NZ retirement proposals 'merely tinker around the edges'

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NEW ZEALAND - The Retirement Commission's recommendations for New Zealand retirement income policy do not go far enough, a politician has warned.

ACT finance spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said the proposals, which included raising the retirement age to 67 by 2033, merely tinker around the edges and will not solve the problem of the country's ‘...

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