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![Bach to the future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Bach to the future
We're buying a bach for Christmas," announced my husband to the gathering.
![Piha rescue with a difference](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Piha rescue with a difference
Tug-of-war practice came in handy for a group of King's Swim Club youngsters yesterday morning when a Land Rover got stuck in the water.
![Christmas shoppers think small](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Christmas shoppers think small
With only four shopping days to go before Christmas, parking spaces are still available at the malls and shoppers say they are spending less.
![Man dies on yacht during Xmas party](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Man dies on yacht during Xmas party
A Christmas party on a luxury yacht turned tragic with the "suspicious death" of a party-goer.
![Xmas forecast: Mostly dry with winds further south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Xmas forecast: Mostly dry with winds further south
Christmas will be warm and mostly dry in the north, wet in parts of the south and windy between.
![Frenetic festive spend up give retailers huge boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Frenetic festive spend up give retailers huge boost
Kiwi shoppers made more than a million purchases yesterday, giving retailers a boost after last year's recession-hit Christmas.
![Finish shopping and put your feet up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Finish shopping and put your feet up
Six shopping days to go and in a present panic? The Herald gives six recommendations for easy-to-find presents for the whole family.
![Christmas spending down this year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Christmas spending down this year
The economists at Westpac have spotted a clear downward trend in expenditure on gifts.
![Church sticks to its guns over billboard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Church sticks to its guns over billboard
An Auckland church was today sticking to its decision to continue displaying a controversial Christmas billboard.
![Wretched cupcakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Wretched cupcakes
Dita De Boni says it's all Sex and the City's fault if she overindulges this Christmas...
![Apple goodies for Xmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Apple goodies for Xmas
Mac blogger Mark Webster takes a look at some hot Apple deals for Christmas..
![Summertime and the livin' is easy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Summertime and the livin' is easy
Five of our favourite Aucklanders share what they have planned for the holidays...