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Martin Hawes: Self-employed people will be hit hardest by KiwiSaver cuts

Publish Date
Sun, 6 Jul 2025, 6:02pm

Martin Hawes: Self-employed people will be hit hardest by KiwiSaver cuts

Publish Date
Sun, 6 Jul 2025, 6:02pm

This week, the Government's KiwiSaver contribution was halved under budget changes.

Employers will also have to fork out a mandatory 4% contribution to adjust for the deficit left by the Government's contibution.

That bump's expected to stifle potential salary increases, and in turn, our retirement funds - leading many to question what changes we really need, and what we can do for ourselves, to support our golden years. 

Retired financial advisor and writer Martin Hawes joins Andrew Dickens for Smart Money...

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