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National leader Judith Collins also chimed in when asked about her opinion on making Matariki a public holiday on Monday.
While he said some at National thought it was a great idea, he pointed to the additional costs this could impose on businesses.
“The problem is that it’s another public holiday that companies have to pay for,” Collins said.
“We see that large companies have to get rid of a lot of staff. We are going to have a lot of vacations for people who were not looking.”
And ACT leader David Seymour accused Ardern of being in “la la land.”
“Do you know that there is an economic crisis?” he questioned in a statement following the Labor announcement.
“New Zealanders don’t need a day off, they need Jacinda Ardern to take three years off.
“There are 70,000 more people on welfare, future generations face mountains of debt, businesses are struggling to survive, and Labor’s response is a new holiday.
“If Labor wants Matariki to be a public holiday, they should abolish Labor Day so companies don’t bear more costs.”
