A traditional festive feast connects a family to their heritage, writes Sonja Srzich.

Finding space for all the Christmas guests is never easy – even in a mansion like the Queen’s estate at Sandringham.

Nick Grant finds Christmas TV a mixed bag.

Most of the country is in for unsettled, cooler weather on Christmas Day as a wet front makes its way up the country.

The key to taking the stress out of last-minute Christmas shopping is planning well and taking your time, an expert says.

Airport charity will help 20 Mangere College students to do an outdoor pursuits course.

Luxury cars with eye-watering price tags are on Christmas shopping lists for NZ's uber-rich.

The Herald on Sunday chats with three Kiwis about their very different Christmases.

A former chef has cooked up a big-hearted scheme to provide free Christmas lunches for the needy.

'Tis the season of comfort and joy. But if your weekend is looking crazy, uncomfortable and joyless, here are our tips for de-stressing.

Christmas photo calls are a little different when you are a member of the Royal NZ Navy's operational diving team.

The week before Christmas is the busiest at Auckland Airport. We spend 24 hours at the entry gate, witnessing the drama.

Men spend far less time choosing gifts, apparently. Here's some advice to help them on their way to gift bliss this Christmas.

This Christmas we want to love food and hate waste. Check out our favourite leftover recipes and share your own idea.

It's the busiest month of the year for the Mangere Budgeting Services Trust, with extra food hampers and Christmas parcels to arrange.

Because there's no fun in a truly cheerful lead-up to the 25th we've assembled a selection of gripes for the so-called festive season.

Gore District Mayor Ben Bell and staff recreating iconic Love Actually scene. Video / Gore District Council

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.

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

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.

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