What's new on FiguredNZ.
Almost every entry below started as a comment on Facebook or a DM on LinkedIn. If you spot something off — a rate that looks wrong, a default that doesn't match how Kiwis actually work, a UX papercut — tell us and we'll usually ship it within a day or two. This page is the public record.
- UXSuggested by Pete M. · LinkedIn
Gross pay defaults to $85k, hours field won't flash a 4 anymore
Pete pointed out two first-load papercuts: the gross-pay field opening at $0 made the results panel look broken, and the hours-per-week field could briefly compute against '4' while you were retyping it. Gross pay now opens at $85,000 (roughly the NZ median full-time wage) so the calculator does something useful the moment you land, and all number inputs are now string-backed — you can fully clear or paste over them without the results flashing nonsense. Same treatment on the Hourly ↔ Salary and Overtime calculators.
Try the take-home pay calculator - Data updateSuggested by Gaela C. · Facebook
KiwiSaver default raised from 3% to 3.5% — same day IRD confirmed it
Gaela flagged in a Facebook comment that the KiwiSaver minimum contribution rate rose from 3% to 3.5% on 1 April 2026. She was right — we verified it against IRD's 19 March 2026 notice, then updated the default across the Pay calculator, KiwiSaver projection, Hourly ↔ Salary converter, Overtime tool and four written guides in the same session. 3% is still available in the picker for anyone on an IRD-approved temporary rate reduction. The KiwiSaver Rates Compared guide now carries a 'What changed on 1 April 2026' callout and a refreshed $70k worked example.
Read the updated KiwiSaver Rates guide - UXSuggested by Rhys L. · Facebook
Hours per week now always visible, with 37.5 / 32 / 40 presets
Rhys pointed out — entirely fairly — that our yearly figure was quietly assuming everyone works 40 hours a week. It should let you enter 37.5. Now it does. The hours-per-week field is front-and-centre on both the take-home pay calculator and the hourly ↔ salary converter, with one-tap presets for 37.5, 32 and 40, and it accepts half-hour values so 37.5 enters cleanly. The minimum wage checker got the same treatment.
Try the Hourly ↔ Salary converter - New
New guide: NZ Secondary Tax Codes (SB · S · SH · ST · SA)
Published a plain-English walk-through of why secondary tax codes exist, all five codes with current 2025/26 thresholds, how to pick the right one, a worked example on a $60,000 + $15,000 two-job setup, and the classic over/under-pay traps (including the nasty 'two jobs both on M' case). Includes a 8-question FAQ and links to tailored tax codes via myIR for people whose situation doesn't fit the defaults.
Read the Secondary Tax Codes guide
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