Recession-busters put on thinking caps

A hundred entrepreneurs are meeting in Auckland today to discuss ideas which could pull New Zealand out of the recession.

The New Zealand Entrepreneurial Summit in Greenlane will choose five ideas to present to Commerce Minister Simon Power.

Coordinator and Just Water chief executive Tony Falkenstein says there is nothing like a recession to encourage entrepreneurs to come up with great opportunities.

One idea which has already been put forward is giving tourists a free flight to New Zealand in return for prepaying a $10,000 visa card to spend on their holiday in the country.

Falkenstein said the idea will get a lot of publicity, encourage people to come to New Zealand and bring in international students.

He added there are a lot of passionate New Zealanders who want New Zealand to take a new position on the world stage.

- NEWSTALK ZB