Resources

Sole traders: How to ace financial year 2026/27

A guide to ACC levies for sole traders

The End of the Financial Year with Hnry

Fuel costs are high – are you eligible for petrol refunds?

What is a tax refund?

New Zealand self-employed tax calculator 2026

The ultimate sole trader guide to the end of the financial year 2026

KiwiSaver for sole traders

Withholding Tax guide

What is GST, and how does it work?

How to understand your ACC invoice

Self-employment has changed - most people don’t need accountants any more

Freelancer’s guide to KiwiSaver

NZ Tax Calculator 2025/26

What is the GST threshold and why does it matter?

Sole trader’s guide to depreciation

What are tax codes?

How to Register for GST

Understanding Provisional Tax

Moving to the UK? A guide to tax residency

Boost your retirement savings with the KiwiSaver government contribution

Tax 101 for sole traders

Freelancer’s guide for claiming donation tax credits

The Ultimate Guide to Claiming Vehicle Expenses in NZ

Tax rates for sole traders

[Infographic] Expenses tradies should be claiming

Household expense guide for Kiwi sole traders

The sole trader’s guide to expenses

The sole trader guide to student loan repayments

Debunking the 5 most common tax myths

You ultimate guide to GST for tradies

The sole trader’s guide to secondary tax

How to fill out the IR330C form correctly

Self-employed tradies: the 3 most common tax mistakes

The Worst Tax Mistakes I Made as a Tradie

The Worst Tax Mistakes I Made as a Self-employed Builder

GST for Contractors and Freelancers

GST for Contractors and Freelancers

Understanding KiwiSaver with kōura

It’s the End of the Financial Year

Why It’s A Huge Risk for Recruiters to Give Tax Advice

A step-by-step guide to building your sole trader brand

How to avoid burnout as a sole trader

Market testing for sole traders

How to find and manage clients and customers

Hourly vs. Fixed Rates: A Freelancer’’s Guide

Marketing 101 for sole traders

What is a sole trader?

Intro to sole traders in retail

Tradies guide to invoicing

Guide to being a contractor

Moving to the UK as a Kiwi sole trader

[Quiz] Should you register as a company or a sole trader?

What is an NZBN?

Calculating the cost of your financial admin

Your guide to becoming a sole trader

Sole trader business finance - Learn the basics

Do you need to register a company as a contractor or freelancer?

Do you need to register a company?

Savings and investments for sole traders

What is Confirmation of Payee?

How to budget as a sole trader

How to cope with inflation as a sole trader

Even freelancers need a little holiday…

Contractor vs Employee

How to pay yourself as a sole trader

Cash Flow for Sole Traders

How to protect your ‘brand’ as a sole trader

A guide to pricing yourself as a freelancer

Your sole trader guide to copyright

Your Guide To New Zealand’s Coworking Spaces

Insurance guide for self-employed tradies

What do I do if my client won’t pay?

Contractors: How to find your next contract

Tradies - how to deal with client disputes

Insurance guide for sole traders

How to measure and grow your sole trader business profit

Your guide to identifying online scams

Find freelance writing work through these 5 platforms

9 Awesome Tools for Freelance Writers

Demystifying the 5 Most Common Contracting Myths

Why you need to build a personal brand as a freelancer

Scaling your freelance graphic design business

Grow Your Freelance Work by Posting Regularly on LinkedIn

Freelancers - how to raise your rates

The freelancer’s guide to personal branding

The graphic designer’s guide to growing your freelance business

Freelancers - Setting your prices based on value

Freelancers - when to charge by the hour

Freelancers - when to charge a fixed rate

How to build an effective sales pipeline

How to build a personal brand

How to grow your freelance business through networking

Offering package deals as a freelancer

Starting your freelance graphic design business

Setting your minimums

Growing your freelance graphic design business

The Best Tools for Contractors and Freelancers

5 Ways to Save Money as a Freelancer

How to be productive and focused while working from home

NZ Made Products Founder Sarah Colcord Talks Small Business Success

6 common freelance mistakes to avoid

Everyday Investing with Kernel

7 tips for first-time freelancers

Supplementing Your Income as a Freelancer

7 tips for building freelance client loyalty

A New Year’s Resolution for Contractors

Your Guide To New Zealand’s Co-working Spaces

The 3 Financial Habits of Successful Contractors

6 Top Tips: Financial Empowerment for Independent Earners

3 Things I Learned in My First Month Working Super Remotely

Credit Card Debt and the Art of Consumption Smoothing

‘Portfolioism’ is the Future of Work: Here’s What You Need to Know

Sharesies Offer Investment Tips to Help Cultivate Your Perennial Portfolio

How to Survive the Financial “Challenge” of Self-Employment

Spring Into Your Financial Plans This October

A Tramper’s Journey Through the Freelance Wilderness

7 Things Kiwis Need to Know About Self-Employment

3 things you can do to plan for the future if you’re self-employed

Self-employment - and what it means for New Zealand

Introducing Scan to Pay

Tired of doing your own taxes?

Supercharge your savings with Hnry Allocations

What you’ll need to sign up to Hnry

Invoicing made easy with Hnry

Free Invoice Template

Effortlessly switch from Xero to Hnry

The ultimate guide to invoicing like a pro

Meet the Sole Soul Trader

Hnry helped me quit my day job

Hnry’s Multicultural Morning Tea 2024

Hnry is freaking awesome!

Should we put dippy birds next to this art?

