The Retirement Commissioner’s suggestion of lifting the age New Zealand Superannuation kicks in has been greeted with a resounding raspberry by both main political parties.”No way,” was how Finance Minister Michael Cullen responded to a question about it from Good Returns at a briefing on the government’s Half Yearly Economic and Fiscal Update. Cullen said […]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
KiwiSaver numbers surge past 300,000
The number of people joining KiwiSaver continues to defy initial expectations with over 316,000 New Zealanders signing up in just the first five months, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today.As at 30 November, 316,865 New Zealanders were actively saving for their retirement through KiwiSaver. This news comes just a month […]