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

Dozens of online subscription businesses have popped up offering to ship boxes of different goodies within a given niche or theme.

Chris Schulz casts his eye over some of the silly season's Christmas releases.

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.

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.

This year marks the 80th Farmers Santa Parade. Danielle Wright goes behind the scenes.

Emirates Team NZ will join Santa when he takes a break from his busy Christmas preparations to spread festive joy in central Auckland tomorrow.

Contemplating trays of Christmas mince tarts in my local bakery, I put the question to the smiling girl behind the counter: "Do you have any hot cross buns?"

Employment expert Tom O'Neil will be chatting online to help you survive this silly season, having a blast without destroying your dignity.

Charities are bracing themselves for an influx of more than 40,000 struggling Kiwi families who can't afford to serve Christmas dinner or put presents under the tree this year.

The Christmas countdown is on, with just eight weeks until Santa checks his naughty and nice lists and decides which children deserve presents.

Christmas won't be the same in Henderson this year as its annual Santa parade moves - to Massey.

New Zealand will provide a further $6 million to help Samoa recover from its most devastating cyclone in 21 years.

Engineers have unveiled a plan which they say can allow for the restoration of the Christ Church Cathedral.

New Zealand shoppers spent more on their debit and credit cards last month, according to figures out today.

Retailers enjoyed only a modest improvement in spending patterns over December, according to Paymark.