Easter trading rules should be the same everywhere

Friday, December 18th, 2015

The Government’s attempt to “pass the buck” over Easter trading hours has not gone down well with Wellington City Council.

Parliament is currently considering legislation that would allow local councils to decide whether shops stay open on Easter Sunday within their boundaries or within smaller, specific areas.

But at a meeting on Wednesday, many Wellington city councillors saw this as little more than the Government getting local councils to pass laws it did not have “the intestinal fortitude” to pass itself. Continue reading

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