A surprise delivery of presents from generous children arrived for those in need this Christmas.

A Secret Santa exchange programme amongst Twitter users has brought gifts to people who may not have got any.

The thick fog that cancelled more than 100 flights at Wellington airport yesterday has lifted, with blue skies now above the capital.

Theists, and perhaps some atheists too, might thank God for Dr Zain Ali's gracious and insightful comments about God and religion.

And so this is Christmas, and what have you done, New Zealand business?

Relatives can easily get on each other's nerves. Suzanne Masefield offers ways to head off any aggro.

People around the world are preparing to celebrate Christmas. Check out some of our favourite shots of the festivities.

What do the hard-working people who run some of our city's busiest and best kitchens do when their restaurant kitchen is given a final scrub-down for the year? Do they put their feet up and let others wait on them hand and foot?

New Zealand's overseas defence force personnel will be turning to heavy doses of Skype tomorrow for a link with home on Christmas Day.

I never believed the world would suddenly end, but I liked the idea that it was possible.

Jockeys Opie Bosson and Danielle Johnson are partners at home - but not at work, where they regularly compete for victory.

The Mana Recovery Trust has spent the past 16 years helping people with mental health disabilities to develop the skills to work and live in the community.

A Christmas card from the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran wishes us a Merry Christmas. There is nothing unusual about that.

We're just a handful of sleeps away from one of the most exciting mornings to wake up on - Christmas Day!

If you've ever found yourself on the receiving end of a thoughtless gift you'll know it hurts. Here's some advice on dealing with a bad present.

The ten gifts you'd rather not find under your Christmas tree this year.

Many festive folks will have one eye on the difference Christmas indulgence makes to their waistlines.

Normally, talkback in the week before Christmas is full of callers ringing in with lovely stories of family get-togethers and their own personal Yuletide traditions, and we wish each other well for the holiday season. Nice, warm, fuzzy stuff.