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Movies magic for rainy holidays - what kids think of the holiday movies
Foul weather on the first day of the school holidays drove many parents to the cinemas.
'Zero-tolerance' policy to be evaluated
Police will evaluate the weekend's "zero-tolerance" trial policy on speed before deciding to extend it or apply it again.
Long weekend toll lowest in 50 years
Police are praising motorists for their "slow and careful" driving over the long weekend, which looked set to be the lowest Queen's Birthday road toll in 50 years.
Holiday road toll on course for 54 year low
Queen's Birthday weekend has seen a drop in the overall number of crashes, with police trumpeting their zero tolerance approach to speeding as a factor.
Mother of three killed in holiday weekend tragedy
The first person to be killed on the roads this holiday weekend was "a good mummy who loved her kids".
<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
A big union wants workers to be paid more if statutory holidays fall on a weekend.
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
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
The Department of Labour will consider prosecuting 38 retailers after 19 were caught trading on Good Friday and another 19 on Easter Sunday.
Archbishop retreats after unholy row
An war of words between the Catholic and Protestant churches culminated yesterday in an apology from the Archbishop of Canterbury.