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![<i>Paul Holmes</i>: Fantasies for all on these islands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
<i>Paul Holmes</i>: Fantasies for all on these islands
We've taken a week off and have escaped what is shaping up to be a rather aggressive winter and have come here for a treat.
![Union wants extra pay for holidays not Mondayised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Union wants extra pay for holidays not Mondayised
A big union wants workers to be paid more if statutory holidays fall on a weekend.
![French pupils strike against phantom holiday cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
French pupils strike against phantom holiday cut
Schoolchildren in several French towns have joined wildcat strikes against a government plan to cut a month from their summer holidays.
![Final curtain call for north's long summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Final curtain call for north's long summer
Annie Drew and her girls enjoyed a late season splash at the beach yesterday as the North Island's seemingly never-ending summer pushed on.
![Illegal trading figures 'on par' with 2009](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Illegal trading figures 'on par' with 2009
The Department of Labour will consider prosecuting 38 retailers after 19 were caught trading on Good Friday and another 19 on Easter Sunday.
![Easter trading laws need to be fairer, consistent – business association](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Easter trading laws need to be fairer, consistent – business association
An outspoken Auckland business association head says current Easter trading laws are absurd and needed to be updated.
![Easter traffic chokes NZ's highways](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Easter traffic chokes NZ's highways
A line of congestion 10km long north of Auckland and delays of up to 90 minutes elsewhere have hit NZ highways as traffic continues to build.