Christmas
City Mission's annual christmas drive biggest yet
Families lined up outside Eden Park from 2am today, as the City Mission started distributing food and Christmas gifts at three Auckland sites. Video, Audio
Santa in korowai divides Nelson locals
Not seeing Mr Claus in the Santa Parade has left a town divided after spotting a Māori man wearing a korowai in the sleigh. Audio
Hannah Rodgers: sending love to the lonely this Christmas
Hannah Rodgers and her son Jayden were on a “100 days of kindness” challenge when the Sending Love campaign was created. The idea was to send cards to people who were on their own for Christmas or… Audio
MOZART: Laudate Dominum, from Solemn Vespers
Pasquale Orchard (soprano), Orpheus Choir Wellington, Paul Rosoman (organ) conducted by Brent Stewart Audio
LEONTOVYCH: Carol of the Bells
Orpheus Choir Wellington, Instrumental ensemble conducted by Brent Stewart Audio
RUTTER: Magnificat
Pasquale Orchard (soprano), Orpheus Choir Wellington, Instrumental ensemble conducted by Brent Stewart Audio
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Joe Haddow (baritone), Orpheus Choir Wellington, Instrumental ensemble conducted by Brent Stewart Audio
Too poor for Christmas
Figures from the Salvation Army indicate 1-in-5 families can't afford Christmas. This includes the so-called working poor, whose numbers have grown. The $75 in the hand the Government gave some… Audio
Inside Out Christmas Day Special!
Nick channels the spirit of Christmas with carols played by Dave Brubeck, Wynton Marsalis, Jimmy Smith, and Billie Holiday- plus Duke Ellington's arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite!
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New Horizons - Christmas Special
William Dart is hauling a sack of Christmas goodies … songs by Sufjan Stevens, Jamoa Jam, Paul McCartney with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, Shirley Temple, The Radio Kings, Esquivel, and Luther Vandross… Audio
How the PM winds down
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has a Christmas Eve chat with Wallace Chapman about her favourite music, books and movies and her upbringing. Video, Audio
Talking Turkey
About 90 percent of the 200,000 turkeys farmed in NZ every year are eaten at Christmas, so it's a busy time of the year for Kyle and Monique Smith of Crozier's Free-Range Turkeys. Audio
Talking Turkey
About 90 percent of the 200,000 turkeys farmed in NZ every year are eaten at Christmas, so it's a busy time of the year for Kyle and Monique Smith of Crozier's Free-Range Turkeys.
AudioSantarchy
Christmas 2005; a hundred drunk men dressed as Santa allegedly riot in downtown Auckland. But was it true? Yes. Yes it was. Mostly. Audio
Merry havoc as demand soars for Christmas trees
More people are going back to their roots, preferring a real Christmas tree over plastic this year, but prices seem to vary considerably from region to region. Video
How does Santa's sleigh get past Biosecurity?
There are currently no reindeer in New Zealand, but the Ministry for Primary Industries says people still need to be vigilant and report any sightings.
Dear Eve and Jack: Not long now before Santa comes
Opinion - "It was nice of your mum to let Nana know you're expecting Grandad and Nana to turn their house into a Christmas grotto. No pressure," writes Lee Scanlon to her grandchildren.
Dear Santa: All I want for Christmas ...
New Zealand Post has a dedicated Santa's Post Office charged with receiving mail for the big man and organising its delivery to the North Pole.
John TAVENER: Song of the Angel
Performed by Madeleine Pierard and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Johannes Fritzsch, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 16 December 2017. Audio
Chris ARTLEY: Love Came Down At Christmas
Performed by The Graduate Choir and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Johannes Fritzsch, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 16 December 2017. Audio
