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Explained: Will the pension age need to be raised?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 30 Sept 2025, 3:23pm
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Explained: Will the pension age need to be raised?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 30 Sept 2025, 3:23pm

A new report from Treasury warns New Zealand is set to face extreme debt if taxes don't rise - or the retirement age doesn't go up.

There's growing calls to raise the pension age to 72, but it's unclear how this change could be implemented.

Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen joined the Afternoons team to discuss.

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