Staying On New Zealand

I am not entering the political debate. I thought this article in the Herald on Tuesday 8 November put the economic case. While the media and politicians cast the debate as being about “retirement” age the authors were careful to talk about the age of entitlement to National Superannuation, a more accurate description of the [...]

Every now and again you read a story that is simply inspiring. The story in The Press 29 October 2011 of Colin Johnson the owner of Christchurch institution “Johnson the Grocer” is one such story. In his 70′s he has bounced back from the earthquake and reopened in a container in Cashel Mall. Razed Grocer [...]

The Australian 22 October 2011 carries a great story of a company that values older workers. Read the article here Bunnings has recruited about 2000 “team members” aged over 55 in the past five years, making them one of the biggest employers of older Australians.  Retaining workers who are past normal retirement age is also [...]

Rob Stock Sunday Star Times 18 September 2011 The political  conspiracy of silence around the sustainability of NZ Super needs to end, says Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan. Crossan asked the government to consider a raft of major and minor changes to NZ Super last year, but is disappointed the government won’t explain its refusal to [...]

MEDIA RELEASE Miranda Smith Homecare Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Baby Boomers A Solution To Ageing Dilemma? Enticing baby boomers to remain in the workforce could help solve some of the aged care problems being created by that generation, says a private national homecare agency. The government says it wants to encourage New Zealanders to look [...]

National senior Australia April 2011 Why are we overlooking older workers? This report, conducted for National Seniors Australia by the late Professor Sol Encel, explores that question and the results are not pretty. It finds that age discrimination is widespread – in recruitment, in promotion, and during times of retrenchment. It is evident in workplace [...]

Sharon Buckland 2009 The New Zealand Boomer Dreams Study, on which this report is based, is a comparative study, based substantially on the Boomer Dreams Study 2006,conducted by respected US social researchers. buckland1.pdf (1 MB)

Ministry for Social Development 2011 In 2011 the first of the baby boomers have reached the age of 65. Baby boomers expect their later years to be very different to their parents’ generation.  More are working into their 60s, they enjoy better health, are better educated and have more money to spend.The report focuses on two [...]

EEO Trust 2006 A total of 6,484 respondents completed this on-line survey, telling us when they would like to retire, what would encourage them to stay in the workforce and whether they have found age an issue in their workplace.

Kiwis love to work. We love it so much we top the OECD nations for people working past the age of 50 to 65 years, and we’re also high up the same stats for those who work past 65. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/5248383/When-I-m-65