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NZ's Hottest Jobs in 2026… And How to Get Paid More in Any of Them

One in four young people in NZ can't find work. But some jobs are up 200% year on year.

The job market hasn't collapsed - it's split. And if you're on the wrong side of that split, waiting for things to improve isn't a strategy.

In this episode, we get into which jobs are actually booming right now, what the latest Stats NZ unemployment numbers really mean once you dig past the headline figure, and what it tells us about where the economy is actually heading.

Then we get practical. How to make yourself the person your employer can't afford to lose. How to job hunt strategically when most…

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