Don't despair, here are 10 ideas for all you last minute shoppers to show you to do care and you have been thinking – thinking about doing your bit for the Planet.

The holiday season has kicked off and though many New Zealanders stay at home to enjoy the warm weather and festivities with their families – many don’t.  

I hadn't thought about Christmas at all until I ran into a friend of mine in town. Quivering with excitement she pointed to the parched green pine tree strapped to the roof of her dusty jeep. She was joyful AND triumphant.

Whether it's Cheap’n’Nasty for $9.95 or Giorgio Armani for $99.95 – most perfumes are poison in a bottle and definitely not suitable as a Christmas presi for anyone you love... Watching all those perfume ads on television, the following quote might serve as a timely warning:

“The first time we leave our children with a baby sitter, is a biggie. There’s some simple ways to make it easy for you and her, advises Valerie Davies, well known writer on family affairs in a recent  Kidicorp, Bright Start magazine. 

Excitement, lots of people, late bed-times, lots of rich food, lots of sweeties and treats, lots of presents… Christmas is often a recipe for toddlers and others to push themselves beyond their limits, and then everything turns to custard, with tears and tantrums.

Getting the perfect gift for your friends and family at Christmas requires a lot of thinking about what each person is interested in. Victoria Carter, eco-friendly blogger and CEO of NZ’s only car share company, Cityhop has some ideas.

Our children learn about relationships from us. They learn how to be loving caring people or angry violent people from how they see us behave. What do they hear you say to your partner? How can we be the parent we want to be?

What a different a decade makes. Ten years ago, Queenstown in New Zealand, was the adventure capital of the world, only to become became the adrenalin-junkies’ capital of the world. Today, the world-award winning alpine village with billion dollar views is the resort for everyone.

Man, time flies don't it? This time last year I posted my very first blog for Voxy and in this past year I've had a few interesting comments on my posts.