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Article: SOAPBOX / Should all retailers be able to trade on Easter Sunday?

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August 3, 2003
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NO: Easter for many New Zealanders is an important time for family and friends to gather together and this is the main reason why the Council of Trade Unions opposes further easing of Easter Sunday trading restrictions.

Easter Sunday is one of only 3 1/2 days of the year that most shops cannot open.

The other prohibited trading days are Good Friday, Christmas Day and Anzac Day morning.

Those who advocated changing shop trading hours in 1990 managed to get shops open on 51 out of 52 Sundays. Now they want the last remaining Sunday as well.

Shop trading hours is a difficult issue. It's about recognising days of significance and balancing the interests of the public as consumers, the needs ...

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