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RURAL communities are the second largest city in the
country (600,000+ people), generating more than $26 billion
in earnings, thanks to the dairy and red meat sectors
alone.
“Yet those numbers don’t seem to rate
highly enough with banks or the Government and its
agencies,” says National Rural Communities spokesperson
Barbara Kuriger.
“Last week Labour voted against an
inquiry into banks and government agencies to make sure
people are still able to manage financial affairs
independently as the era of cheques draws to a
close.”
The motion for an inquiry was put to the
Finance and Expenditure Select Committee. National, ACT and
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MPs considering the ‘Fair Residency’ bill have accepted it would be unfair on recent, older migrants to lift the period they must wait for NZ Super from 10 to 20 years without phasing it in over a number of years.
MPs have accepted it would be unfair to make older migrants already in New Zealand wait until they are in their 70s or 80s to get NZ Super. The New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill is being considered by MPs. There are concerns it is unfair that migrants can qualify for full NZ Super after just 10 years.