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Muddy truth of the Christmas Truce game
As Christmas 1914 dawned, Lieutenant Charles Brockbank recorded the moment in his diary.
As Christmas 1914 dawned, Lieutenant Charles Brockbank recorded the moment in his diary.
The Queen's speech was met with positive reaction from people on Twitter, most notably for mentioning her visit to the Game of Thrones set in Belfast back in June.
The first baby born in Bethlehem on Christmas Day was not a boy in a manger but a little girl in the Bay of Plenty.
Brett Grieve, Antarctica Being far from his children on Christmas Day is hard for Major Brett Grieve, but he knows it's all part of his duty.
Auckland's largest Christmas lunch went off almost without a hitch yesterday as the Auckland City Mission fed more than 2500 people
Before many New Zealanders had even unwrapped the bounty under their trees, dozens of gifts were already hitting Trade Me for resale.
Auckland's largest Christmas lunch went off almost without a hitch today, with the Auckland City Mission feed more than 2500 people.
Have you ever wondered why children so easily accept that once every year, a terribly generous man travels by magic reindeer to all children across the world?
Handwritten Christmas cards will always stand out from the deluge of e-cards sent out these days, writes Debra Chantry.
From baches to prisons, hospitals to the City Mission, Kiwis from all walks of life will come together today to break bread and share in the festive spirit over Christmas lunch.
Christmas Day will be cloudy for most places around the country, but the weather should be settled enough to avoid rain.
Police are urging care on the roads over the holidays as a four-car crash leaves one person critically injured.
When you come across the things that drive you nuts about the holiday season, rest assured you're not the only one out there daydreaming about January.
Hospitals can be scary places for kids - so Radio Lollipop's mission is to put a bit of fun into children's wards while they are away from home.
They had sailed from New Zealand in 2002 and were two years into their adventure when they moored in a bay off Phuket in Thailand for Christmas.
A baby was feared to be among the victims as six people died and eight were injured when a rubbish truck careered out of control and into crowds of Christmas shoppers.
The Marsden Cross is known to most of us only as a photograph. It is on a remote northern shore in the Bay of Islands, not as accessible as Waitangi or Russell.
Christmas is meant to be a time of happiness and good cheer. Instead I find myself getting very angry.
Police are putting their traffic enforcement focus on holiday black spots to keep the annual road toll from surging above 300 deaths.
It was the first time in 40 years Andrew Welch had not been home for Christmas, his brother Jeremy recalls.
With the annual summer exodus to the beach about to begin, motorists are being warned to take care while driving this festive season.
Last-minute Christmas shoppers spent more than $370 million at the weekend - the last before the big day, according to Paymark figures.
Barnardos has always led the charge in putting children first. The Garden Project is their newest initiative to promote gardening among South Auckland children and families...
Kiwis have already spent more than $3 billion in the lead-up to Christmas. Paymark yesterday revealed it had processed more than 59 million electronic transactions...