Business dismay at Matariki holiday idea

Business dismay at Matariki holiday idea
Staff reporters
Business and employer groups appear united in dismay at the cost to employers of paying wages for a new statutory holiday at Matariki, the mid-winter festival marking the Maori New Year.Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today said a Labour-led government would make Matariki a new public holiday, immediately gaining support from the Green Party and raspberries from National, ACT, its coalition partner NZ First and a host of business groups.“Introducing a new public holiday during a major economic crisis is reckless...

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