As of 28 November 2025, more than 83,000 current employees, representing nearly 93% of the current workforce have been paid holiday act remediation payments for their current role.

Today’s top-up payments of $10.9 million to 2,500 employees of Bay of Plenty now brings the total remediation payment to current employees to over $657 million.

Remediation work continues for the remaining payrolls: Lakes, MidCentral, and Whanganui. 

Payments to former employees began in October 2025, with Taranaki distributing $4.7 million to over 1,000 former staff.

Today, Auckland Metro have paid over $39 million to over 10,000 of its former employees.

Payments are expected to be made to former employees of Tairāwhiti and Southern in December 2025, subject to final audits and assurance checks.