The cost of living has risen and we are about to get hit with a price hike.

What a kick in the face of our people and our workers. – Mark Rere

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So when we tourists come and spend thousands on accommodation (so expensive for hotels in Raro!) and meals are nigh on similar to NZ, where is the money going? Whose pockets are getting lined? Workers on $8.50 an hour while we can pay $800 a night for accommodation and upwards? Somethings not right. – Simone Thomson

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This shouldn’t stop business owners from paying more to attract the people they want. – Kathy Numanga Wearing

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Don’t let the government rule life. Just be a great business and pay your workers how much you value them. – Kylie Forbes

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Ridiculous! Get with the times! It should be at least $12.00 per hour! The cost of rent and food, not to mention gas prices! – Joni Acquistapace

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A minimum wage is just that – there is nothing stopping business owners from paying a living wage! – Jude Fippard

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To those who can live on this amount is those who can budget and spend wisely without any complaint. – Sofi Tauakume

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It is a beautiful country with beautiful people and the wages need to be much higher. I have been there three times and have seen how hard some of them work in the resorts. Give workers a fair go. – Loraine Wilson

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Minimum wage should be up by $18/hour, its better so the people can start putting food on the table and also open new business. This will start booming the economic system. – Ian Kaitai

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Our island is full of resources for food, what we buy in the shops there’s a way to substitute, go back to the ways our tupuna lived which didn’t require money.

Raro got a couple of pearl stores on the island costing heaps of money for one item and yet you see a lot of ladies wearing expensive jewellery from ear to toe, be happy for the little bit of a raise at least it’s a little bit more. – Naomi Teina-Check.