Examples of this include health professionals, farm workers, clergy, military personnel and country police officers. To access KiwiSaver for your first home, people have to live in the property for at least six months. And to access KiwiSaver for your first home, people have to live in the property for at least six months. “I think if you can withdraw your KiwiSaver funds to buy a house, you should be able to withdraw them to buy a farm,” Willis said. Simplicity, a KiwiSaver fund manager, estimates 12,000 to 25,000 self-employed or employer farmers are KiwiSaver contributors.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 28, 2026 22:13 UTC