Quake ravaged Kaikoura is doing its best to embrace the Christmas spirit.

Consumer watchdog is calling for an investigation into retailers sales tactics in the lead up to Christmas, saying consumers are being misled.

School aged children don't know Mike King as the funny man, he's instead the guy on stage telling them it's ok to talk about problems and to ask for help.

Grandma mind the eggnog and little Timmy beware the shiny new skateboard, as Christmas Day is dangerous.

COMMENT: The best deal in the sales is the one you don't buy.

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has a Christmas message for all New Zealand, calling on men to drop their egos, treat women with respect and "man up".

Five Kiwis are $200,000 richer after winning Lotto First Division, but no one got tonight's big Powerball prize.

Shopping centres were packed with shoppers today as the scramble to buy last-minute Christmas presents intensifies.

A chef was outraged when a customer left a note on the back of a receipt complaining about his restaurant's Christmas music.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will spend a private Christmas with the Middleton family this year, instead of joining the rest of the Queen.

While most of the country is awash with the Christmas spirit, it appears Nelson forgot about the festivities.

You know you're in Northland when Santa arrives by waka ama with a United Tribes flag flying proudly from the back of his canoe.

The fall in itself was nothing special. It was more the terrible inevitability of it, toppling so sickeningly slowly. Four stricken

Join Molly Henley as she takes a hands-on tour of the new Woah Studios, the only studio open to the public in New Zealand.

COMMENT: New tectonic plates for Kaikoura would be a great way to start 2017 but if not world peace will do nicely.

The Salvation Army says a gift appeal is further behind its target than at any other point in the appeal's 23 year history.

Christmases after the age of 40: There are simply no surprises left in your stocking, no fun to be had under the mistletoe - this guide will fix your Christmas blues.

How does it feel to share your birthday with Jesus Christ? Herald reporter Tess Nichol finds out in our Holiday Babies series.

There's a solitary doll hidden among the teddies, dinosaurs, trains, cars and spaceships in this image. Can you find it?

From twerking to gossiping to trying to keep the party going afterwards, these are the biggest office Christmas party blunders you'll want to avoid.

Every week a group of up to 40 adults with physical disabilities or special needs let their hair down.

A group of AUT academics have joined forces to present the stories behind some of our best-loved but often misunderstood Christmas traditions.

So how does Father Christmas do it? One physicist believes she has an answer - and Einstein is the key.

Join Laura McGoldrick as she goes Christmas shopping with Super Shopper, Sue Devonshire.

A women filmed a squirrel's repeated theft of her Christmas light bulbs - one by one, the "Bulb Bandit" made off with 150 in 24 hours.

Woolworths has been promising a cheap Christmas - but one customer thinks this wasn't what they had in mind.

Christmas shopping is in full swing across the country and while children are the main focus for this, fur babies are also getting spoilt.

The day after his Christmas party, driver was still three times over the drink-drive limit.

A child playing with a lighter is believed to have started the fire that destroyed a house in Otumoetai yesterday. The fire service

Often it's the first time a Kiwi girl from Morrinsville or Te Awamutu has hung out with a refugee from Somalia or Afghanistan, but in most cases it won't be her last.