17137 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Written Question

Published date: 16 Apr 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	17137 (2025)
Question asked:	07 Apr 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	13 Apr 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_17137_2025
Document guid:	6dfb4b9f-acf8-4745-a9a6-e60194564749

17137 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Further to WPQ 11602 and WPQ 15203 Why did the Minister choose $23.50 (Option 4) as the minimum wage as opposed to $23.60 (Option 5) as recommended in the Minimum Wage Review 2024?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I refer the Member to the rationale outlined in my Cabinet paper Minimum Wage Review: Setting the 2025 rates, publicly available at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/29983-minimum-wage-review-2024-setting-the-2025-rates-proactiverelease-pdf