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Hnry News

Find out the latest news from the team at Hnry

Tax threshold changes for sole traders 2024


In their 2024 budget, the government announced that our tax thresholds will be changing as of July 31st this year. The idea is that these ne...

What the 2024 budget means for sole traders


If you’re not a fiscal nerd (read: us), you may be a bit confused about what the government’s new budget means for you specifically. That’s...

Hnry wins the INFINZ Award


Hnry is proud to announce that we’re the recipients of the INFINZ Fitch Ratings Innovation in Financial Services award! 🎉 Having been nomin...

The new government's tax plan explained


To state the obvious, New Zealand has a new government. What’s not as obvious is what this means for New Zealand’s tax system. As it’s a th...

NZ political parties fail sole traders - Hnry Survey


For more, you can listen to this RNZ interview with Hnry CEO James Fuller, or read the release on their website. Here at Hnry, we take our...

Hnry secures $35m in Series B capital raise


We’ve got some exciting news 🎉 Last year, we went through a capital raise, and secured $35 million to fuel our growth in 2023 and beyond. ...

Hnry Sole trader pulse shows sole traders are feeling the pinch as inflation bites


Kiwi sole traders are starting to feel the pinch as inflation bites, with at least 74 per cent of sole traders saving less or eating into th...

Hnry wins People's Choice at the Finnies '22!


The people have spoken! Hnry is the most popular Fintech provider in Australia, picking up the People’s Choice Award at a gala dinner in Mel...

Hnry's latest Sole Trader Pulse reveals $300m in lost productivity


Sole traders are spending extra time and money preparing for the financial year-end, costing the New Zealand economy an estimated $300 milli...

Hnry releases inaugural NZ sole trader pulse


Australasia’s fastest-growing digital accountancy service, Hnry, launches New Zealand’s first comprehensive sole trader sentiment index.   ...

Global Fintech Leader Appointed To Hnry Board


Hnry are very proud to announce the appointment of globally-recognised fintech executive Russ Bennett as a new non-executive Director. The...

Covid-19: August 2021 Gov’t Support for Kiwi Sole Traders


This FAQ pertains to IRD’s support for self-employed contractors, freelancers, and sole traders in New Zealand as related to the Coronavirus...

Hnry’s James Fuller announced as a finalist of EY Entrepreneur of the Year


27 finalists across 18 Kiwi businesses have been announced for 2021 EY Entrepreneur of the Year, including our own James Fuller.  The final...

Real estate industry put on watch by Inland Revenue


In a recent email to New Zealand tax agents, Inland Revenue signaled its intent to rein in the practice of excessive expense claiming in the...

Hnry announces Zapier Integration


Hnry is thrilled to announce a whole suite of Zapier integrations at your fingertips - all on the Hnry app. Hnry is a game-changing tax ser...

Self-employed Kiwis are selling themselves short on tax


For years, self-employed Kiwis have been holding back 33% of everything they earn to cover the cost of their future income tax bills. No-one...

Midas touch for FinTech Hnry with second win at Wellington Gold Awards


Acclaimed FinTech business Hnry has been named a winner for the second year running at the Wellington Gold Awards, held last night. The bus...

Hnry Named as a Finalist for the 2020 Wellington Gold Awards


We’re excited to announce that Hnry has been selected as a finalist in the ‘Supporting Gold’ category at the 2020 Wellington Gold Awards!  ...

Hnry Allocations Got an Upgrade!


Allocations make it easy for Hnry customers to automatically contribute to KiwiSaver and savings accounts, investment portfolios and chariti...

Sharp Rise in Independent Earning Due to COVID-19


We’re reporting a huge increase in the number of New Zealanders starting to earn independently during the COVID-19 crisis. James Fuller say...

2020 Hnry Awards: Winners Round-Up


With the inaugural Hnry Awards now wrapped up, we got the chance to chat with this year’s winners about their entries, their inspirations, a...

The Hnry Awards Winners


The inaugural Hnry Awards have come to a close, and we wanted to take some time to reflect and commend this year’s winners.  It started wit...

The Hnry Awards Top 10


Now that public voting for this year’s Hnry Awards has closed, we wanted to take some time to recognise the amazing entries that make up our...

Meet the Judges: Annie Ackerman


Rounding out our judge’s panel is Annie Ackerman, Chief Executive of The Big Idea. Annie has experience in arts media and brings decades o...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) FAQ's for NZ’s Self-employed Workforce


Last updated 15 May 2020. This FAQ answers questions pertaining to Work and Income NZ’s support for self-employed contractors, freelancers,...

Meet the Judges: Tui Te Hau


Throughout her varied and illustrious career, Tui Te Hau has worn many hats. With executive roles at Creative HQ and Te Papa, Tui led the ch...

Meet the Judges: Brendon McLean


As Group Business Director, Brendon McLean from FCB New Zealand works with different organisations around the country to develop creative id...

Meet the Judges: Jane Blackmore


Jane Blackmore is an acclaimed painter with decades of experience, and has a unique sense of style and a keen eye for what works and what do...

