Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Easter Trading Bill being voted down - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The ACT Party won't keep pushing to remove trading restrictions from Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Politicians have toppled a bill today in a conscience vote - 74 to 49.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says it's 'incredible' the bill was voted down - considering the impact it would have on retailers.

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