The great Kiwi shutdown: A summer tradition or an economic handbrake?

The great Kiwi shutdown: A summer tradition or an economic handbrake?

The make up of New Zealand’s economic activity may shift temporarily over the Christmas/summer period, but there is no evidence of a drop.

Now the NZ Right want to steal the quintessential Kiwi Summer

Simon Bridges questions NZ’s long summer break: ‘Are we still in holiday mode until March?’ The head of the Auckland Business Chamber says there are “solid reasons” for a shorter summer holiday period, but changing it would be hard. Simon Bridges said people feel “entitled” to a long summer; however, he questioned whether the world has changed. His comments came after a recent column in The Post suggested New Zealand’s summer break was too lo…