Business owners are rubbishing the Easter trading laws as a farce while shopworkers put up their feet and enjoy time off.
Police are warning motorists to take care on the roads this Easter holiday, advising people to take extra care, watch their speed and travelling distances.
Wanaka retailers are mulling the annual Easter question - should they open their doors over the coming long weekend and trade in defiance of New Zealand's shop-trading laws?
Good Friday and Easter Sunday in lands still Christian are days of religious observance and obligation.