The Kiwi Party has come out strongly against MP Jacqui Dean’s Easter Shop Trading Bill which would see retail shops in Timaru, Waimate, Waitaki, Queenstown-Lakes, the Mackenzie and Central Otago open for trading on both Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Easter trading status quo best for workers

The best way to protect workers under the Easter trading law is to vote to retain the status quo, the union for retail workers says.

New Year, New Start: Jewish holiday allows for reflection

Sundown Wednesday marked the new year for Jewish students. They didn’t celebrate this High Holiday, Rosh Hashana, by watching the ball drop. But they made resolutions and ate signature holiday foods, such as apples and honey. “We eat sweet foods because we want to have a sweet year,” said Chana Refson, co-director of Chabad of Athens-UGA, [...]

Media Planning for the Holidays--Think Syndication This Christmas Season

Here's a guest column by Mitch Burg, president of the Syndicated Network Television Association, with his pitch of why syndicated programming may be a smarter place for your money come December, when a number of networks show reruns.How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Christmas?By Mitch Burg, President, Syndicated Network Television AssociationAs strange as it may seem with the last official weekend ...

Opening of £90 million Cumbrian holiday village delayed again

Building work has still not started on a multi-million pound holiday complex in west Cumbria – where planning permission was granted nearly four years ago.