Our vision: New Zealanders are financially sorted

The Retirement Commission is an autonomous crown entity helping New Zealanders from age 5 to 105 to be financially sorted throughout their lives.

Our key activities are providing financial education and carrying out regular reviews of retirement income policy. Through these the Commission contributes towards four key goals for New Zealand.

The Commission's big goals for New Zealand are:

  • New Zealanders are well educated in financial matters and can make informed financial decisions throughout their lives.  
  • The government's retirement income policies are effective and stable.
  • The financial services sector is trusted. 
  • All retirement villages meet societal expectations and current quality standards.

What the Commission does

What the Commission does

Our work, research, and financial education and information programmes in schools, in the tertiary sector, in the workplace and in the community, contribute towards the four goals for New Zealand.

Retirement Income Research

Retirement Income Research

We carry out three-yearly reviews of retirement income policy. We provide information and collect research to help review policy and raise awareness of retirement income issues.

Centre for Financial Literacy

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With involvement from many individuals and organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors, we recently launched New Zealand's National Strategy for Financial Literacy. The strategy, one of the first in the world, sets a direction for improving financial literacy and indicates a range of tactics needed.

Sorted

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Our free, independent website sorted.org.nz and related resources help New Zealanders of all ages understand money matters and manage their personal finances throughout life in New Zealand.