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KiwiSaver payments have to rise – but earners shouldn’t be penalised if they can’t afford it

  • Written by Aaron Gilbert, Professor of Finance, Auckland University of Technology
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The 2020s haven’t exactly been a golden age for getting ahead.

First came COVID, when job security evaporated overnight. Then the cost-of-living crisis, when everyday expenses surged far faster than incomes. Now, global instability is pushing fuel prices higher again, squeezing household budgets even tighter.

For many New...

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