In fact, the Employers and Manufacturers Association chief executive, Brett O'Riley, when this was first announced, said simply that it will be seen as another cost to business and it is unlikely to support the increased tourism, which was the original argument for an extra public holiday during COVID-19 alert levels 1 and 2. Certainly that seems to be the evidence that has been created as a result of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) advice to the Government on this piece of legislation. 