The Easter road toll was the worst in 16 years after a seriously injured cyclist had her life support turned off overnight, taking the number of deaths to 10.

'Traditional' feasts are easily tailored to our own seasons.

At least 20 people are in hospitals and dozens have suffered other injuries after a horror Easter weekend on the roads.

An Auckland church says its Easter billboard was vandalised because of a disagreement over Jesus' knowledge of his own fate.

The Department of Labour will consider prosecuting 38 retailers after 19 were caught trading on Good Friday and another 19 on Easter Sunday.

Two double-fatalities and the death of a baby pushed the Easter road toll to nine last night.

Easter fatalities have doubled in a matter of hours and surpassed last year's road toll, with the holiday period ending at 6am on Tuesday.

An inner city Auckland church which made world headlines with its Christmas message has had its Easter billboard targeted by vandals.

An outspoken Auckland business association head says current Easter trading laws are absurd and needed to be updated.

Mars, Hershey, Cadbury and Nestle are being accused of conspiring to push up prices of their chocolate bars over most of the last decade.

A line of congestion 10km long north of Auckland and delays of up to 90 minutes elsewhere have hit NZ highways as traffic continues to build.

The St Matthew-in-the-City church is hoping its Easter billboard will be as much food for thought as its Christmas hoarding was - but without the controversy.