NZ Herald3 Jun, 2026 05:00 AM4 mins to readTamsyn Parker & Liam Dann break down a bumper week in economics, with the OCR announcement and Budget 2026. Plus, should the retirement age raise to 67? Sponsored by CMC Markets.Should we be raising the age of entitlement for New Zealand Superannuation? The case for doing so is strong.Finance Minister Nicola Willis put the issue squarely back on the table during a Budget speech that highlighted the growing burden that the universal retirement pension is becoming for New Zealand.
We should raise the super age, right? But would you happily sacrifice $60k?
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of over-65s still in work at 24%.










