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

An war of words between the Catholic and Protestant churches culminated yesterday in an apology from the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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

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.

Enjoy next Monday off, Aucklanders - the Anniversary Day long weekend is the last you'll get until Easter, in early April.

It could be something in the water or maybe it's the clean country air - but for whatever reason, Opunake has produced more than its fair share of high-achieving New Zealanders.

Leftover Christmas food has the sprats biting all day for Auckland visitors.

Phoebe Falconer suggests a series of great summer holiday destinations within an hour's drive of downtown Auckland.

Traffic slowed to a snail's pace on many roads yesterday, but the worst of the expected post-holiday traffic jams failed to eventuate.