The mad last-minute rush for Christmas presents shows no signs of slowing down as New Zealanders continue to flock to retail stores.

John Key can't sing. That was obvious yesterday, and the Prime Minister admitted as much after having a brave go on The Edge radio station.

Update the heavy Christmas banquet to suit warmer weather.

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.

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

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

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.

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.