The following background papers were prepared as input into the 2010 Review of Retirement Income Policy.
The views expressed in the background papers are, in each case, those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commissioner.
Davey J (2010) Income streams in retirement – Managing income and assets (PDF, 204KB)
Frawley P Inland Revenue Department (2010) Recent developments in the taxation of retirement savings (PDF, 56KB)
Guest R Griffith University (2010) Australian retirement income policy: Implications for New Zealand (PDF, 72KB)
Guthrie S Consumer NZ (2010) Consumer confidence, policy initiatives and remaining issues.
(PDF, 128KB)
Heathrose Research Ltd (2009) Retirement income issues for women - A stocktake of current research (PDF, 342KB)
Ministry of Social Development (2010) Description of New Zealand’s current retirement income policies (PDF, 148KB)
Perry B Ministry of Social Development (2010) The material wellbeing of older New Zealanders (PDF, 212KB)
Preston D (2010) Background papers for trends and developments affecting retirement income policy (PDF, 188KB)
Rashbrooke G and Stephens B Institute of Policy Studies (2010) Government agencies working together: The development and oversight of retirement income policy (PDF, 444KB)
Rodway P The Treasury (2010) New Zealand Superannuation scenarios for the Retirement Commission.
(PDF, 256KB)
Te Puni Kōkiri (2010) Key issues for Māori retirement.
(PDF, 244KB)
White B (2010) The impact of and issues arising from the global financial crisis (PDF, 164KB)
In conjunction with the Institute of Policy Studies, the Retirement Commission ran a Retirement Income Policy and Inter-generational Equity Conference to help inform the Review.