Dinosaur makes boomers look good
COMMENT: Boomers not the only ones to complain about, writes Brian Rudman.
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Risks in rampant retirement village growth: study
New report reveals scale - and risks - of retirement village growth
Untouched credit can be travel aid
Funds handy for urgent medical care but urge to shop is a hazard.
Super not only elephant in room
EDITORIAL: Statistics will be an overwhelming part of the up-coming election campaign.
Kiwisaver: Some frequently asked questions
Kiwisaver is so important we can't afford to make suboptimal investment calls.
More for kids, less for the elderly
COMMENT: Gareth Morgan's Opportunities Party has some radical ideas for tax and benefits, Brian Fallow writes.
Selwyn expanding villages to meet demand
The growth plan means $50 million will be spent on villages at Pt Chevalier, Papakura and Cambridge.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Play fair in the generation game
The Government needed to go harder on superannuation changes, says Heather du Plessis-Allan.
Liam Dann: Give baby boomers a break
Baby boomer bashing won't solve the problems, says Liam Dann.
A week that may make the difference
COMMENT: The events of the past week may be a turning point in election year, writes Audrey Young.
Brian Fallow: Super changes too little, too late
COMMENT: Proposed reforms will only nibble at the cost of taxpayer-funded pensions, says Brian Fallow.
Threat of Super changes rattles retirees
The spectre of changes to the Super scheme has sent retirees flocking to financial advisers.
Ardern goes into bat for Gen X
Labour's new deputy Jacinda Ardern hangs out her shingle as champion of Generation X - and National's NIkki Kaye bites back.
Under-45 Nat MPs back higher pension age
Two Cabinet Ministers won't get their pension until age 67. But they're OK with it, saying they are likely to live longer.
Super change: 'It gives people time'
A 20-year wait in lifting the age for superannuation eligibility from 65 to 67 will give the country time to adjust to the change, say business commentators.
Super shift hinges on election
The Prime Minister's proposal to lift the retirement age has been rejected by National's likely coalition partners and opponents.
Anything could happen in 20 years
COMMENT: Is it a deft or a daft move, to begin raising the pension age in 20 years time?
Readers respond to Super age rise
Herald readers have expressed their views on the changes to NZ Super announced by Prime Minister Bill English.
NZ Super change divides locals
National Party has stunned its critics with a plan for national superannuation.
Super change should not wait 20 years
Labour's leader passes up a chance to update the superannuation age.
Bill English's super own goal
COMMENT: Prime Minister Bill English has torpedoed his own campaign line of certainty.
English rules out means-testing for Super
Bill English remains tight-lipped about possible changes to Super, but has ruled out means-testing or changing the way it is paid.
Retirement age: The problem with politics
COMMENT: The retirement age debate shows politics is frustrating, says Rachel Smalley. Parties have to do what they can to be elected, but they should be authentic.
PM turns Super into political football
Bill English hints at changes as the cost of NZ Super is expected to triple in the next 20 years from $11 billion to $36 billion.
PM's comments on pensions 'alarming'
Prime Minister Bill English is being urged to give voters some certainty about whether he plans to change superannuation eligibility.
Older Kiwis not ready to quit work
A quarter of New Zealand's workforce is expected to be over 55 within the next 20 years.
Never been harder to plan retirement
COMMENT: A flawed forecast can be the difference between hitting your nest-egg goal and still needing to work at 70.
Metlifecare bottom-line profit up 31pc
New Zealand's second largest listed retirement business recorded a 33 per cent change in the fair value of its investment properties.
Ruataniwha Dam driver 'steps aside'
Although he faced criticism over controversial Hawke's Bay Regional Council actions, suggestions chief executive Andrew Newman was
Mary Holm: Choose the right fund, minus the agony
Nobody knows which investment will turn out best, so it's not worth too much worry, writes Mary Holm.
Jack Tame: Granny got it right
COMMENT: In considering retirement, most young Kiwis today seem to fit loosely into one of three categories.
The new retirement: work until you drop
As our population ages, retirement at 65 is becoming out of reach for most.
Simon Gault adds a twist to retirement village food
Master chef Simon Gault spices up retirees' food with mum's magic.
One in five Aucklanders plan to leave for retirement
One in five Aucklanders plan to leave the city as they head into retirement.