Minimum Wage Nz 2025 Per Hourly Pay. From 1st april 2025, the hourly minimum wage in nz is $23.15, a 2% increase. It is currently $22.70 an hour.
Workplace relations and safety minister brooke van velden said the government wanted to strike a balance between protecting the incomes of our lowest paid workers and maintaining labour. Last updated 18 march 2022.