In a show of holiday spirit, Greymouth residents have rallied to help a boy who lost his Christmas money when he went to spend it on Boxing Day.

Christmas is especially tough for Evans Mott. His wife Rosie shared a final Christmas Day with family before ending her life two years ago today.

Yesterday's manic Boxing Day sales were the busiest ever, according to new Paymark figures.

A shopping trolley of 15 items was $1,500 cheaper on Boxing Day - a saving of 26 per cent on Christmas prices - according to a Herald survey of a popular mall.

Do you know the happy couple who got engaged in front of hundreds of shoppers at Auckland's St Luke's mall yesterday?

Shoppers will descend on the Boxing Day sales today - but NZers have already splurged nearly $500m more than they did four years ago on Christmas shopping.

Door procedures were tightened at the Auckland City Mission Christmas dinner yesterday after a group of Chinese tourists ate there for free last year.

A gold iPhone 5s, a $600 keyboard and an inflatable remote-controlled dolphin were some of the unwanted gifts that flooded Trade Me on Christmas Day.

Check out the day's best Christmas photos from around the world.

Here's a round-up of some of the slightly more out-there Christmas customs.

Kiwi celebrities share their Christmas Day plans.

Offenders who get locked up for Christmas can forget about a special meal from the cops on the big day.

Santa could find himself fighting gale force winds in some areas tonight before rain heralds in Christmas Day for much of the country.

Eftpos transactions reached record highs today as Kiwi shoppers, filled with "Christmas spirit'', packed out stores around the country.

Doctor Scott Waghorn, of DentalCare West in the Auckland suburb of Glen Eden, is offering about $25,000 worth of free dental work today - for the third year running.

Pilots over Australia will be doing their bit to keep clear of Santa this evening.

Danielle Wright meets Auckland families and hears about their Christmas traditions ‘back home’.

It's time everyone paid more attention to the words of Christmas songs. There's a wealth of hidden meaning in the festive season's soundtrack.