Ardern touted the Government's record on lifting the minimum wage over its term in power. Sepuloni said bringing the minimum wage up to $20 an hour was a 2017 election promise - a promise now fulfilled. Asked if more minimum wage increases were on the cards next year, she said that Cabinet had not considered that yet. Ardern said the "starting point was tough" when Labour came into Government in terms of benefit levels and the minimum wage. Asked again on minimum wage, Ardern all but confirmed that there would be an increase next year.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 29, 2021 03:00 UTC