Retirement Commissioner's review of retirement income policies

The Retirement Commissioner is required to review the Government’s retirement income policies every 3 years, under the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001.

2022 review of retirement income policies

The Government has issued the terms of reference for the 2022 review of retirement income policies.

2019 review of retirement income policies

The Retirement Commissioner completed the most recent review in December 2019. The review contained recommendations relating to:

  • New Zealand Superannuation settings
  • KiwiSaver settings
  • implications of the changing nature of work
  • governance and reporting of the Retirement Commissioner.

Retirement Commissioner’s 2019 recommendations(external link)

Due to delays caused by COVID-19, the Government provided its final response to the 2019 review of retirement income policies in December 2021.

Last updated: 16 December 2021