As people relaxed at Easter weekend, Michael Sheen endured incarceration in a police cell, slept rough up a mountain and was crucified, then resurrected in front of hundreds of onlookers.

Easter's favourite fare carries many symbolic meanings, but very few of them are Christian.

If all those Easter eggs aren't enough for you, Stephanie Everitt's new cookbook pays tribute to all things chocolate.

The Easter holiday road toll now stands at three after a 19-year-old man was killed in a crash in Otago this morning. The two occupants had to be cut from the vehicle and one man died at the scene.

I can't help but feel that in and around all the chocolate and stuff, the actual meaning of Easter has gotten lost.

The retail workers' union has scorned a bill to allow shops to open on Good Friday.

Can Easter be celebrated online instead of going to church? Aleks Krotoski ponders the effect the internet has had on religion.

It doesn't have to be all about chocolate - here's a spin on the traditional foods served at Easter.

As the retail workers' union talks about how its members cherish their time off during holidays such as Easter, some shops are opening today in defiance of trading laws.

A road trip to try some of our rarer wines is a treat more tempting than chocolate eggs.

A discrepancy in public holiday laws has left New Zealand workers with one less day off than their Australian counterparts this weekend.

Easter story reminds us of the power of sacrifice and service for others

A new billboard outside Auckland's St Matthew-in-the-City aims to prove you can't put all Christians in the same box.

Kerri Jackson visits Wellywood and finds a film star making a glamorous comeback.

Autumn fruit makes the perfect Easter accompaniment, says Janice Marriott.