Get over it. Go one day without shopping. spend time with family or do some voluntaire work. Is shopping all people worry about. Sad sad world if shopping is all we live for.
Well I think Waitangi Day should be a toatl holiday and also ANZAC day and Christmas Day.Easter is only relevant to Christian's.Christmas day is celebrated the world over yes even in Muslim countries.I agree workers need to be able to have a set number of days where they should not have to work but it should be more relevant.But in the seveties you didn't have Sat and Sun trading you only had late night Friday. Amazing that we all didn't starve or run out of gas.Hotles etc have to remain open on these days for obvious reasons as do hospitals, police etc so I cant see why at Easter everyone should have to shut down.ANZAC and WAITANGI day can be explained to a tourist easier than Easter