Subj : When are shops open on ANZAC Day? Which ones?
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From : News
Date : Tue Apr 23 2024 12:32 pm

ANZAC Day happens every year - but you'd be forgiven for forgetting which
shops are allowed to open and when.

This Thursday is unique in the calendar year, with retail settings completely
changing in the afternoon.

Before 1pm, ANZAC Day is a "restricted trading day" like Christmas Day, Good
Friday and Easter Sunday.

But at 1pm, that all changes and restrictions lift - although the entire day
is a public holiday.

So what does that mean for your plans this week?

The rules on Thursday before 1pm
Only a limited selection of shops can open on restricted trading days - so,
before 1pm on Thursday.

The general rules are the same as on Good Friday: Shops that can open with
conditions include dairies, service stations and cafes, while pharmacies can
open without any conditions.

What are the conditions? The main one is that "the goods you sell are items
people can't put off buying until the next day".

So a dairy can sell you milk, bread, baby formula or pet food.

Supermarkets will be closed and so will liquor stores.

Any bars, cafes or restaurants that are open can only serve alcohol if it's
with a meal.

Shops that provide a service, like hairdressers, are OK to open for business
- but they can't sell you goods, like a bottle of dye.

Duty free stores can open as long as they only sell duty free items, so
you're in luck if you're flying international on Thursday morning.

Real estate agencies are also OK to open because "real estate does not fit
within the definition of goods as defined by the Act".

Owners are advised to check the conditions here if in doubt.

The rules on Thursday after 1pm
There are pretty much none: Usual public holiday practice applies.

The exceptions
Like over Easter, there are a number of area exemptions that leave some
places unrestricted all day.

For example, Paihia in the Far North has an exemption that was granted in
1981.

It means business as usual for retailers there as soon as 7am ticks over.

The Queenstown district is also exempt from restricted trading day rules -
but only from 12pm, an hour earlier than most of the country.

Be sure to check here if in doubt - especially because having an ANZAC Day
exemption one year doesn't necessarily mean you have it every year. Tairua
only gets an exemption when ANZAC Day falls on a Friday or a Monday.

Retail NZ and Employment NZ also lay out the complete rules for buyers and
sellers online.

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