What’s Coming Up / Australia & NZ
KiwiSaver default rate rises to 4%
What’s happening
Default employer and employee KiwiSaver contributions rise from 3.5% to 4%.
What to do
Include the higher employer cost in 2027–28 remuneration planning and tell staff about the change.
How Workbliss can help
Workbliss financial wellbeing sessions explain changes like this in plain language, country by country.
Plan support for your teamsSource
business.govt.nz. Checked October 19, 2026.