NZ eyes shorter working week for economic recovery

Ms Ardern said she wanted to encourage 'nimble' and creative ideas for recovery after a strict seven-week lockdown that helped New Zealand contain Covid-19 but stalled the economy. Suggestions included moving to a four-day week and creating extra public holidays to help boost spending in the tourism and hospitality sectors that have been hit particularly hard by the lockdown. 'This is an extraordinary time and we should be willing to consider extraordinary ideas,' she told reporters, adding: 'I haven't ruled anything in or out.'