Kids - and parents - love it for the freedom it affords and the friends made. Holiday camps are a win-win for all, writes Diana Clement.

In 1990, I was one of thousands of Kiwi kids jumping rope at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. There was only one thing more exciting than being part of the biggest date on New Zealand's calendar at the time: getting on TV.

NZ should hope John Key shows some common sense - tempered with heart - when he goes about trying to reduce from 328,000 the number of Kiwis on solo parent, sickness and invalid benefits, writes Fran O'Sullivan.