Introducing the Hnry Awards: Your Chance to Win a Share of $25,000


Here at Hnry, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our annual award, aimed at New Zealand’s freelance and contractor community, with $25...

How to Think Like a Startup: Lessons in Agile Resourcing


‘Thinking like a startup’ is about using a set of very limited resources wisely in order to test, refine, and deliver your product to your c...

Hnry + Hatch, For the Win


Hnry + Hatch Partnership Going out as a contractor or freelancer is an awesome way of life: you get to choose your own hours, develop your...

Hnry Calls for Changes to KiwiSaver for the Self-Employed


Hnry has been involved in the recent discussions with The Commission for Financial Capability (CFFC) is bring about changes to KiwiSaver to...

Hnry Celebrates Success with the Wellington Startup Community


This week, we celebrated our recent investment success alongside the Wellington startup community at the launch of our new office space. Th...

Hnry Raises $2.15m in Oversubscribed Investment Round


We’re thrilled to announce that we have closed our latest investment round at $2.15 million – over-subscribing due to some keen investor int...

2019 RCSA TechExpo: James Fuller Talks Portfolio Careers


This week, Hnry co-founder and CEO, James Fuller addressed the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association (RCSA) New Zealand, at their...

James Fuller Chats to Les Mills' Ish Cheyne


Hnry co-founder and CEO, James Fuller, recently joined Les Mills’ Head of Fitness, Ish Cheyne, on a podcast focusing on the personal trainer...

Hnry Meets the Mayor


When the Hnry Team won the 2019 Wellington Gold Award for Emerging Gold Service at July’s ceremony, we were absolutely ecstatic. To take hom...

Quoting Has Arrived!


Hnry customers now have the option to send a Quote for their services to a Client before they Invoice that Client.   With the arrival of Q...

Unicorn Factory and Hnry Pair Up for Wellington Freelancer Network Event


A networking event designed to bring Wellington freelancers to connect with local businesses will take place this Wednesday (31 July 2019) i...

Hnry Wins Emerging Gold - Services at the Wellington Gold Awards


Wellington Fintech technology company, Hnry, has taken out the Emerging Gold -Services Awards at Friday night’s Wellington Gold Awards event...

Hnry CEO & Co-founder James Fuller on the NZ Everyday Investing Podcast


Join Hnry CEO & Co-founder James Fuller in a free-form discussion on the NZ Everyday Investor podcast.   James and podcast host Darc...

ASB and Hnry's Banking Partnership


ASB and Hnry Share Vision for the Future of Work Tax and payment services company Hnry has announced a new banking relationship with ASB Ba...

Introducing Hnry's Latest Allocation Additions


Round 2 of Allocations is here! At Hnry, we’re always trying to expand the services that we offer to our customers. Launched in October, th...

New Year, New Hnry Accounts


As you might have heard, Hnry is ringing in the New Year with new Hnry Accounts for our customers. The main reason for the switch is that o...

Meet the Team: Leigh Mackay


In this first of our ‘Meet the Team’ series, new Hnry Relationship Manager Leigh Mackay opens up about her time spent in recruitment, how sh...

How Hnry Allocations Will Transform the Self-Employed Landscape


Here at Hnry, our main focus is on financially empowering the self-employed. It’s our aim to make earning an independent income simpler for...

Introducing Allocations: Hnry's Awesome New Feature for Distributing Your Money


Have you ever been frustrated at having direct debits come out of your personal account before you’ve been paid by clients? Have you wanted...

From Kitchen Table To Featherston St: Hnry's New Office


If you’ve been following Hnry over the past year or so, you’ll know we’ve gone through a few stages of development. We emerged from the Kiwi...

Behind the Hnry Name


Is it Hnry, Henry, HNRY or Hrny? We get asked this question quite often. The answer? It’s Hnry - like the name Henry but without the ’e’....

We're just over half way...


The Hnry team are just over half-way through the 14-week KiwiBank FinTech accelerator - and it’s been an amazing journey so far. By way of a...

Building a platform for growth...


When Hnry first launched back in April 2017, we did it in classic start-up style. We built an online platform with just enough functionality...

Igniting Creativity...


This past week has been driven by full on excitement and eager anticipation. The energy not only lingers from the KFA orientation week but i...

The Hnry Experience


Customer Experience. User Experience. Product/Market Fit. These terms get thrown around a LOT these days. But what do they actually mean fo...

Now the Work Really Starts


After last week and the rapid introduction to the Kiwibank Fintech Accelerator we now understand just how frenetic the programme is and is g...

Hnry Is Accelerating


Wow. What a week. This week saw the start of the KiwiBank Fintech Accelerator (KFA), and over the last 5 days, the Hnry team has been getti...

A Big Year for Hnry


2018 is going to be a big year here at Hnry! We’ve been accepted into the upcoming KiwiBank Fintech Accelerator (KFA) programme in Wellingto...

How Did We Get Here?


Becoming self-employed seemed like a scary prospect. Whilst I was comfortable that I’d get a regular income out of it, my biggest worry was...

Hnry gets a face-lift!


As of today, the customer portal of Hnry has had a complete revamp. Over Christmas, our amazing technical team worked tirelessly to rebuild...