RESOURCES
How to measure
It’s the act of analysis, measuring and making changes that is the key to closing our pay gaps and there are a variety of ways to achieve this.
There isn’t currently an agreed methodology that everyone uses in Aotearoa New Zealand. Businesses take different approaches to who’s included and what pay is included.
If you’re just getting started with this work, contact us with your questions and we can connect you to a business that’s already underway so you can access practical tips.
Some helpful resources:
Gender pay gap toolkit
MINISTRY FOR WOMEN, 2025
The toolkit was developed with businesses across Aotearoa New Zealand to help them understand, measure, and take action on gender, ethnicity, and disability pay gaps. It includes an online calculator, a guidance document, a downloadable workbook, a self-assessment tool, resources for SMEs and young women, and templates.
Organisational gender pay gaps: Measurement and analysis guidelines
STATS NZ, 2020
These guidelines are for employers, human resources staff, and payroll staff who want to know more about measuring and analysing gender pay gaps in their organisations. It explains what gender pay gaps are, possible contributing factors, why and how organisational gender pay gaps should be measured, and how to analyse these gaps.
Know Your Gap by LiveRem
LIVE REM, 2026
Know Your Gap is a free real-time pay gap analysis tool for organisations to understand and track their pay gap, benchmark against industry peers, and identify roles with the largest pay gaps.
GOOD EMPLOYERS MATRIX (GEM), 2024
The GEM is a tool that aims to see more Māori and Pasifika progress into senior, well-paid, resilient jobs and provides employers with the tools, knowledge and resources needed to make this happen. GEM’s Pay and Conditions Toolkit includes pay gap calculation recommendations.
Gender and Ethnic Pay Gap Tool
STRATEGIC PAY, 2026
This free Excel-based tool, with an interactive dashboard, provides a starting point for identifying whether gender and ethnic pay gaps are an area of concern within an organisation.