Real Issues Blog - John Key

Why the retirement age must go up

Narelle Suisted
19 July 12

Fran O’Sullivan pleaded in yesterday’s New Zealand Herald for the Prime Minister to revoke his 2008 promise and consider increasing the eligibility age for New Zealand Superannuation to above 65 years old.+ more

Aspiration and Action

Kieran Madden
03 July 12

In a recent speech, Prime Minister John Key announced a set of five year targets for the public sector to aim for as part of the Better Public Services programme. Mr. Key remarked that the “targets are not a wish-list – they are a to-do list,” and in almost the same breath that they are also“...very aspirational—in fact, some of them will be extremely difficult to achieve.”+ more

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