Christmas
Kaikohe embraces Christmas spirit
Some needy families in the Far North town of Kaikohe are in for a surprise - Christmas is coming early.
Surprise Xmas hampers for needy Northland families
Some families in the Far North town of Kaikohe are being given a Christmas hamper surprise. Audio
Christmas ettiquette
What's ok or not ok at Christmas? Re-gifting? Cash as a gift? Audio
Christmas blamed for spate of stabbings
Middlemore Hospital is blaming a spate of stabbings over the weekend on holiday-fuelled drinking and stress.
Dangers lurk beneath the Christmas tree...
It's the thought that counts with Christmas presents, but some of the gifts that may be under your tree this year should come with health warnings.
New Horizons 2015 Santa Special
William Dart returns to his favourite theme of all - songs about the Big Man in Red. This year, Kiwi artists Mary, Wendyhouse and Wing sit alongside RuPaul, John Grant, Kylie Minogue, Pearl Bailey… Audio
New Zealand performers entertain festive memories
Life on the road brings with it unexpected circumstances for musician Laughton Kora; stage and screen actor Miriama McDowell tells us how a little gigantic Pukeko got caught in a trap, and DJ Sticky… Audio
NZ On Screen - Christmas On Screen
There's no escaping the fact that Christmas is now just days away, so Irene Gardiner has been rummaging through NZ on Screen's Christmas Collection on our behalf. Audio
Unprecedented demand at City Mission
More support has already been given to desperate families so far these holidays than for the entire Christmas period last year, the Auckland City Mission says.
Christmas carols by goats? Why not?
Singing goats have been employed to make a charity Christmas album in Sweden. Audio
When depression strikes over Christmas
Many mental health services join most other people in taking a break over the Christmas period, but the Depression Line service will continue to operate. Sir John Kirwan is the public face of the… Audio
Christmas
57% of NZers find no religious significance in Christmas anymore… does this worry you? Audio
Rise in families seeking help for Christmas stress
Christmas is billed as the most wonderful time of the year but for some it is the most stressful, as queues outside the Auckland City Mission attest.
Kirkcaldie's Christmas farewell
Farewells are never easy, but after 152 years in business it's time for Kirkcaldie and Stains to say goodbye. It's a store that has maintained many of its traditions, including the reintroduction of a… Audio
Christmas a time of stress struggle and loneliness for many
It's billed as the most wonderful time of the year but Christmas is also one of the most stressful times for families, those along or struggling with problems. Audio
The Pundits - Religion
Religious studies Prof. Douglas Pratt from University of Waikato on one's faith in God or gods... Christmas in Paris? Religion, Culture, and Secular Society... Audio
'Māori Santa Claus' visits Cannons Creek
Wellington rapper Pera Barrett has once again rallied the community to deliver hundreds of gifts to children in Porirua. Audio
Santa delivers - 70 years after letter penned
British builders who found a letter to Father Christmas in a chimney more than 70 years after it was written have surprised its author with the presents he asked for.
