Latest from Christmas

This is a tropical take on the classic fruit cake, perfect for Christmas in a Kiwi summer.

Classical music and festive spirit abound in this week’s roundup of the best things to do.

Santa’s grotto opens in Westerman’s Building opposite the Hastings clock.

Fire crews were called to the blaze at Caroline Bay at 5.25am.

Domestic travel peaks in December, while international numbers surge in January.

'One worry is that the Christmas party lives on forever through social media.'

AUT Professor of Management Candice Harris is with us to take a look back at work parties past, present, and yet to come.

The threat of a fine has led some to feel as if it's 'illegal now to have fun'.

Telegraph: Office politics can turn this fun tradition into a minefield.

More than 1300 Bay of Plenty superannuitants are relying on food parcels to get by.

OPINION: Summer getaways offer stressed Kiwis rare time to slow down and reconnect.

People assume there will be negative blowback. They're mostly wrong, research shows.

A full menu, real supermarket prices and easy swaps to make it feel lavish, not cheap.

Senior Constable Mark Strongman detained two protesters at the Tower of London.

The 51-year-old supermodel was promoting her new SMiZE ice cream brand.

Lorna Riley joins Herald NOW to share her top destinations for Christmas this year.

In the 1980s and 1990s, some firms spent over $1m on Christmas parties.

Is a $25 artisan block better than a $1.50 milk compound chocolate Santa?

More than 12,000 people packed Marist Rugby Park for the Christmas concert.

The card uses a hand-in-hand portrait from Charles and Camilla's April Rome visit.

Grenville Hendricks links rising domestic violence to cost-of-living strain.

OPINION: Raising grateful kids at Christmas without killing the magic.

Last year, over 400 buckets were donated to Hawke's Bay Christmas Cheer Appeal.

Hawaiian ōhiʻa lehua shows the same family flowering from crimson to white.

OPINION: Buckle up, it's not the long-haul flight that hurts.

For our busy PM, the order of the day is downtime with his nearest and dearest.

The pair were first spotted together in July.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have attended Westminster Abbey with their children for her annual carol service. Video / AFP

The Princess dedicated the 2025 service to people showing love in hard times.