7 myths about Hnry

A Breakthrough for Contractors

How I Took The Leap #4: Gabriella Morton

Artist empowerment fuels Wellington Fringe

How The Freelance Village is helping freelancers grow and thrive

Photographer Tabitha Arthur on Maintaining Momentum During Lockdown

I’m a Contractor. Joining Hnry Was the Best Decision I Ever Made

Landlord Studio Chat About Creating Passive Income Through Real Estate

Mary Holm on KiwiSaver and Investment for the Self-Employed

Understanding Pricing: an Interview with Expert Natalie Coombe

Recruiter Roundtable: How Hnry Helps Recruiters Place Candidates Faster

Accounting in the Shared Economy: Bronwyn Candish from Cloudkeepers

Hamish Pinkham on Empowering Kiwi Creatives

Why We Started Hnry

How I Took The Leap #3: Gareth Poulter

[VIDEO] Kristen Lunman on The Future of Work: “It’s Going to Be a Massive Shift for Women”

Recruitment and the 21st Century: a Q&A with Find’’s Rob Woodward

How Wellington Startup enrichme is Reinvigorating the Arts

Quick-Read #1: Stacey Cottrill Catches the Boat

The Future of Charitable Giving: a Q&A with One Percent Collective’s Pat Shepherd

Bringing Designers Together: a Q&A with Design Assembly’’s Louise Kellerman

How I Took The Leap #2: Jon Batt

How I Took The Leap #1: Eloise Page

Why aren’t sole traders claiming all their eligible expenses?

A guide to NZ tax rates, FY 2024/25

Hnry Becomes Naming Rights Sponsor for Wellington Regional Stadium

Hnry raises $30m, helping scale offshore growth

Meet the UK Team!

Budget 2025: Investment Boost explained

Report: Sole traders aren’t being encouraged to save for retirement

Closing the KiwiSaver gap for Sole Traders

The state of the sole trader accounting industry

Announcing the Hnry KiwiSaver Giveback

We don’t raise our prices – end of

Budget 2025: How the KiwiSaver changes negatively impact sole traders

Hnry launches in the UK

The ‘Confirmation of Payee’ banking change

What the 2024 budget means for sole traders

Hnry wins the INFINZ Award

The government’s tax cuts and changes explained

NZ political parties fail sole traders - Hnry Survey

Hnry secures $35m in Series B capital raise

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

Hnry wins People’s Choice at the Finnies ‘22!

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

Hnry releases inaugural NZ sole trader pulse

Global Fintech Leader Appointed To Hnry Board

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

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

Real estate industry put on watch by Inland Revenue

Hnry announces Zapier Integration

Self-employed Kiwis are selling themselves short on tax

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

Quoting Has Arrived!

Hnry Named as a Finalist for the 2020 Wellington Gold Awards

Hnry Allocations Got an Upgrade!

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

Sharp Rise in Independent Earning Due to COVID-19

2020 Hnry Awards: Winners Round-Up

The Hnry Awards Winners

The Hnry Awards Top 10

Meet the Judges: Annie Ackerman

Meet the Judges: Tui Te Hau

Meet the Judges: Brendon McLean

Meet the Judges: Jane Blackmore

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

How to Think Like a Startup: Lessons in Agile Resourcing

Hnry + Hatch, For the Win

Hnry Calls for Changes to KiwiSaver for the Self-Employed

Hnry Celebrates Success with the Wellington Startup Community

Hnry Raises $2.15m in Oversubscribed Investment Round

2019 RCSA TechExpo: James Fuller Talks Portfolio Careers

James Fuller Chats to Les Mills’ Ish Cheyne

Hnry Meets the Mayor

Unicorn Factory and Hnry Pair Up for Wellington Freelancer Network Event

Hnry Wins Emerging Gold - Services at the Wellington Gold Awards

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

ASB and Hnry’s Banking Partnership

Introducing Hnry’s Latest Allocation Additions

The Hnry Logo

New Year, New Hnry Accounts

How Hnry Allocations Will Transform the Self-Employed Landscape

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

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

Behind the Hnry Name

We’re just over half way…

Igniting Creativity…

Building a platform for growth…

The Hnry Experience

Now the Work Really Starts

Hnry Is Accelerating

A Big Year for Hnry

How Did We Get Here?

Hnry gets a face-lift!

How to market your sole trader business

Sole traders: How to find your ideal customer

Free marketing channels for sole traders

Sole traders: What is marketing?

GST Due Dates 2026/27

How to track expenses as a sole trader

What is a tax rate?

What does GST stand for?

Tax filing deadline: key dates for NZ sole traders

Tax brackets NZ: a guide for sole traders

Do I need to register for GST?

What is income tax?

What is a financial statement?

What is a budget?

How sole trader income works

What is the EOFY?

What is net income?

What is cash flow?

What is turnover?

Claiming vehicle expenses using the mileage method

What is gross income?

How to file a GST return

How much is GST?

GST calculator NZ

What is a Real Estate Agent?

What is a Freelancer?

What is a sole trader?

How donation tax credits work

Should I start a company to pay less tax?

How to claim business expenses effectively

Why buying expensive business assets may not save you in tax

What is an invoice?

What is a tradie?

What is a Profit and Loss Statement?

What is Residual Income Tax (RIT)?

What is a contractor?

What is a business expense?

What is gross profit?

What is an asset?

What is personal branding as a freelancer?

12 financial terms independent contractors should know