Is New World open on Christmas Day 2027?
Saturday, 25 December 2027
Closed across New Zealand.
Last checked 4 sources, linked belowFind your local New World
Details
Closed by law (restricted trading day)
Christmas Day 2027 is a restricted trading day: under the Shop Trading Hours Act 1990, shops like New World must stay closed all day. Only exempt shops, such as dairies, service stations, pharmacies and takeaways, can open. Supermarkets also can't sell alcohol that day under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act. A handful of areas have old exemption orders, such as the Queenstown district and Paihia, so a few stores there may differ.
- Shop Trading Hours Act 1990, sections 3, 4, 4A and 4B (restricted trading days and exemptions) · checked 16 October 2026
- Employment New Zealand: Restricted trading days for shops · checked 16 October 2026
- Employment New Zealand: Valid shop trading exemptions granted (area exemptions, PDF) · checked 16 October 2026
- Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Act 2026 (new section 48: off-licences) · checked 16 October 2026
Questions
Is New World open on Christmas Day 2027?
Closed. Christmas Day 2027 is a restricted trading day: under the Shop Trading Hours Act 1990, shops like New World must stay closed all day. Only exempt shops, such as dairies, service stations, pharmacies and takeaways, can open. Supermarkets also can't sell alcohol that day under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act. A handful of areas have old exemption orders, such as the Queenstown district and Paihia, so a few stores there may differ.
New World on other holidays
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