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Media & Speeches

For further information or comment, contact Catriona Robertson, Senior Communication Advisor, Retirement Commission on 04 494 6243 or 021 242 7936.

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• Kiwis take action to get and keep their finances sorted
  22 August 2008
  
  
• KiwiSaver decision-making one year down the track (view background notes)
  21 July 2008
  
  
• Benchmark strategy sets direction for improving financial literacy
  30 June 2008
  
  
• Retirement Commissioner welcomes Government’s new working group
  25 June 2008
  
  
• Banks contribute to financial literacy initiative in schools (view background notes)
  23 June 2008
  
  
• Launch of Sorted’s new reverse mortgage calculator ( view background notes )
  06 June 2008
  
  
• Now is the right time to get Sorted
  23 May 2008
  
  
• Retirement Commissioner welcomes additional funding for workplace financial education ( view background notes )
  22 May 2008
  
  
• In May 2008 Diana Crossan attended a high level international conference on financial education in Washington DC, hosted by the US Department of Treasury and OECD. read more...
  
  
• Retirement Commission chooses consortium for public relations support
  5 May 2008
  
  
• Retirement Commission chooses Sparks Interactive as its web agency
  14 April 2008
  
  
• Retirement Commission launches KiwiSaver fees calculator
  24 January 2008
  
  
• Finish 2008 better off than when you started
  3 January 2008
  
  
• Retirement Income Policy Review identifies new concerns
  17 December 2007
  
  
• Joining forces to sort New Zealand's
  financial literacy
  9 November 2007
  
  
• Making sense of KiwiSaver - Sorted introduces multilingual KiwiSaver decision making tools
  7 August 2007
  
  
• Home owners can soften blow of interest rates
  26 July 2007
  
  

• Matariki - a time to plan whanau finances
  25 June 2007

• Financial product regulation good news for consumers
  20 June 2007

• Official Cash Rate rise a trigger for families and individuals to sort finances
  13 June 2007

• 0800 Sort Money provides free easy access to budget advice
  7 June 2007

• Sorted Quick KiwiSaver Calculator now live
  25 May 2007

• KiwiSaver now an easier choice says Retirement Commissioner
  18 May 2007

• Online financial check takes pulse of personal finances in time for KiwiSaver
  14 May 2007

• Retirement Villages Act implementation welcomed at last
  1 May 2007

• SuperFunds Summit 2007 speech - Putting KiwiSaver to the test
  15 March 2007

• Official Cash Rate increase signals personal mortgage review
  8 March 2007

• Older Kiwis are a highly valued labour force resource
  7 March 2007

• Official cash rate review signals time to review where most money is owed - on mortgages
  25 January 2007

2006

• 2007 is your year to get (financially) fit
  28 December 2006

• Retirement Commissioner releases benchmark survey of retirement villages
  20 December 2006

• Retirement Commissioner urges Christmas shoppers to check up on true cost of credit card debt
  11 December 2006

• National strategy to lift nation's financial IQ announced
  1 December 2006

• Financial literacy: one of biggest issues facing New Zealand
  30 November 2006

• Thousands of Kiwis prove their financial knowledge on Sorted.org.nz
  23 November 2006

• Research shows ageing population will bring opportunities for NZ
  13 October 2006

• ASFONZ 2006 national conference speech - A Financially Sorted Culture
  9 October 2006

• Personal financial education for Kiwis at work speech
  3 October 2006
  

• Retirement Villages Act implementation welcomed
  27 September 2006

• HRINZ National Conference speech
  15 September 2006

• KiwiSaver a Trigger for Personal Financial Review
  24 August 2006

• Equity release useful for 'asset rich, cash poor' - but do your research first
  28 July 2006

• Kiwis keen to get mortgages Sorted
  25 July 2006

• FINSIA "Saving the Future" Summit speech
  5 July 2006

• 10 Steps to getting Sorted for a more Comfortable Retirement
  23 June 2006

• The Mortgage or the Nest Egg? Retirement Commissioner says the choice can be yours
  24 May 2006

• Many Kiwis unaware of our 'one size fits all' superannuation scheme
  20 March 2006

• Some New Zealand mortgagees lack financial know-how
  17 March 2006

• "Good but room for improvement" says report on New Zealanders' financial knowledge
  16 March 2006
  

• Mt Albert Grammar School student has financial future sorted
  3 March 2006

• Managing the Ageing Workforce Conference Speech
  20 February 2006

• Retirement Commission awards scholars for retirement income research
  16 February 2006

• Tauranga Girls' Student has Financial Future Sorted
  16 February 2006

• Personal Health Check - The Prognosis for 2006
  31 January 2006

2005

• Use rate increase time lag to your advantage, Retirement Commissioner advises home owners
  14 December 2005

• UK follows NZ lead on retirement income
  1 December 2005

• Retirement Commission provides solution for head-in-the-sand fixed term mortgagees
  21 November 2005

