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Easter holiday traffic slows to a crawl
Main roads out of major centres were clogged with traffic today as holidaymakers hit the roads for the Easter weekend, but so far drivers were being patient police say.
![Hopes for another fatality-free Easter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hopes for another fatality-free Easter
The country's top traffic cop is urging drivers to make history with another fatality-free Easter weekend.
![Easter prayer for zero road toll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Easter prayer for zero road toll
Police are challenging drivers to achieve another zero-death road toll this Easter as New Zealanders take advantage of their last holiday weekend before winter.
![Consumer Watch: Still too big to fail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Consumer Watch: Still too big to fail
Labour and the Greens are right. Our banks are too big to fail and we should be honest about that by creating a deposit insurance scheme for deposits of less than $250,000.
![Consumer Watch: Policy shock for owners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Consumer Watch: Policy shock for owners
How much would your house cost to build? If you don't know and don't want to rely on your CV or an insurer's online calculator, you may be facing a $500 bill from a valuer when a major change to the way insurance policies work kicks in.
![Diana Clement: Sales pitch to swap insurance firms a red flag](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Sales pitch to swap insurance firms a red flag
You've just been offered a "better" life, critical illness, disablement or income protection policy. It's cheaper and the cover is superior, you're told. Should you sign up?
![Ask Susan: Health insurance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ask Susan: Health insurance
Having cysts removed from above my eyebrows cost me $800, which I paid the same time as the visit. I sent my account to Sovereign for a refund and was told that I couldn't claim because it wasn't for $1,200.
![Kingsland character on the line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kingsland character on the line
Kingsland property owner Pam Willis says insurance premiums may reach the point where owners start tearing down commercial buildings.
![Owners face cruel dilemma](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Owners face cruel dilemma
Mark Simmonds who, with his wife Bronwyn Paul, runs a wedding and event venue in a renovated Edwardian building in Wanganui, can no longer get insurance cover for earthquake damage.
![Insurance pitfalls for unwary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Insurance pitfalls for unwary
Weekend Herald consumer finance writer Diana Clement explains changes to home insurance policies and how they could affect you.
![Stock Takes: Green light](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stock Takes: Green light
Looks like details of the long-awaited Mighty River Power float are set to be released on Monday with the Government raring to go after receiving the all clear from the Supreme Court.
![Michael Naylor: Underinsurance - $650 billion estimate a bit low](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Michael Naylor: Underinsurance - $650 billion estimate a bit low
On Monday the Financial Services Council released a report called "Exploring Underinsurance within New Zealand".
![Diana Clement: Homeowners may be in for an insurance shock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Homeowners may be in for an insurance shock
Kiwis need to get a whole lot more interested in their house insurance or it will cost them dearly.
![Hanover contesting AIG ruling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hanover contesting AIG ruling
Hanover Group Holdings has filed an appeal after it lost a High Court fight with insurance giant AIG over a policy worth up to $20 million.
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Hanover expected to file appeal
Hanover Group Holdings is expected to file an appeal this afternoon after it lost a High Court fight with AIG.
![Small business: Robyn Galloway on temporary relocation after earthquake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Robyn Galloway on temporary relocation after earthquake
Robyn Galloway, Managing Director of Innovative Travel in Christchurch and Board Member for the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce on business survival and insurance after a disaster.
![Small business: Peter Townsend on business insurance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Peter Townsend on business insurance
Peter Townsend, CEO of Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce on why business insurance is important.
![Inside Money: Flesch test - in search of an easy hereinafterlife](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Money: Flesch test - in search of an easy hereinafterlife
New Zealand's insurance companies can make things a little easier on their long-suffering readers...