Cost Of Living Increase 2024 To 2024 Nz.  — new zealand's consumer price index is projected to fall to 3.4 percent in 2024 before dropping to 2.6 percent in 2025. The $1.80 increase aligns with a 6.9% increase in new zealand’s average hourly wage.

 — from 1 september 2024, the living wage hourly rate is $27.80.  — new research shows four in five people are suffering negative impacts because of the rising cost of living.