Contributions to KiwiSaver accounts will usually be through your pay. If you are not an employee you should talk directly to a scheme provider. You can also make extra voluntary payments to your KiwiSaver scheme provider.
If you’re an employee
The minimum rate you can contribute is 3% of your before tax pay. This rate is what we call the default rate. If you want to contribute more you can choose 4%, 6%, 8% or 10%.
Your before tax pay includes:
- allowances
- bonuses
- commission
- extra salary
- overtime
- gratuities
- any other payment of any kind before tax.
Your before tax pay does not include:
- redundancy payments
- the value of providing board or lodging, or use of a house or part of a house, or the payment of an allowance instead of the provision of this benefit
- taxable allowances for accommodation and living costs overseas
- payments under a Voluntary Bonding Scheme funded by the Ministry Primary Industries, the Ministry of Health or the Ministry of Education
- retiring allowance
- benefits provided under an employee share scheme (ESS), also known as a share purchase agreement
- an overpayment of an amount of an employer’s superannuation cash contribution, that an employee chooses to have treated as salary or wages.
- honoraria payments paid by Fire and Emergency New Zealand to a volunteer.
Your contributions if you go on leave
If you ... | Your contributions will... |
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receive government paid parental leave (PPL) | stop automatically. You can keep them going by completing a KS2 and include it with your PPL application. |
are on unpaid leave | stop automatically. If you want to keep them going contact your provider. |
receive weekly ACC payments (or weekly compensation payments as lump sum) | You can get deductions made from your payments by completing a KS2 and sending it to: PO Box 242 Wellington 6140. |
receive an income tested benefit from Work and Income | Be made by you through us or your KiwiSaver provider if you want to contribute. |
Your employer pays you parental leave | Continue and you will contribute. |