For parents who battle with their kids at the supermarket over those little Kinder Surprise eggs, things are about to get worse.

Napier will be open for business on Easter Sunday, a change decided by a close vote in a Napier City Council meeting yesterday. Councillors

Should Waitomo businesses be allowed to open on Easter Sunday? It's a question currently being considered by the council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Fans of Cadbury Creme eggs are gearing up for Easter chocolate-comas as a new creation hits stores.

Santa is still making his way to the North Pole, but one retailer is already thinking ahead to the Easter bunny.

Retailers in Ngaruawahia, Huntly, Te Kauwhata and Raglan could soon be allowed to open their doors on Easter Sunday under a proposed policy.

Most Western countries have quiet Sundays. We had only one remaining. Councils will probably succumb to their business lobbies, one after another.

COMMENT: For me Easter Monday is a great time to reflect on how boring it is to be an atheist.

Morning cloud and a few showers will greet most of the country this morning, but the rain is expected to clear later this afternoon.

Hungarian cartoonist Gergely Dudas is back with an Easter-themed puzzle that involves an egg cleverly disguised alongside a group of bunnies.

Most of the country will enjoy fine weather with a chance of showers for the rest of the Easter holiday weekend.

COMMENT: It's time to let Easter go. Its spiritual significance is non-existent and its recreational function an annoyance.

Whether it's inside, outside or somewhere in between, we have your long weekend covered.

When others let us down the hope present in the Easter story still stands. It's a hope that stands for eternity.

If you thought the taste of chocolate Easter eggs was as good as it gets, scientists may be able to make it a whole lot better.

Historian discovers how close five young Kiwis came to being among first victims of Irish insurrection.

Our favourite chocolate indulgences for the long weekend.

COMMENT: Something remarkable happens tomorrow in countries such as New Zealand.

At the moment, Easter can fall on any Sunday between March 22 and April 25.

Supermarkets have brought in trays of the usual array of chocolate eggs, including the year-round favourite Cadbury Creme Egg. But not everyone is happy.

Michael Woodhouse is right. The rules governing shop trading on Easter Sunday are complex and relatively arbitrary.

Motorists are being warned to take care this Queen's Birthday weekend as holiday-makers hit the roads, winter draws in and 'Gypsy Day' stock moving takes place.

Customarily, retailers who flout the Easter trading laws have been content to quietly pocket their profits. But this year was different.

NZ's an increasingly secular country, writes Brian Rudman. The 2013 Census recorded 41.9 per cent of us as having no religion.

This Easter weekend had the second lowest road toll on record and was the first with the new lower alcohol limits for drivers in effect.