An Anglican priest has decided not to press charges against a woman who slashed a controversial billboard outside his church.

Well the weather outside is certainly not looking frightful this Christmas with NZ's Christmas Day forecast looking more and more positive for most people.

Leftover ham, peas, asparagus, shallots and garlic croutons.

Mainly settled temperatures in the low 20s and light seabreezes are predicted for for Christmas Day.

Raspberry and mascarpone trifle.

We're buying a bach for Christmas," announced my husband to the gathering.

With only four shopping days to go before Christmas, parking spaces are still available at the malls and shoppers say they are spending less.

A Christmas party on a luxury yacht turned tragic with the "suspicious death" of a party-goer.

Emergency rescue options for summer.

Confused about what to watch this week in the lead-up to Christmas?

Kiwi shoppers made more than a million purchases yesterday, giving retailers a boost after last year's recession-hit Christmas.

Christmas will be warm and mostly dry in the north, wet in parts of the south and windy between.

Banks are worried about how they will be perceived if they throw lavish Christmas parties.

Six shopping days to go and in a present panic? The Herald gives six recommendations for easy-to-find presents for the whole family.

The economists at Westpac have spotted a clear downward trend in expenditure on gifts.

An Auckland church was today sticking to its decision to continue displaying a controversial Christmas billboard.