retirement.org.nz
Search
Who we are
The Retirement Commissioner is an autonomous Crown entity listed in Schedule 1, Part 2 of the Crown Entities Act 2004. Under legal mandate the Retirement Commissioner is required to fulfil the relevant functions and requirements of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 and certain functions under the Retirement Villages Act 2003. The Retirement Commission is the office of the Commissioner.
| Our activities include: |
|---|
| Raising awareness of the need to plan for retirement. |
| Providing education on financial management and planning tools. |
| Collecting research on retirement planning behaviour and attitudes. |
| Providing information that aids development of national policies impacting on retirement. |
| And under the Retirement Villages Act: |
|---|
| Monitoring the effects of the legislation. |
| Administering and approving members of the disputes panel. |
| Providing information as required by the Act and making recommendations to the Minister for Building and Construction. |
The Retirement Commissioner's education and general information responsibility under the Retirement Villages Act 2003 is delegated to the Department of Building and Housing. The advice responsibility is also delegated to the department apart from specific advice relating to our monitoring and Code of Practice functions.
| The Commission operates three websites: |
|---|
| www.retirement.org.nz - home of the Retirement Commission and the Retirement Income Research Unit. |
| www.sorted.org.nz – offering free, impartial information and calculators to help Kiwis understand money matters and manage their personal finances throughout life. www.m.sorted.org.nz – a mobile phone site offering free impartial calculators. |
| www.financialliteracy.org.nz – home of the New Zealand Network for Financial Literacy and the National Strategy for Financial Literacy. |
The Commission is responsible to two Ministers – the Minister for Social Development and Employment (the responsible Minister for the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001) and the Minister for Building and Construction (the responsible Minister for the Retirement Villages Act 2003).
Our business activities are also of interest to other Ministers. For example the advisory committee for the National Strategy for Financial Literacy reports twice a year to the Minister of Finance through the Retirement Commission. We keep the Minister of Education informed about our work in schools and tertiary institutions and the Minister of Commerce informed about our work in financial education.
