New visa conditions will now allow visitors to work remotely for an overseas employer or client from New Zealand.

The country, which sank into a recession last year, is trying to entice highly skilled “digital nomads” to work in the island nation for up to nine months.

Erica Stanford, Immigration Minister said in a statement that the visitor visa would change from Jan. 27 to allow people to work while travelling in the country. “This is a brand-new market of tourist New Zealand can tap into.

New Zealand is making it easier for tourists to work remotely while visiting the country, as part of efforts to help its stagnating economy.

A country road leading to Lake Ohau, a glacial lake in the Mackenzie Basin of the South Island in New Zealand. New Zealand has relaxed its visa requirements to allow tourists to work remotely while visiting the country in an effort to boost its tourism sector.

The recent changes to New Zealand's visa program doesn't actually involve the launch of a separate “digital nomad visa," but instead creates an option within the Visitor Visa ca