Jane Wrightson: Retirement Commissioner on the number of self-employed people contributing to their KiwiSaver

Best of Business · Aug 25, 2025 · 2m · transcript

Self-employed Kiwis are prioritising their businesses rather than thinking about retirement.

A report by the Retirement Commission and accounting firm Hnry shows just 44% of self-employed people actively contribute to KiwiSaver.

This is compared to 78% of employees.

The report also reveals 41% of self-employed workers don't get any government KiwiSaver contribution.

Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson told Mike Hosking they're having to make trade-offs.

She says employees get contributions from their employers, but self-employed people are having to pay themselves.

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