Retailers in New Zealand are required to close their doors on Good Friday and Easter Sunday under current legislation, while some communities have enacted their own regulations allowing them to remain open.
Is everything closed on Easter Sunday New Zealand?
The restrictions are complicated even when places open their doors around Easter.
For example, whether or not alcohol can be supplied is determined by the customer’s location, whether they are eating, and how long they want to stay.
If your business is online, or if you’re a pharmacy, grocery shop, or garden centre, you can continue to operate normally; similarly, if you provide a service, such as a hairdresser or beauty salon, you can continue to operate normally as long as you don’t intend to sell any products.
As tourist towns, Paihia, Picton, Taupo, and Queenstown can also keep their stores open.
The government modified the law in 2016 to put municipalities in charge of shop hours, and since then, the majority of businesses have permitted them to open on Easter Sunday.
