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'Hallelujah moment': Hospitality sector welcomes proposed changes to holiday trading rules

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Wed, 1 Apr 2026, 3:15pm

'Hallelujah moment': Hospitality sector welcomes proposed changes to holiday trading rules

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 1 Apr 2026, 3:15pm

Some restrictions on Good Friday and Easter Sunday alcohol sales could be gone as soon as this long weekend.

A member’s bill from Labour MP Kieran McAnulty would amend the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act to allow premises that are already open on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Anzac Day morning, and Christmas Day to sell alcohol under normal licence conditions.

Epic Hospitality CEO Greig Wilson says these laws are 'archaic' and they're difficult to enforce on public holidays.

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