Christmas hope for Aotearoa: Message from NZ church leaders 18 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 7 minutes to read Glad tidings of joy to arrive with Christmas are needed more than ever in a year of Covid-19. Photo / Alan Gibson NZ Herald Christmas can't come early enough — at least for some this year. The desire for joy and laughter, regathering with family and friends, not to mention putting 2020 behind us. For others, there is fatigue from the emotional cost of a year that will be remembered in the history books. Christmas is a season that evokes mixed emotions for many whānau in Aotearoa. For some, i...