Implications of global trends for retirement income policy Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 This paper aims to provide background information for those conducting the 2013 review of New Zealand’s retirement income and for New Zealanders who wish to participate…
Slow repayers: The characteristics of borrowers who make slow progress in reducing their student loans Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 This report looks at people who used the Student Loan Scheme (SLS) and left tertiary study between 2000 and 2006, and focuses on those who make…
Comparison of the New Zealand and Australian Retirement Income Systems Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 There are two main differences between the retirement systems of Australia and New Zealand. First, Australia’s age pension is means tested while New Zealand’s is universal.…
Retirement Security and Financial Literacy in New Zealand: Policy Lessons from Abroad Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 Most industrialized countries have in recent decades seen their long-standing retirement income policies challenged by demographic challenges (longer life expectancy and lower fertility rates), accompanied by…
The financial system post the GFC: roles, regulation and responsibilities Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 For the financial system, the Global Financial Crisis of 2008/9 has been the largest seismic event for at least 70 years. While the crisis is not…
Workforce participation of older workers as an element of New Zealand’s Retirement Income Framework: A Review of Existing Knowledge and Data Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 As elsewhere, New Zealand faces major challenges in successfully managing the trend known as ‘population ageing’ (Jackson, 2007), illustrated at Figures 1 and 2. Although structurally…
Housing Assets: A Paper for the 2013 Review of Retirement Income Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 This paper explores the connections between housing assets and retirement incomes. Older people’s high rates of home ownership today and rising house prices from about the…
Special Report: Unintentional suffocation, foreign body inhalation and strangulation Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 Suffocation, foreign body inhalation and strangulation are well-recognised causes of death in the paediatric age group. Data from the United States and United Kingdom show a…
Mental Health and Addiction: Service use 2009/10 Last Publication Date: 13 Feb 2013 This publication provides information on the care (service) provided between July 2009 and June 2010 (2009/10) by district health boards and non-government organisations to people with…
Mobility Trial Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2013 The introduction of mobile devices and applications to frontline Police officers represents a transformational change for New Zealand Police. Providing frontline officers with innovative, state of…
