment for fear it would make her fat, it left her feeling sad.
An Auckland church has partnered with a host of sponsors to pack 10,000 food hampers for people in need this Christmas.
COMMENT: Do your children dream of receiving water balloons and unicorns for Christmas? Get real, Diana Clement writes.
Unless you're looking to one-up the Grinch, do not give these gifts for Christmas.
Hundreds of Santas decked out in shorts and running shoes made for a fun night out as they ran through the streets of Auckland.
The organiser of a Christmas Wonderland event says she's "devastated" after some disappointed parents claimed they wasted their time at the event on Sunday.
More than half of Kiwis are saving and buying Christmas presents throughout the year to ease the pressures coming up to the festive season, a MasterCard survey revealed.
The drones are yet to take over, but they're gaining popularity on the list of most-searched-for Christmas gift items on Trade Me.
Salvation Army volunteers are bracing themselves for a bumper Christmas - of assistance to families facing a struggle to keep afloat through the season of goodwill.
Christmas has come early for sick kids at Starship as Maria Tutaia delivered a special supply of New World's "Little Christmas" collectibles.
Kerre writes about NZ's reaction to the story about banning Christmas.
BIG DEBATE: Dame Susan Devoy says she isn't the Grinch while Bishop Ross Bay warns of the dangers of expunging "Christmas" from migrants' vocabulary.
It's really about the community coming together. Farmers' founder Robert Laidlaw was a Christian man but he never made the parade religious.
A leading Auckland migrant settlement agency is avoiding the word Christmas and will instead be talking about "happy holidays" and "season's greetings".
Santa Claus is back in town above the newly revamped Farmers store on Queen St.
Europe's Christmas markets usher in a world of magical toys, local delicacies, beautiful decorations and bags of good cheer. These are the best Christmas markets, as chosen by users of booking.com.
ODT Reporter Shawn McAvinue auditions to be one of Santa's helpers. Source: ODT/Youtube
It's only April, but toy retailers are already getting excited about Christmas.
When I arranged to eat miscellaneous offal at work on a Friday afternoon, it seemed like as good a time as any.
The benefits of city life come at a cost. Ask any ex-Aucklander and you'll hear that things began looking up as the reflection of the city disappeared from the rear-view mirror.
Christmas is the time of year when the British in New Zealand start to crack up. You'll see them pacing up and down, muttering: "But it just doesn't feel right ... "
An answering machine dubbed the "Marriage Destroyer" was the most-viewed item on Trade Me this year, ahead of Lorde lyrics and a "horrible" Michael Laws painting.
By the time you read this, Christmas will be done and dusted. The last of the ham sandwiches will have been made.
As I stood in the middle of Hagley Oval 30 minutes before the start of play on Boxing Day, I thought, 'this is great'.
Jane Watts said last goodbyes to her severely injured husband five times and could only have dreamed she would spend another Christmas with him.
A French mayor has been accused of a shameful lack of Christmas spirit after banishing homeless people from the city centre by putting cages over public benches.