A Kiwi Christmas

It just brings home to you that there are other things you've got to, sort of, keep an eye on and that you don't let them just slide away...

– Deer farmer Lloyd Thayer on how losing a sister has affected his priorities

I'm not that fussed about Christmas now because I think it's such a shame you've got divided families...what is 'normal' these days?

– Barbara Webster, on celebrating Christmas in a family who have been through divorce

It seems really strange going to a house I don't live in anymore and being introduced to past family members...as if they're strangers...

– Charles Hinds mulls on family life after a divorce

This is a typical New Zealand Christmas: you sweat like hell when you're cutting up — no, you 'glow'.

– Jenny Johnson on carving up the traditional turkey or ham

I'm not really expecting any presents. My family is my present.

– Piripi gets to the heart of what Christmas means for him