PremiumBill BennettNZ Herald·13 Jun, 2026 11:00 PM6 mins to readAbout 1.7% of KiwiSaver members made hardship withdrawals in the year to April. Photo / 123rfKiwiSaver hardship withdrawals are climbing fast as thousands of New Zealand households face mounting financial pressure. Higher living costs and unemployment have pushed more people to seek early access to their retirement savings.
John Horner, director of markets, investors and reporting at the Financial Markets Authority, says the number of
