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Minimum wage rising to $22.70 per hour from 1 April 2023
The Prime Minister has announced that the adult minimum wage will be rising to $22.70 per hour from 1 April 2023. This is an increase of $1.50 per hour from the current hourly rate of $21.20 and aligns with the 7.2% rate of Consumer Price Index inflation in the year ended December 2022. The training and starting-out minimum wages will also both ...
Market Rent Statistics: 1 July 2022 - 31 December 2022
The latest market rent statistics are now available. The default market rent area displayed is based on your IP address. To change the area displayed, type the area you're wanting into the ‘Find the market rent in your area’ field, and then click on ‘Find rent’. The market rent tool is updated monthly and contains bond information from the previous six months ...
Tax Talk Newsletter Summer 2022/23
How will you make 2023 a successful year? Many commentators are predicting 2023 could be a tough year for businesses. The Reserve Bank is hitting the economy hard with interest rate rises which will definitely have an impact on household spending which will flow throughout the economy. The NZ economy is also highly influenced by world events and there are plenty ...
Healthy homes - Raise the standard
The healthy homes standards introduce specific and minimum standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and drainage, and draught stopping in rental properties. Changes to the healthy homes standards took effect in May and November 2022. ...
Get support to install fog cannons at your retail shop
Protect your retail shop with a fog cannon If you run a small retail business you may be eligible for a $4,000 subsidy to get a fog cannon installed from February 2023. Fog cannons can fill a shop with dense fog in seconds, stopping criminals from seeing what’s going on and preventing further damage or theft. Retailers with one or two outlets can ...