{"id":2139,"date":"2026-04-06T21:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amerinzpodcast.com\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:28:59","slug":"amerinz-424-a-changed-holiday-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amerinzpodcast.com\/?p=2139","title":{"rendered":"AmeriNZ 424 \u2013 A changed holiday weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"amerinz_podcast_1400x1400-2016\"<\/a>Today is a public holiday in New Zealand, the last of day of our four-day holiday weekend. But things were different this year, things very different from every other Easter Weekend in the 30 years I\u2019ve lived in New Zealand. I talk about all that, and how I had a surprise when I was researching this episode.<\/p>\n

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Links for this episode<\/b>
\n\u201cBill to ease holiday alcohol restrictions passes in Parliament\u201d<\/a><\/b> \u2013 1News<\/i>
\n\u201cGreen light for immediate lifting of holiday alcohol restrictions\u201d<\/a><\/b> \u2013 RNZ<\/i>
\n“Easter weekend: What shops can open, and how do surcharges work?\u201d<\/a><\/b> \u2013 1News<\/i>
\n\u201cGovernment allows advertising to be broadcast on Christmas, Sundays\u201d<\/a><\/b> \u2013 RNZ<\/i> (from October 2025)<\/p>\n

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