Willis and Richardson: Bad news twins re retirement income.

The Terrible twins, with their ideology driven belief, poor research and  lack of evidence approach, are using Kiwi Saver pending changes,  to wreck NZ Super as we know it. Excellent public policy is at danger, with these two jamming for all they are worth!

Cannnot sugar coat it, its bad policy, and poor  judgement.

NZ Super supported by Kiwi Saver, only requires minor tweaks to  be fully  inter -generational, todays youth  will be hit by  poor planning .

The Governments  own Retirement Commission review recommendations are being ignored, and once again National does its own thing.

The National party  arrogence is matched by their silence on known costs to be incurred with their suggested changes , nor the unintended consequences almost certainly to arise,  from  the new policy approach they  suggest.

No wise owl approach here, just  2  knee jerk politicians, locked in their own mistique!

Two articles to make you think

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/personal-finance/611383/can-new-zealanders-really-afford-compulsory-kiwisaver

https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/21/retirement-national-giveth-with-one-hand-and-might-yet-take-away-with-the-other/?utm_source=Newsroom&utm_campaign=f8670722a5-Daily_Briefing+19.06.2026_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_te

This article was written by Alec Waugh

BA (history) Master Public Policy MPP. Career primarily Police 1968-2006. CEO Business Information Services (BIZinfo) Liberal commentator, voted NZ First/Labour last 3 elections. European. Interested in delivery issues and implementation, trends over time. Well read

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