December is looming, which means the office Christmas party season, if it isn't already well underway, is about to land upon us with its full, traditional, liver-crushing force.

If you want to try something a little different for Christmas dinner this year, how about getting the family together for a gourmet picnic?

If you want Christmas Day to really be a holiday, book yourself into a restaurant and let the staff do all the work.

New Zealand is moving towards its own style of festive feast - and seafood's at the fore.

It's a grand day for kids of all ages - downtown Auckland's annual Santa parade is underway.

An estimated 300,000 people gathered to watch the Santa parade on Queen Street in central Auckland on Sunday.

Christmas hamper provider Chrisco is facing a likely court appearance for alleged breaches of the Fair Trading Act.

Photos of the colourful light displays and Christmas markets popping up around the globe as December 25 approaches.

The world's most unashamedly indulgent and recession-unfriendly Christmas gift has arrived.

The life of the party this festive season may be defibrillators.

If you have a taste for the high life, now's the time to bag a bargain - supermarkets and wine retailers are staging a "champagne war".

With the festive season approaching, Catherine Smith finds there is more than one way to present a present.

Children as young as 3 are hankering after $1000 Apple iPhones for Christmas.

Marmite is celebrating its 100th year in New Zealand by reuniting 100 kiwis with their loved ones from overseas for Christmas.

Now it seems there is a risk that employees could lose an entitlement to public holidays that fall during a closedown period