NZ Super age 67: Why raising the eligibility age won’t solve the funding challenge - Greg Smith

Opinion byGreg SmithNZ Herald·13 Oct, 2026 04:00 PM9 mins to readGreg Smith is an investment specialist at GenerateRetirement reform must balance sustainability with fairness. Photo / 123rfRetirement reform must balance sustainability with fairness. Photo / 123rfRaising the NZ Super age from 65 to 67 might save billions of dollars. But it won’t solve New Zealand’s retirement funding challenge. ACT’s proposal to gradually raise the eligibility age to 67 by 2035 has reignited one of New Zealand’s most enduring political debates. Yet with the cost of