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Payment dates for 2022

Payment dates for 2022

Payment dates for 2022 are now live.

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2023 payment dates

Bold text indicates an early or changed payment date.

Month Payment dates within NZ Payment dates outside of NZ
January Tuesday 17
Tuesday 31		 Tuesday 31
February Tuesday 14
Tuesday 28		 Tuesday 28
March Tuesday 14
Tuesday 28		 Tuesday 28
April Thursday 6
Friday 21		 Friday 21 (Australia and Cook Islands)
Monday 24 (all other countries)
May Tuesday 9
Tuesday 23		 Tuesday 23
June Friday 2
Tuesday 20		 Tuesday 20
July Tuesday 4
Tuesday 18		 Tuesday 18
August Tuesday 1
Tuesday 15
Tuesday 29		 Tuesday 15
September Tuesday 12
Tuesday 26		 Tuesday 12
October Tuesday 10
Friday 20		 Tuesday 10
November Tuesday 7
Tuesday 21

Tuesday 7
December Tuesday 5
Tuesday 19
Friday 29		 Tuesday 5
Friday 29



2024 payment dates

Bold text indicates an early or changed payment date.

Month Payment dates within NZ Payment dates outside of NZ
January Tuesday 16
Tuesday 30		 Tuesday 30
February Tuesday 13
Tuesday 27		 Tuesday 27
March Tuesday 12
Tuesday 26		 Tuesday 26
April Tuesday 9
Tuesday 23		 Tuesday 23
May Tuesday 7
Tuesday 21		 Tuesday 21
June Tuesday 4
Tuesday 18		 Tuesday 18
July Tuesday 2
Tuesday 16
Tuesday 30		 Tuesday 16
August Tuesday 13
Tuesday 27		 Tuesday 13
September Tuesday 10
Tuesday 24		 Tuesday 10
October Tuesday 8
Tuesday 22		 Tuesday 8
November Tuesday 5
Tuesday 19		 Tuesday 5
December Tuesday 3
Tuesday 17
Tuesday 31		 Tuesday 3
Tuesday 31

Date

25 January 2022

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