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The surprising theology inside today’s Advent calendars

16 December 2025

Despite their seemingly secular modern-day iteration — featuring wine, chocolate or other products — Advent calendars continue to carry the spiritual foundation of the season.

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A convicted murderer will remain behind bars after confronting Otago Corrections officers with a knife
	16 Dec: A convicted murderer will remain behind bars after confronting Otago Corrections officers with a knife... more

Think you know Hans Christian Andersen? Four experts pick his weirdest fairy tales to read this Christmas
	16 Dec: The Andersen tales to read this Christmas, according to the Danish experts who know him best.... more

The Government's making moves to acquire properties for North Canterbury's Woodend Bypass
	16 Dec: The Government's making moves to acquire properties for North Canterbury's Woodend Bypass... more

Worksafe's taken early enforcement action against a Christchurch daycare, where five children and two staff suffered chemical burns
	16 Dec: Worksafe's taken early enforcement action against a Christchurch daycare, where five children and two staff suffered chemical burns... more

Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby
	16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby... more

Police are canvassing a large area of Rotorua today after launching a homicide investigation into the death of a man on Friday evening
	15 Dec: Police are canvassing a large area of Rotorua today after launching a homicide investigation into the death of a man on Friday evening... more

Black Caps pace bowler Blair Tickner is pushing boundaries to recover from the dislocated shoulder he suffered against the West Indies in Wellington
	15 Dec: Black Caps pace bowler Blair Tickner is pushing boundaries to recover from the dislocated shoulder he suffered against the West Indies in Wellington... more

One person was killed and another seriously injured, after their vehicle was hit by an alleged fleeing driver south-east of Hamilton last night
	15 Dec: One person was killed and another seriously injured, after their vehicle was hit by an alleged fleeing driver south-east of Hamilton last night... more

How NZ streaming costs and choices could change after the epic Netflix-Paramount battle for Warner Bros
	15 Dec: A merger would also have consequences for the New Zealand screen industry if it reduces the number of big-spending foreign productions.... more

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