One of the big hesitations for people who are thinking about taking the leap from a permanent job into freelance work is the idea that they’...

Gabriella Morton is a freelance photographer based in Tāmaki Makaurau. She believes the most powerful form of communication is bridging the...

Set to launch their biggest event to date despite COVID, the Wellington Fringe Festival kicks off on 26 February and runs until 20 March. A...

Most freelancers will be familiar with websites like Freelancer.com and Upwork, which create huge global markets of freelancers, all pitted...

Tabitha Arthur runs the Wellington photography business, Tabitha Arthur Photography. She specialises in taking modern, flattering headshots...

Rentals are a great way to create an ongoing side income - or even to reach financial independence and retire early. In New Zealand alone, n...

Sarah Colcord – a freelance event and project manager – founded the New Zealand Made Products page on Facebook during lockdown. In just a...

Mary Holm is a column writer for the Weekend Herald, the bestselling author of several finance books, and an educator on personal finance,...

Natalie Coombe empowers women entrepreneurs to sort out their pricing, allowing them to finally pay themselves what they’re worth.As a singl...

How can independent earners get more confidence around investing? We chat to Cat from Kernel about investment trends for independent earne...

In the current economic climate, and in the wake of global events such as COVID-19/Coronavirus, a lot of individuals are looking to ‘diversi...

Here at Hnry, we work alongside many recruitment agencies all across New Zealand. Whilst recruiters are out placing freelancers and contract...

Brownyn Candish is a chartered accountant with Chartered Accountants ANZ and runs a cloud-based accountancy service in Christchurch called...

We write a lot about ways you can thrive as an independent earner. From topics such as invoicing and finding work, to all of the tax admin t...

This article, written by contributing writer Tom Hartmann from Sorted, originally appeared on the Hatch website.  Like any freelancer, I wa...

It’s that spooky time of year again. Tricks and treats abound, and adults and kids alike are getting into costumes and getting into the spir...

With close to two decades of experience in festival management and music entrepreneurship, Hamish Pinkham is used to nurturing ideas that ev...

Freelancing, contracting and working from home (or wherever) is a different world, it is often portrayed as ‘The dream’, the digital nomad s...

Much like quicksand, overwhelming debt can quickly swallow you up without any hesitation. It can be so easy to rack up debt, but much harder...

After contracting in the UK for nine years, I’m no stranger to the pros and cons of contract work. But after having relocated here to New Ze...

Christmas has come early for a large portion of independent craftspeople employed by the multinational corporation, C&C, LLC.   The wo...

In this exclusive interview, Kristen Lunman (of Kiwi Wealth and Hatch Invest) shares her insights on the Future of Work and what it means fo...

Do you receive proper financial advice on a regular basis? Do you source your advice from multiple outlets? Professionals? Media? Friends an...

As more and more people begin to see the benefits of independent earning, it’s becoming all the more important for people to ensure they are...

Rob Woodward is a Founding Director at Find Recruitment, a recruitment agency that places contractors in Finance, Technology, Digital and Co...

Tomas van Ammers is co-founder of enrichme, an educational platform that empowers New Zealand’s diverse creative communities to connect thro...

In the first of our ‘Quick-Read’ series, Stacey Cottrill discusses in three(ish) questions how she managed to overcome the challenges that c...

Since 2012, One Percent Collective has been helping support New Zealand’s charities by empowering people to donate as little as 1% of their...

New Zealand’s foremost graphic and visual design community, Design Assembly, celebrates its ten-year anniversary this year.   The group be...

Do you have dreams of investing your money, watching it grow while you earn through other sources of income?   Most of the self-employed p...

For a lot of self-employed people, it can be a struggle to make ends meet and plan for their future with a variable income. Luckily, there...

Did you know that October is Financial Planning Month…? We didn’t either, but apparently it is a real thing. It makes sense: the days are lo...

My journey into self-employment began in my home country of France. After my last year at the University of Bordeaux, I was ready to receive...

Back in April 2017, Inland Revenue NZ introduced their new policies around ‘Withholding Tax’ - essentially requiring a number of recruitment...

If you’re going to jump out of permanent employment, I reckon there’s just one moment where, all of a sudden, you know. You’re doing it. Thi...

Working for a small, private software consultancy meant busy patches were all about juggling multiple client implementations or upgrades - w...

Making the decision to start earning income independently can be one of the most rewarding and exciting choices of your life. You get to wor...

  It’s hard being self-employed. There’s a lot to think about, and a lot of responsibilities on your shoulders. For most self-employed peo...

When you’re a self-employed individual, contractor, freelancer or sole trader, one of the hardest things can be working out how to plan for...

The ‘Gig Economy’ is the growing trend for individuals to sell their services to others, on short-term, flexible contracts. Rates are charge...