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Plain-English guides for New Zealanders
Pay, tax, dates and running a small business, explained simply, with the official source linked every time.
Pay & tax
Wages, tax brackets and what comes out of your pay.
Work & leave
Sick leave, holidays and your rights at work.
5 Oct 2026WorkSick leave NZ: how many days you get and when it starts→5 Oct 2026WorkAnnual leave NZ: your 4 weeks, how holiday pay works, and cashing up→5 Oct 2026WorkBereavement leave NZ: 3 days, who counts as family, and how it's paid→5 Oct 2026WorkPaid parental leave NZ: 26 weeks, up to $811.05 a week from 1 July 2026→
Business
GST, company tax and running a small business.
Dates & holidays
Public holidays, school terms, long weekends and when the clocks change.
5 Oct 2026DatesDaylight saving NZ 2026–27: when the clocks change→5 Oct 2026DatesLabour Day 2026: Monday 26 October, and the holidays around it→5 Oct 2026DatesEaster 2027 NZ: the dates, and which days are public holidays→5 Oct 2026DatesANZAC Day 2027: Sunday 25 April, Mondayised to the 26th→5 Oct 2026DatesKing's Birthday 2027 NZ: Monday 7 June, and the rule behind it→5 Oct 2026DatesMatariki 2027: Friday 25 June, and every date to 2052→5 Oct 2026DatesSchool holidays NZ 2026 and 2027: every term and holiday date→5 Oct 2026DatesWaitangi Day 2027: Saturday 6 February, Mondayised to the 8th→
Money & benefits
IRD numbers, KiwiSaver, NZ Super and government payments.
5 Oct 2026MoneyHow to get an IRD number: who needs one, the ID you'll need, and how long it takes→5 Oct 2026MoneyJobseeker Support rates 2026: weekly amounts, who qualifies and how to apply→5 Oct 2026MoneyKiwiSaver government contribution: how to get the full $260.72, and when it's paid→5 Oct 2026MoneyKiwiSaver hardship and first home withdrawals: who qualifies, what you can take out→5 Oct 2026MoneyNZ Super rates 2026: what you get each fortnight, before and after tax→5 Oct 2026MoneyTax refund NZ: automatic assessments, IR3 returns, and when your refund arrives→