X Factor winner to perform at Christmas concert
X Factor Australia winner Altiyan Childs will perform at Auckland's Christmas in the Park event.
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Britain gets a holiday as Wills and Kate set a wedding date
Royal watchers, romantics and well-wishers finally have a date: the royal wedding will take place on April 29 next year.
Lockwood Smith axes MPs' travel perk
Speaker Lockwood Smith has axed the international travel perk MPs and their spouses have used since the 1970s, saying it was clear the tide had turned on the perks.
Fares slashed in airline price war
A cutprice airfare war has erupted on the Tasman, and some flights are now as cheap as a cab to the airport.
Weekend leisure: Wrapping things up
With the festive season approaching, Catherine Smith finds there is more than one way to present a present.
Nabbed by a cop behind a power pole ... 'how fair is that?'
A motorist has slammed the long weekend road safety drive as a money-making scheme after being fined by an officer he says popped out from behind a power pole with a speed gun.
<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Hobbit folk grovel to feudal movie lords
Every employee in the land should be concerned at the hammering the actors have got for daring to ask for meaningful negotiations.
<i>All in a day's work:</i> Labour Day on, Labour Day off...
The irony is, many working people end up working on Labour Day.
Holiday levy goes as cafes fight for patrons
More cafes, bars and restaurants are forgoing surcharges on public holidays.
Teen driver flees fatal crash
Police say the driver of a car which crashed near Westport killing his young passenger, ran from the crash.
Sun magnet draws hordes to beaches
People have flocked to the beaches to enjoy the sunshine of the long holiday weekend, with conditions set to stay this way for the rest of the week.
Labour Weekend toll hits 6
A woman told yesterday how a blood-soaked teenager screamed for help at her front door, as two of his friends lay dead in a car wreck nearby.
Labour weekend surcharge warning for business
The Commerce Commission is warning businesses not to mislead customers when applying a surcharge on goods and services ahead of this weekend's Labour Day holiday.
Waitakere: All aboard the Dam Tram
The Waitakere Tramline was built in the early 1900s to facilitate repairs and maintenance to the Waitakere Dam. Weekly trips have now been running for 35 years and are a great way to amuse the entire family, whatever the weather.
Holidaying at home
Staying home is the new going away. Bronwyn Sell looks at how the 'staycation' can be just as fun as a holiday away - and at the same time can save you lots of money.
Cricket: Summer of cricket lacking tests
The Blacks Caps 2010/11 schedule has been announced with only two test matches set aside for the summer.
<i>All in a day's work:</i>The grinch who tried to steal Christmas...
Now it seems there is a risk that employees could lose an entitlement to public holidays that fall during a closedown period
Should employers give staff more holidays?
An Auckland firm is seizing the initiative in boosting public holidays for its workers. Should other firms join them?
Workers win back one lost holiday
Some 2000 metal and manufacturing workers have negotiated a one-off holiday in 2011 to make up for missed public holidays.
Holidays to end on chilly note
The rest of the school holidays could be chilly, with wind expected for the north, frosts predicted in the heartland, and heavy rain in the south.