For Kiwis building something on the side

Turn your ideas
into income

A community for New Zealanders who are serious about turning an idea, a trade or a weekend gig into real income. Get the accountability and structure to actually finish what you start.

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Save $100 when you join before 1 January. GST inclusive.

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Stuck, stalled
or on your own?

If any of these sounds familiar, you are in the right place...

You've had the idea for years and it's still just an idea

Every month you tell yourself this is the one you start. The Kiwis earning on the side aren't more talented than you - they just stopped waiting. This is where you finally make the first move.

You're making a bit on the side, but it's not adding up

A few sales here, a client there, nothing you can count on. You're not sure whether to fix your pricing, your offer or your marketing first. We help you find the one thing to change next.

You're doing it alone, after hours, and running out of steam

The day job takes the best of your energy and nobody notices when the side hustle slips. A room of people building the same thing keeps you moving when motivation runs out.

How the membership works

Three steps to paid.

Built for evenings and weekends - small pockets of time, structured so progress compounds instead of stalling.

01

Join in minutes.

Set up your profile, tell us what you're building, and unlock the library, calls and community instantly.

02

Build your offer.

Follow the membership framework to shape, price and pressure-test one offer, with feedback from coaches and members.

03

Get paid, then repeat.

Launch to real people, make the sale, then systemise it so month two is easier than month one.

Everything included,
from day one

One membership. No tiers, no upsells, no $2,000 "mastermind" waiting behind the door.

01 · Community
The private community

Your people, your questions, your next opportunity. Connect with Kiwis building businesses just like yours.

Ask questions and share experiences
Searchable discussions and advice
Find collaborators, suppliers and customers
02 · Templates
Done-for-you templates

Skip the blank page. Grab what you need, make it yours and get back to business.

NZ-ready pricing, budget and GST calculators
Quotes, invoices and contract templates
Copy-and-paste emails and marketing scripts
03 · Training
Step-by-step training

Short, practical lessons that take you from figuring things out to getting things done.

From business idea to first sale
NZ tax, GST and business setup basics
Marketing, sales and growth strategies
04 · Roadmaps
Your business playbooks

No more wondering what to do next. Follow proven, practical action plans to move your business forward.

Launch your side hustle step by step
Find your first paying customers
Turn inconsistent sales into steady income
05 · Resources & perks
Tools, resources and member perks

Spend less time searching and more time building, with everything useful in one place.

Handpicked NZ business tools and resources
Exclusive software discounts and partner offers
Checklists, guides and useful shortcuts
All of it, one price
No tiers. No upsells.

Everything on this page is included the moment doors open. Join before 1 January for $299 instead of $399 and save $100. GST inclusive.

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The curriculum

What you learn, what you get.

The practical skills that turn an idea into steady income on the side, taught for New Zealand rules and the NZ market.

01
Picking and validating an idea

Test demand before you spend money, and know when to drop an idea.

→ A tested idea in your first month
02
Pricing your offer

Set prices that cover your time, and raise them without losing customers.

→ A price that covers your time
03
Landing your first customers

Find buyers through your own network, local groups and simple outreach.

→ Your first paying customers
04
Marketing on a small budget

Content, referrals and social channels that work in a few hours a week.

→ Steady enquiries in a few hours a week
05
Tax, GST and the boring bits

IRD obligations, when to register for GST, and simple bookkeeping.

→ No surprises from IRD
06
Systems that save your evenings

Tools and routines so the side hustle fits around your day job.

→ Income that fits around your day job

55,000 Kiwis,
already here.

Side Hustles NZ started as a free space for New Zealanders building something on the side, and it's grown to 55,000 of them: tradies, designers, bakers, bookkeepers and people still deciding. The membership is the paid room inside that community, where the work actually gets done.

Get instant access.

Membership opens 1 January 2027. Early bird members save $100.

What's included
The private community

Your people, your questions, your next opportunity. Connect with Kiwis building businesses just like yours.

Done-for-you templates

Skip the blank page. Grab what you need, make it yours and get back to business.

Step-by-step training

Short, practical lessons that take you from figuring things out to getting things done.

Your business playbooks

No more wondering what to do next. Follow proven, practical action plans to move your business forward.

Tools, resources and member perks

Spend less time searching and more time building, with everything useful in one place.

Common questions

FAQs.

Yes. The membership isn't gated by revenue. Week one is about picking one idea and shaping it into something sellable, and most members are testing an offer inside their first month.

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Rachel Mills, founder of Side Hustles NZ
Our story

A community for
the after-hours.

Side Hustles NZ began with one question posted to a handful of people: how do you start something on the side without quitting your job first? The answers turned into a community of 55,000.

So I made the membership deliberately local. GST, IRD, five million customers and a culture that doesn't like talking about money - because advice only works if it fits the country you are actually selling in.

Last thing

A year from now you'll
wish you'd started today.

The idea you keep thinking about doesn't need another year of research. It needs a room of Kiwis who expect you at the next call - and who'll tell you the truth about your offer.

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