2024 Minimum Wage Increase Nz. A minimum wage increase of $1.20, 6 percent, bringing it to $21.20 per hour has been confirmed for 1 april by the government. The new zealand government has announced a modest 2% increase in the adult minimum wage, raising it to $23.15 per hour from 1 april 2024.
The training wage remains at 80% of the minimum wage. When the government announced a 2 per cent increase to the minimum wage (to $23.15 per hour), there were mixed reactions: