Every year there are three and a half days that most stores must close under the Shop Trading Hours Act 1990. Learn more about these days.
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Find out if your local council allows your shop to open on Easter Sunday. Easter trading hours depend on your location.
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The Holidays Act allows businesses to closedown once per year, allowing your staff to take annual holidays, refresh and recharge for, in most cases, the...
17 April 2025. Our latest survey shows retailers views on Easter trading restrictions, proposed changes to the Holidays Act, as well as updated stats on...
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18 December 2024. Efforts to lift restrictions on Easter trading have once again failed to proceed, after the Member's Bill to review Easter trading was voted...
28 May 2024. Confusion over Easter Sunday trading policies further shows the need for changes to the trading restrictions.
11 April 2024. Parliament is set to debate liberalising Easter trading restrictions again, with a Member’s Bill being up for deliberation.
26 March 2024. Families around Aotearoa New Zealand are heading away for the long Easter weekend but many will reach their destinations to find that shops are...
