Tag: minimum_wage

NZ First Pledges Annual Minimum Wage Rises and $120 Weekly Working for Families Boost

12 Oct 2026 1:07 p.m. · Source: New Zealand First

New Zealand First says it will lift the minimum wage every year for three years and make the $50 in-work tax credit permanent, adding $70 a week for a total of $120.

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Labour: National Would Freeze Minimum Wage for Three Years

15 Sep 2026 12:57 p.m. · Source: New Zealand Labour Party

Labour campaign chair Kieran McAnulty says a National-led Government with ACT at the table would freeze the minimum wage for three years and take under-20-year-olds backwards.

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