New Zealand will introduce looser visa rules to allow holiday makers to work remotely while visiting the country, to boost its tourism sector and economy, it said on Monday.

New Zealand has relaxed its visa rules to allow holidaymakers to work remotely while visiting the country, to boost its tourism sector and economy, it said on Monday. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said in a statement that the visitor visa would change from Monday to allow people to work while travelling in the country.

The so-called "digital nomads" include visitors such as IT specialists, as long as they are not receiving any income from NZ sources.

New Zealand is relaxing visitor visa rules to allow travellers to work remotely while holidaying in the country