PM John Key has poured cold water on the idea of allowing holidays that fall on the weekends to be taken on another day.

Today is the last public holiday for New Zealanders until late April - but even then you're missing out.

Politicians and unions are calling on the Government to move public holidays that fall on weekends to Monday as workers face losing two days off in 2011.

Now it seems there is a risk that employees could lose an entitlement to public holidays that fall during a closedown period

A Holden attempting to overtake at high speed became airborne as it crossed lanes moments before crashing, killing two, including a baby girl.

The Easter road toll was the worst in 16 years after a seriously injured cyclist had her life support turned off overnight, taking the number of deaths to 10.

At least 20 people are in hospitals and dozens have suffered other injuries after a horror Easter weekend on the roads.

An Auckland church says its Easter billboard was vandalised because of a disagreement over Jesus' knowledge of his own fate.

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

Two double-fatalities and the death of a baby pushed the Easter road toll to nine last night.

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

Easter fatalities have doubled in a matter of hours and surpassed last year's road toll, with the holiday period ending at 6am on Tuesday.

An inner city Auckland church which made world headlines with its Christmas message has had its Easter billboard targeted by vandals.