Latest from Holidays

Easter Sunday surcharges not legit

Motorists get pat on back for better travel planning

Traffic out of Auckland not as heavy

Easter trading laws need to be fairer, consistent – business association

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

<i>Peter Bromhead:</i> The curiosity of Easter

Easter traffic chokes NZ's highways

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.

Roadworks will make holiday journeys longer

What's on over Easter

<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Dreaming up pranks is a fool's errand

<i>Paul Thomas:</i> Summer of discontent

Final frontier discovered in games arcade

Sun danger at its highest

Opunake: Town of high achievers boasts some really great surfing too

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.

<i>Chris de Freitas</i>: Your car is not an alternative to a baby sitter

Big catch for young brothers off wharf

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

Mountaineer tries chilling out warmly for a change

Botanic Gardens: Plants to delight the eye

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

Slow trip back home for holidaymakers

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