Or how about this one in Auckland? Only these shops selling certain goods can legally trade on Easter Sunday: service stations, dairies, restaurants, cafes, takeaway food, duty-free stores, garden centres, or shops on Parnell Road between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. I'm sure the hard-working business owners in Queen Street will be asking why their MP doesn't support them like the MP for Parnell does his constituents. Little wonder everyone's confused. The rules have become so complicated and subjective no one understands them. Retail New Zealand point out, quite correctly, that it is completely hypocritical of councils to try and ban shopping while their own services continue to operate. Across the country, there are swimming pools, leisure centres, landfills, and recycling shops that open at Easter. If it's acceptable for local councils to open, why can't retailers be given the choice?