Hi folks Be wary of scams suggesting extra payments to NZ superannuitants. Next CPI adjustment April 2026. https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/map/documents/deskfile/calendars/calendars-year2026.pdf. Xmas cheer.

No contest for me. Aussie system a complex nightmare, impossible to replicate here, and who would! This article hints at … More Aussie and NZ: Comparison of our Super schemes →

Hi folks. The Editor has been away for 4 weeks, stand by for the 2025 Commentators and  helpful retirement income … More The Magnificent 7: Increasing Government revenue →

The Best of 2025!!!!   https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/576701/which-are-the-best-performing-kiwisaver-funds

Note the 2025 Index was released last week. *Michael Littlewood NZ Superannuation Guru, has always been critical of the formula … More Mercer Global Pension Index 2025 →

Newsletter 38: 2025  Kiwi saver |Annuity /Superannuation| Protection Association of NZ.   Hi everybody KASPANZ   was formed in February 2013, … More Newsletter 38 →

Not having a mortage free home post 65, is a big issue. See Link at bottom of page. During the … More Senior living and money issues →

The attached article by Kelly Dennett is an improved effort from the Sunday Star Times, contrasting with the “poor” earlier  … More Superannuation Fair for all. →

NZ First announces (in principal-no detail) Kiwi Saver changes as part of their party policy. Kaspanz is wary of MMP … More Kiwi Saver →

Retirement Commission Release: https://assets.retirement.govt.nz/public/Uploads/Improving-the-retirement-savings-of-the-self-employed_Final.pdf Latest data reveals hundreds of thousands of self-employed New Zealanders risk retiring financially vulnerable – as … More Kiwi Saver and the Self employed: The 420,000 self employed are heding for finanncial trouble without Kiwi Saver fix. →