retirement.org.nz

Our major partners and stakeholders, and areas of collaboration, are as follows:

Government agencies

• Department of Building and Housing (retirement villages)
• Families Commission
• nland Revenue Department (KiwiSaver, tax)
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs (consumer issues)
• Ministry of Economic Development (regulation, policy and review)
• Ministry of Education (curriculum development)
• Ministry of Social Development (research and policy )
• Ministry of Women’s Affairs (women’s issues related to retirement income)
•  Office for Senior Citizens (issues concerning older people)
• Securities Commission (education on investing)
•  Te Puni Kökiri (Mäori issues related to retirement income and financial education)
• Treasury (research, policy and review)
• Department of Labour
•  Ministry of Health

Private sector

• Accountants, lawyers (distribution)
• Actuaries, economists (research)
• Banks (distribution, funding of projects)
• Employers (financial education)
• Financial planners (education, distribution)
• Insurance companies (distribution)
• Industry association (policy discussions, standards)
• Unions (workplace financial education)

Universities (retirement income research)

Community groups

• Citizens Advice Bureaux
•  Education channels
• New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services
•  Interest groups and community organisations – Age Concern, Grey Power, SeniorNet
• Libraries

Financial ombudsmen

Media (distribution, public relations)