A ridiculous policy

The Herald reports:

New vape retailers would also not be able to operate within 300 metres of a school or marae.

This might not sound like much, but it is because the 300 metres is a radius, not walking distance. A retailer might be 800 metres walking distance away, but only 300 metres geographical distance.

What this policy actually means is that there could be no retailer within 28 hectares around every school and marae in the country. That will cover most of urban New Zealand.