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Pension age needs to rise in 10 years, think tank argues

Can politicians stomach the hot potato?

Calida Stuart-Menteath
Tue, 04 Dec 2018

New Zealand’s pension age needs to rise and be linked to health expectancy if the country is to preserve the system, a Wellington think tank says.

New Zealand is one of a handful of countries that offers a universal non-means-tested benefit, payable from the age of 65 until death.

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Calida Stuart-Menteath
Tue, 04 Dec 2018
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