Review process concludes for the Local Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy

Up to the close off date 23 June, no submissions were received on the Review of the Local Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy. On 18 July Otorohanga District Council resolved to continue the existing policy without change.

Background

The Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 (the Act) was amended in 2016 to enable Councils to decide whether retailers in their districts could open their shops on Easter Sunday. Previously the Act only allowed shops selling certain types of goods (for example dairies, service stations and garden centres) to remain open on Easter Sunday.

In February 2017 Council adopted a Local Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy (the Policy) to allow shops to trade on Easter Sunday throughout the district. The Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 requires that a policy review be conducted five years after the adoption of the Policy. A review of the Policy must be conducted in accordance with the special consultative procedure of the Local Government Act.