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Easter Sunday trading leaves Napier retailers smiling

It was just that until two years ago when, under changes to the Shop Trading Hours Act, the Napier City Council adopted ... a public holiday like Easter Friday, Christmas Day or Anzac Day, which also ... read more

Easter trading: Wellington retailer says staff before profit

But larger councils closed the shops in Wellington City, Lower Hutt, and Porirua, as well as Palmerston North in nearby Manawatū. Kāpiti Chamber of Commerce board member Jacinda Thorn said allowing ... read more

As councils debate, Carterton give the thumbs up to trading on Easter Sunday

Carterton has become one of the first councils in the country to allow trading on Easter Sunday. Its unanimous vote, at a district council meeting on Monday, put it in company with the Far North and ... read more

Has Easter Become Too Commercial?

“The first recorded World Ecumenical Council, the Council of Nicaea in AD 325, sought to set a uniform date of Easter celebrations something ... unity on this issue has essentially been put on the ... read more

Parliament suspends Vigilante Bill

After the introduction of the bill just a day before Parliament rose for the Easter holidays on Friday ... the Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, has charged the two ... read more

Hurunui to consider Easter trading change

while the Timaru District Council passed the by-law to allow easter trading in November. Hurunui could be next. If the HDC approves the proposal be put out for public consultation, there will be ... read more

Brexit Bulletin: Taking a Breath

Today in Brexit: As Parliament enjoys a much-needed break from Brexit, it’s left to Donald Tusk to sum up the mood of the nation After an unrelenting start to 2019, the Easter break provides ... On ... read more

Stalemate on Easter Sunday bill

A Parliamentary committee has reached a stalemate over a bill that would allow local councils to decide on Easter trading hours ... strong opposition from some councils who said it would put extra ... read more

MPs are laughing at us as they head off on an 11-DAY Easter holiday: Sort out Brexit NOW!

EU Council President Donald Tusk ... And they have been complaining that long hours and extra sitting days have put many on the brink of exhaustion and were clouding their political judgement. A ... read more

Australia-China relations put on backburner

While China is by far Australia’s largest trading partner and a key factor in Australia ... In a statement this week, leading members of the Asia Society including Australia China Council chairman ... read more

Napier shops can remain open for trading on Easter Sunday, council decides

The man who sparked successful court action against Napier City Council over Easter trading says he's disappointed shops in ... believing the council should have put family rights first. "I'm sorry ... read more

Black metal concert organiser announces cancellation

Earlier, The Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) questioned why authorities have allowed the black metal group to perform on Easter Sunday ... or to be more appropriately put, ‘Extreme Music’, is ... read more