There's no excuse for the kids to be bored these holidays with heaps to do around the city.

Cassandra Mason looks at the hidden costs of Easter and how to avoid them.

Only fifty percent of Kiwis reported themselves as 'Christian' in the 2013 census, writes Paul Morris. But what does Easter really mean to most NZers?

Easter is coming with eggs and other trivia; Christ will be ignored, writes Bruce Logan.

This year, Anzac Day closely follows Easter, the most sacredly held period for Christians. One of these narratives is deeply embedded in fact, the other, myth, writes Sam Clements.

Mahatma Gandhi was once asked what was the greatest obstacle to the extension of Christianity. He answered: "Christianity."

I spotted my first hot cross bun on Jan 6 this year, three full months before Good Friday, writes Peter Bromhead. Clearly, a long run-up to Easter is considered profitable for modern-day bakeries.

The Easter Bunny may need to forgo the garden this weekend and hide its eggs inside the house, as wet weather settles in over much of the country.

One hundred giant eggs were hidden in secret locations throughout Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch overnight to kickstart an Easter egg hunt.

Do you feel you're getting a bit old to take part in Easter-egg hunts? Well, this may change your mind.

While some Kiwis are yet to wind up their Christmas breaks - and get through their Christmas ham - hot cross buns have already hit the shelves.

A horticulturist sacked by an Auckland garden centre for referring a customer to a competitor has been awarded almost $9000, thanks to an email sent by her former boss.

Check out the Easter parades, hunts, rituals, gatherings and celebrations from across the globe in 2013.

Anna Subritzky hatches a material plan to keep chickens in the burbs.

Easter egg manufacturers are likely making more of a profit this year than in Easters past, an analyst says.

Our letterboxes are flooded with flyers before a holiday weekend and newspapers do a good trade in retail adverts.

Greig Morgan's Easter bunnies are as cute as buttons.

Easter, eh? That time of the year where everything is dipped in chocolate, and the actual meaning of and reason for the longest weekend is kinda forgotten amidst the prayers for fine weather and that one last chance for us to pretend it is still summer.

Main roads out of major centres were clogged with traffic today as holidaymakers hit the roads for the Easter weekend, but so far drivers were being patient police say.

The country's top traffic cop is urging drivers to make history with another fatality-free Easter weekend.

Auckland SPCA is calling for people to adopt their own Easter bunny this weekend, but only if they are prepared to look after it.

Fine weather over the Easter weekend is good news for holidaymakers but bad for most farmers waiting for significant rain to break the drought.

A circus show featuring an 11-year-old contortionist is among new attractions at this year's Coca-Cola Easter Show.

Hunting for Easter eggs is coming with a $12.2 million warning this Easter, after nearly 20,000 people injured themselves at the expense of taxpayers last year.