• Speech to Statistics New Zealand Conference 2005 - Using the Right Statistics
  27 October 2005

• Sorted launches free tools to work out best mortgage deal
  15 July 2005

• UK Expert speaks on Financial Regulation
  30 June 2005

• Retirement Commission's Sorted website rated number 1 Government website
  15 June 2005

• Free, independent information on equity release now available
  26 May 2005

• Work based Savings an Easy Way to Save
  19 May 2005
  

• Free Financial Information Telephone Service to be trialled in New Plymouth
  12 May 2005
  
  
• Three-Step Approach to Getting your Finances Sorted
  29 April 2005
  
  

• Make a Plan to Manage your Student Loan Now
  22 April 2005

• Are we Saving Enough?
  10 March 2005

• Speech to Superfunds Summit - Are we Saving Enough?
  10 March 2005

• Speech to Financial Planners and Insurance Advisers Association - Financial and Legal Forum
  22 February 2005

• Retirement Commissioner Calls for Action from Financial Services Sector to win Public's Trust
  22 February 2005

• Get Your Finances Sorted In 2005
  3 January 2005

2004

• UK Looks to NZ for a "How To" on Pension Planning
  15 December 2004

• Residents to enjoy greater protection in retirement villages
  8 December 2004

• New Zealand's First Adult Financial Literacy Survey Launched
  8 December 2004

• Protect yourself from higher interest rates - opinion editorial
  10 November 2004

• Retirement Commissioner: How Retirement is Changing
  9 November 2004

• How Retirement is Changing - Speech
  9 November 2004

• UK Pensions Minister interested in NZ model
  5 November 2004

• Only 10 weeks to get sorted for Christmas
  11 Oct 2004

• More Kiwis Sorting their Personal Finances
  15 September 2004

• Debate called for on Workplace Savings Report
  15 September 2004

• Regulation needed to help build trust
  26 August 2004
• Changing nature of retirement
  14 July 2004

• Sorted website logs one million users
  29 June 2004

• Counting down to one million visits
  28 June 2004

• Nearly 20,000 get sorted on their student loans
  22 June 2004

• Older generation gets personal finances sorted
  16 May 2004

• Tax incentives for retirement saving not the answer says UK expert
  7 May 2004

• New Zealand retirement system world leader
  6 April 2004

• Kiwi's keen to be sorted on money matters
  17 February 2004

• Games teach kids money skills
  8 February 2004

• UK Learns Retirement Policy Lessons from NZ
  28 January 2004

2003

• Untapped Potential for Saving at Work
  19 December 2003
  
  
• Retirement Now a Matter of Choice
  26 November 2003
  
  
• Govt's Workplace Saving Initiative
  5 November 2003
  
  
• Access to Workplace Savings is Key
  20 October 2003
  
  
• Retirement Commission Symposium raises level of savings debate
  13 June 2003
  
  
• Diana Crossan New Retirement Commissioner
  9 April 2003
  
  
• Students Get Sorted
  23 February 2003
  
  
• Healthy Financial Habits Should be Taught at School and at Home
  19 February 2003

2001

• New Zealanders Take to Getting Sorted
  28 November 2001
  
  
• Public Vote www.sorted.org.nz a Winner
  23 November 2001
  
  
• Get sorted on money matters @ www.sorted.org.nz
  30 September 2001
  
  
• Financial skills for life: helping New Zealanders get Sorted
  27 September 2001
  
  
• Retirement Commissioner Counsels Public amidst political debate
  5 June 2001
  
  
• Retirement Commissioner responds to questions relating to the significant decline in the level of funding for his Office, announced in today's Budget
  24 May 2001
  
  
• Retirement Commissioner urges homeowners to take advantage of falling interest rates to get rid of their mortgage
  20 April 2001
  
  
• Retirement history "Essential Reading"
  14 February 2001

2000

• Public education programme to change emphasis - Retirement Commissioner's Annual Report
  10 October 2000
  
  
• Winners Announced: Retirement Commissioner's Schools' Competition sponsored by Armstrong Jones
  7 September 2000
  
  
• What Determines How People Save?
  15 May 2000
  
  
• Retirement Commissioner seeks employer support in helping employees prepare for retirement
  3 Apr 2000
  
  
• Retirement Commissioner Gains Taskforce Schools Competition
  28 Jan 2000
  
  
• Retirement Commissioner takes humorous approach to a serious question
  9 Jan 2000

1999

• Private provision important in changing political environment - Retirement Commissioner's Annual Report
  21 Dec 1999
  
  
• New Survey Will Assist Retirement Income Policy Development
  21 May 1999
  
  
• Retirement Action Planner Now Live on the Net
  15 Feb 1999
  
  
• Retirement Commissioner Talks about Retirement Planning Issues
  1 Feb 1999