Circle back in February? If only we could | Letter

David Parker responds to the news that some New Zealanders are taking an extremely long summer breakI’m curious about these New Zealand workers checking out of any serious work from Christmas until March (See you in March? Debate in New Zealand over extremely long summer break, 12 December). Who are these workers exactly? Retail workers? No, they’re straight back on deck for Boxing Day sales. Supermarket workers? Certainly not. Hospital staff? Fast-food workers? Bar and cafe workers?