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.

Danielle Wright finds out the best ways to avoid ruining your career.

Is this the most expensive advent calendar in the country?

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

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.

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.

Jane Watts said last goodbyes to her severely injured husband five times and could only have dreamed she would spend another Christmas with him.

As I stood in the middle of Hagley Oval 30 minutes before the start of play on Boxing Day, I thought, 'this is great'.

Every ski run is an act of raw go-it-alone courage.

As Christmas 1914 dawned, Lieutenant Charles Brockbank recorded the moment in his diary.

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.

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.

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 yesterday as the Auckland City Mission fed more than 2500 people

Auckland's largest Christmas lunch went off almost without a hitch today, with the Auckland City Mission feed more than 2500 people.

Just moments after being unwrapped, unwanted Christmas gifts are being put up for sale online.

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.