Sasha Borissenko: Up close and personal with Easter trading rules
The rules are complex, increasingly bureaucratic and the intended benefits can be lost.
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The Front Page: Is it time to cancel Easter?
With 157 religious affiliations in NZ, does the Easter break still make sense?
Easter weather: Strong wind warnings issued for Auckland Harbour Bridge
Reduced speed limits are in place as the harbour bridge is buffeted by gusty winds
Covid: 5933 cases and 10 deaths today
There have been 30 Covid deaths in the past two days.
What Cadbury Creme Eggs' 'white goo' is made of
The truth about what's inside the favourite Easter treat.
Auckland Church Leaders' Easter message: Graves and good news
Christians combine honesty about death, and hope that life can be restored.
Easter trading law kerfuffle is 'madness', MP says
Easter trading laws too annoying for some, give a chance to reflect for others.
Glynn Cardy: Making meaning from a meaningless Easter message
OPINION: St Luke's Remuera minister offers his Easter message.
Focus: Battle of the hot cross buns
NZ Herald’s Cheree Kinnear and Bethany Reitsma travel across Tāmaki Makaurau to find the best hot cross buns this Easter. Video / NZ Herald
Which Auckland bakery makes the best hot cross buns?
The Herald sets out to find the best buns in Auckland ahead of Easter.
Chocolate coffee, drunk bunnies and a hidden golden egg: Easter's best foodie treats
All the treats that will make your long Easter weekend even sweeter
Omicron outbreak: 11 deaths, 8531 new cases, 635 hospitalisations
Of those in hospital, most are in the Auckland metro area.
Where to find the best supermarket hot cross buns this Easter
A taste test reveals traditional is still the way to go.
Mum's shock find in kids' Kmart Easter crackers
A woman was left stunned after finding something inappropriate in an Easter item.
New hot cross bun flavours put to the test
NZ Herald's Cheree Kinnear finds out which new hot cross bun flavours win over our newsroom with some surprising results. Video / NZ Herald
What fans can expect at Easter R&V, when lineup will be revealed
The festival is postponed until Easter and fans have a two-week window for refunds.
Sasha Borissenko: Contractors and shift workers are being left out in the cold
OPINION: All workers should get advantage of holidays regardless of their contract type.
Labour MP and Act MP push to scrap Easter drinking laws
Labour MP hopes to get enough support to repeal Easter alcohol rules.
Easter holiday traffic: Delays north and south of Auckland
The journey between Wellsford and Silverdale is taking almost twice as long.
Easter road toll rises to six after motorist dies in Ōtaki
Emergency services were called after a car hit a power pole just after 8.30pm yesterday.
Watch: Easter chaos in Queenstown after bars close at midnight
People could be seen climbing trees and damaging lampposts.
Toppled campervan blocks motorway lane, traffic crawling
It's understood a crane will be used to right the toppled vehicle.
Warm weather for Easter after a wet and wild week for the North
There will be plenty of sunshine for the finding those Easter eggs in the garden.
Three dead, 13 hurt one day into holiday weekend
Latest death occurred after a vehicle caught fire after a crash north of Taupō yesterday.
Northbound Easter weekend traffic near Wellington building
Queues are starting to build outside Wellington.
Two dead in crashes at start of Easter holiday period
Road accidents on Thursday night on SH27 and SH2.
Weather warning: Upper North Island under severe thunderstorm alert
The upper North Island is in for a stormy night as motorists head away on holiday.
Police out in numbers in bid to prevent Easter long weekend crashes, deaths, disaster
Police will be out in numbers to target unsafe driving on the roads this Easter weekend
A little taste of summer for some over Easter Weekend
The roads are expected to be extra busy this year after last year's lockdown Easter.
Easter chocolate eggs: What's the supply situation like this year?
After both a shortage and glut of chocolate eggs last year, Easter trade is looking good.
Local Focus: Campervans coming to Rotorua for Easter
Expect an Easter influx of campervans and motorhomes.. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wet, wet, wet: Rain set to swamp NZ this week
The week's rain should ease in time for an Easter egg hunt.
Waitakaruru Arboretum is Waikato's secret outdoor gem
Seeds of Renewal offers workshops, and talks around trees, seeds, plants and gardening.