Most shops will be shut on Anzac Day until around 1pm but there will be some exceptions.
Anzac Day, on Thursday April 25, is a public holiday to broadly commemorate Kiwis and Aussies who served and died in war, conflicts and peacekeeping missions.
Dawn services are held across Aotearoa to commemorate and honour our veterans. Like most public holidays stores tend to shut, but unlike others many open in the afternoon.
Head of Labour Inspectorate Simon Humphries said there is sometimes confusion over exactly which types of shops are allowed to open on Anzac Day.
"We have three circumstances where shops can open on restricted trading days like Anzac Day," Humphries said.
"Shops are allowed to open if they're classed as an essential shop or business permitted to trade, if they have an area exemption, and finally where councils might put local policies in place within their area.
"Those businesses permitted to trade include places such as a dairy, petrol station, pharmacy, restaurant or cafe, hairdressers, and barbers. Farmers and crafts markets are also included in this category. These places have certain conditions they need to meet, but they can be open."
Some shops can also open on Anzac Day because they have an area exemption. These are generally given in tourist areas such as Taupō or Queenstown.
More details about Anzac Day rules can be found here.
