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Weekend leisure: Santa's real-life helpers
Farida Master talks to one family who have been involved in the annual Auckland Christmas parade for many years.

Happy travels - holiday driving tips
A wing and a prayer won't get you to the beach on time, says Liz Dobson

Finland: A trip to Santaland
Mary Lambie spent last Christmas lugging her three young children to Lapland to meet the "real" Mr Claus.

$500,000 greetings card a hard gift to top
Winning lotto ticket a bonus in Auckland man's annual handmade Christmas card from his 13-year-old son.

Beat the back-to-work blues
The holiday is over and that sinking feeling has set in - it's back to work, back to reality.

Warehouse shares fall on bad Xmas sales news
Warehouse shares have fallen after the retail giant said sales had fallen 2.7 per cent over the past two months.

Surcharge confusion stretches to 4th day
Customers claim businesses are being greedy in adding surcharges on days not officially holidays.

Experimental drug for ill Hawkes Bay girl
A chronically ill Hawkes Bay girl has been put on experimental drugs to stop her body rejecting transplanted organs.

174km/h to avoid being late for lunch
A young man speeding at 174 km/h because he was 'late for lunch' is one example of some appalling driving in the holiday break.

My Xmas gift burnt down my room
A remote-controlled toy plane given to a teenager for Christmas nearly claimed his family's lives after it set their house on fire.