The minimum wage will go up 50c to $14.25 an hour from April 1 this year, Prime Minister John Key. The increase is ahead of expectations of a 25c rise but remains well short of the $18.80 an hour living wage campaigners say is needed to feed two adults and two children in New Zealand.
Key: Minimum wage rise
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