For most people Christmas Day represents a wonderful coming together of family members, sharing food, catching up and going over funny memories...

The much-loved Christmas song by Willow Macky is not only distinctive to New Zealand but also remarkably good history.

Christmas is traditionally a time for families to come together and for friends to catch up. But for many others, particularly the elderly, it can be a very isolating and sad time.

Hear from the men and women from the New Zealand Defence forces serving around the world as they 'shout out' to their families and friends back home.

'Twas the end of the day before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was txting, not even a mouse.

The queues start about 3am each day, but the Auckland City Mission says just a third of the donations it needs this Christmas have been raised.

A Canadian woman has fulfilled her Christmas wish after reconnecting with her long-lost childhood friend who moved to New Zealand.

The first Christmas Day weather forecast has been released - and it's not looking so good.

If you've decided you'd really like to relax this year and let someone else do the cooking and cleaning, here are some great options for Christmas Day in Auckland.

It’s time to get your Christmas shop on so here’s a guide for shopping for him - with a few tricks that will work for her too.

Selfie sticks and remote-controlled helicopters are among some of the more popular items among Kiwis buying Christmas gifts this month.

A few years ago I had a family Christmas where our tree toppled over because of the number of presents stuffed into it.

The dangers of the office party are real. If you're lucky enough to wake up still holding the respect of workmates, you've done well, writes Matt Heath.

We went into winter late, and we're exiting winter late, the MetService said - as many Kiwis were left pondering where on Earth summer disappeared to this weekend.

The weather meant previous turnouts weren't challenged - but organisers say they are thrilled with the crowd at the Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park.

As chief toy tester and buyer for Farmers, the 31-year-old has a big role choosing which toys will be hot at Christmas.

Christmas crackers around the dinner table and Champagne corks popping are sounds of festivity and fun for most people.

Christmas shoppers have bent the plastic, spending a whopping $2.3 billion in the first fortnight of December.

Bedecked with images of Santas, reindeer, snowflakes and happy-looking snowmen, all crafted in the finest polyester, the Christmas suit is the latest item to challenge received ideas about what looks good for the festive season.

Soldiers will make sure there is no Christmas cheer in Sierra Leone this year as the Ebola virus continues to spread through west Africa.

As if it wasn't enough to live in the same house as a superstar, Lorde's mum, Sonja Yelich, is threatening to take it one step further.

Looking for some weekend activities in Auckland this weekend? These are the places to be.

There are fisticuffs over ornamental garden features. There is eye gouging over ferret-patterned coasters. There is battering to death of underpaid shop girls with relaxation candles.

Consumers are feeling more cheerful going into the peak Christmas trading period, the ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence survey has found.

I woke up feeling very charitable this morning, New Zealand's answer to Bob Geldof and Band Aid and all that kind of thing.

For most of us, the worst thing about Christmas and New Year feasts is the excessive amount of food we gorge over the festive season.