Politics

Recap: Govt to raise pension age to 67

17:35 pm on 6 March 2017

The government intends progressively raising the pension age from 65 to 67 but not until 2037.

Prime Minister Bill English made the announcement this afternoon at Parliament. Look back at RNZ's live online coverage of the announcement here.

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