Foodstuffs earlier said its two Wānaka stores would stay open on Good Friday “to meet the needs of the community”. Two New World supermarkets in Wānaka opened on Good Friday, breaking Easter trading laws. Foodstuffs New Zealand head of corporate affairs Antoinette Laird said on Thursday its two Wānaka stores would stay open on Good Friday “to meet the needs of the community”. A woman who answered the phone at New World Wānaka on Friday told Stuff the store was open. The two New World supermarkets in question can legally open on Easter Sunday due to the local policy of the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Source: Stuff April 02, 2021 07:18 UTC