We've unearthed a bunch of gadgets to help take the grief out of roadtrips.

When your life is affected by a chronic disease, living each day as normally as possible is very important.

Money lending firms are offering lavish gifts and prizes to entice people into taking out high-interest loans for Christmas.

City Missioner Diane Robertson is a schoolteacher turned therapist and charity chief whose abusive childhood once made Christmas Day a nightmare. She and her staff and volunteers will make Christmas dinner for 2,500 people next week.

A woman who was told she was terminally ill has extra reason to celebrate this Christmas - her doctors now say her cancer has gone.

We love to save our feet from hours of Christmas shopping, save the planet from stuff nobody wants, and show the people we love how kind we are.

A Santa impersonator has quit one of Britain's busiest grottos after he was told off for being brusque with the children whose parents had paid £5 (NZD$9.80) a time for them to meet him.

People will be heading for the great outdoors to try out their presents this Christmas, if Trade Me searches are any indication.

Our Kiwi retailers have been embracing digital change. This doesn't mean they're abandoning their High St stores.

It's shaping up to be an outdoor Christmas for many Kiwis, a list of most searched for items on popular auction site Trade Me suggests.

Shelley Bridgeman has indentified some key types of presents almost guaranteed to aggravate the recipient.

A young girl in the UK is set to be reunited with her favourite teddy bear following a remarkable social media appeal launched by the woman who found it.

Made of kilograms of gingerbread, litres of icing and entire sacks of lollies, this edible gingerbread village is the largest ever made.

New Zealanders have spent more than $2.2 billion on their Eftpos cards in the first two weeks of December.

Planning on checking your emails from the beach or bach this summer? You're not alone. New research finds Kiwis are among the most hooked on work during holidays.

The US$111.05 ($134) New York restaurant receipt includes a US$1000 tip and the words "god bless!" scrawled across it.

Don't bank on firing up the barbie on Christmas Day - rain is possible around the country, according to MetService.

The SantaCon annual event occurs worldwide in more than 300 cities in 44 countries. Here are some pictures of punters partying in their Santa get-ups.

Sports books are a great Christmas buy. Andrew Alderson and Dylan Cleaver, two great devourers of the genre, offer 11 good reads (and one not so good) for this year.

Ben Crawford's ideas for stylish design presents you can gift to loved ones (or yourself).

Christmas spirits remained high at the Big Man in Red's party last evening - even without the traditional beers and wines.

Danielle Wright meets the people behind the businesses swapping the silly season for their busy season.

Guys, do you plan to propose to your loved one on Christmas Day?

A DIY approach to gift baskets will save you money this Christmas, writes Susan Edmunds.

Parks, beaches and swimming pools were packed as sunseekers made the most of balmy temperatures across the North Island yesterday.

Christmas spirits remained high at the Big Man in Red's party last evening - even without the traditional beers and wines.

Stocked up with Santa hats, blankets and hot chocolates, we brave the wet weather for a Christmas Lights tour of Auckland.