Aucklanders are queuing for up to seven hours for food parcels from the City Mission, as donations run thin.

It's Christmas and that means our supermarkets fill up with lots of lollies. And we buy them to ensure our homes are havens of sweet treats for our visitors over the holiday season.

It appears Victoria Beckham is so enamoured with her designer pumps, she can't even be parted from them even when climbing a ladder.

Self proclaimed "talented" and "handsome" bartender, Guy Jacobson, will be chatting online on Friday, December 13 at noon.

A present may be present in the movement of the moment but it entails a lot of future and a heap of past.

"Another Ef-Finn Christmas Party?" That's one suggestion that comes up as Liam and Neil Finn discuss their forthcoming charity show.

When a school netball coach had kids turning up to trials in bare feet, she knew she had to do something.

Drivers who crash on open roads during the Christmas and New Year holidays are more likely to be injured than at other times of the year.

Baaa-humbug. A fall in lamb numbers because of the worst drought in 70 years may result in higher prices for this year's Christmas roast.

Christmas for many people is about spending at shopping malls and giving presents. But for other families it can be the hardest time of the year.

Shoppers descended on malls all over the country yesterday as the Christmas rush began.

Music, dancers and the jolly man in red attracted thousands of families into Wellington's inner city streets for the city's Santa Parade this afternoon.

According to Toyworld, the top 10 toys for Christmas include back-to-the-future Cabbage Patch Kids, Furby toys, LeapPad Ultras, and Robo Fish.

What are the top toys for Christmas? 6-year-old Maya Satake can tell you - she's one of four official toy testers for The Warehouse.

An empty holiday season can hold painful memories of partners lost and families gone, writes Russell Hoban.

Reindeer suppliers are turning down requests for the exotic meat for fear of depleting the forests.

The traditional Kiwi Christmas is on the march as families dig deep to buy the ultimate cheer.

Santa is expected to gift sunny skies to much of NZ on Christmas Day but wise men will keep a brolly close at hand.

Mystery destinations, out of season celebrations and a company paying tribute to a former CEO who died in a plane accident are among Christmas parties planned by the country's biggest companies this year.

As the silly season draws ever closer, a survey has found New Zealanders are among the most prolific re-gifters in the Asia Pacific region.

Who would have thought - Santa Claus has a day job doing admin at the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.

Santa is prising open the purse strings at financially strapped Government departments and private firms to bring back some festive joy to office parties.