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Holidays to end on chilly note

The rest of the school holidays could be chilly, with wind expected for the north, frosts predicted in the heartland, and heavy rain in the south.

Toy Story and Shrek Eclipsed at box office

Movies magic for rainy holidays - what kids think of the holiday movies

Foul weather on the first day of the school holidays drove many parents to the cinemas.

Weather for ducks - and PlayStation

Kiwi coin set for Obama

<i>All in a day's work: </i> Have a break, have a kitkat (instead?)

All work and no play for young Kiwis

'Zero-tolerance' policy to be evaluated

Police will evaluate the weekend's "zero-tolerance" trial policy on speed before deciding to extend it or apply it again.

Long weekend toll lowest in 50 years

Police are praising motorists for their "slow and careful" driving over the long weekend, which looked set to be the lowest Queen's Birthday road toll in 50 years.

<i>Editorial</i>: Special days should be Mondayised

Union wants extra pay for holidays not Mondayised

A big union wants workers to be paid more if statutory holidays fall on a weekend.

French pupils strike against phantom holiday cut

Schoolchildren in several French towns have joined wildcat strikes against a government plan to cut a month from their summer holidays.

Just another manic Monday?

Three dead, 8 injured in weekend road crashes

Final curtain call for north's long summer

Annie Drew and her girls enjoyed a late season splash at the beach yesterday as the North Island's seemingly never-ending summer pushed on.

Stallholders lash out over farmers' markets trading

No Anzac Day holiday next year

Most farmers markets to open Anzac Day