Latest Holidays News
Construction on track
WORK on the new Ulladulla High School multi-purpose centre is on track following the school holidays. Staff and students returned to the school recently to see the centre starting to take shape. Ulladulla High School principal Tracy Provest said the
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:25P
Football Sunday brings the best out of the kitchen
I enjoyed the reprieve from cooking on the fly after the holidays but when the football playoffs kicked in before the Super Bowl it seemed every Sunday I had to go to my “keeper” box, but along the way I picked up more recipes.
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:08P
Valentines Day: A Disquisition on Love
Those of us of a certain age have enough world-wariness to see through the veil of commercialized holidays like Valentines Day, yet still feel the obligation to participate, lest we be seen as misanthropic and unloving if we dont.
Updated: 02/14/2012 06:02P
Editorial: Monday Monday
OPINION: The man after whom Invercargill is named wouldnt have approved of Mondayising holidays like Anzac and Waitangi days. Otago Superintendent William Cargill had no truck with those work-shy migrants who were resisting the good old Scottish
Updated: 02/14/2012 05:28P
Valentines Day and the Love That Matters
Today seems to be one of Americas favorite holidays for a variety of reasons. To some, Valentines Day is an excuse to go the extra mile to impress your sweetheart; for others, it might be an excuse to eat more candy or splurge a little on that box of
Updated: 02/14/2012 05:13P
Editorial: Holidays should be on a Monday
So having a public holiday the Monday after Anzac Day or Waitangi Day falls on a weekend would cost the economy $200 million a pop. So says the Department of Labour, which has recommended against any such tomfoolery. Labour MP David Clarks Members
Updated: 02/14/2012 05:12P
Valentines Day Massacre
That time of year is here again - the time between the holidays at the end of the winter when we are encouraged yet again to buy and consume. As if Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas hadnt been high jacked enough by the retail industry,
Updated: 02/14/2012 04:50P
Bank Holiday
Even though they try and trick you with Presidents Day, telling you to buy a new car or a mattress or a big-screen teevee, there isnt any solid Holiday reason to, especially since most people (me) have no fucking clue when Presidents Day exactly is,
Updated: 02/14/2012 04:33P
The PlanetSKI Chairlift Chat... with Mathew Prior
He is one of the most influential people in the British ski industry and shapes the snowsports holidays we all have. PlanetSKI caught up with him on a recent visit to Sochi in Russia where the 2014 Winter Olympics will be held.
Updated: 02/14/2012 04:17P
Occupy Valentines Day: Make Your Own Romance!
Im not really a Hallmark holidays kind of girl. This year, however, Ill be making a silly Valentines Day dinner with my girls. Theyre into V-Day in a big way. An infectious way. Heres what they think the holiday is about: making stuff to show
Updated: 02/14/2012 03:52P