# Susan St John

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Should New Zealand raise the age of NZ Super?

On paper, New Zealand Super is one of the simplest parts of our welfare system.  Most people become eligible at 65, it’s not means tested, and for decades it’s been treated as a kind of social contract: work hard, reach retirement, and the state will be there. But that contract is under growing p…

The Budget 2026 Child Poverty Report w/ the University of Auckland's Honorary Associate Professor Susan St John: 3rd June, 2026

Under the Public Finance Act, the government is required to release a report on child poverty as part of the budget process. The report for 2026, released last week, shows that New Zealand is far from on-track to meet its goal of reducing child poverty to 6% by 2028. One of the key measures of th…

The Wire w/ Manny: 3rd June, 2026

This week on the Wednesday Wire... For our weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, our host Manny spoke with MP Ricardo Menéndez March about the budget, a controversial government law that empowers MSD to automate decision-making, and how the government's failing climate policies are creating more cos…

Susan St John: Auckland University Associate Professor of Economics on Labour ruling out changes to retirement age

A social policy advocate suggests taxing superannuants' alternative incomes could be the solution New Zealand needs. National is campaigning on raising the retirement age, which Labour's ruling out.  But earlier this year, Labour's Chris Hipkins appeared open to means testing NZ Super eligibility…

Susan St John: Auckland University Associate Professor of Economics on Labour ruling out changes to retirement age

A social policy advocate suggests taxing superannuants' alternative incomes could be the solution New Zealand needs. National is campaigning on raising the retirement age, which Labour's ruling out.  But earlier this year, Labour's Chris Hipkins appeared open to means testing NZ Super eligibility…

Full Show Podcast: 23 June 2026

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Tuesday, 23 June, 2026, Auckland University economics expert Susan St John on why we need to go back to a surtax on super. Medicines New Zealand chief executive Graeme Jarvis on why it could be a slow process getting funding for weight-los…

John MacDonald: Pension procrastination isn't an option. But this is...

Labour has no plans to change the retirement age. No plan to start means testing the NZ Super pension. Nothing.  Basically, Labour’s plan is for us all to keep sailing into our sunset years with our fingers crossed and the she‘ll be right attitude we’ve clung to for years. And, somehow, we’ll find…

New Zealand First’s Kiwi Kids Grant w/ University of Auckland Honorary Associate Professor Susan St John: 4th August, 2026

On Sunday, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters announced the Kiwi Kids Grant as the party’s newest election policy. The grant would pay parents $5000 a year for the first three years of a child’s life, covering up to three children. Winston Peter’s has justified the policy saying New Zealand i…

New Zealand First’s Kiwi Kids Grant w/ University of Auckland Honorary Associate Professor Susan St John: 4th August, 2026

On Sunday, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters announced the Kiwi Kids Grant as the party’s newest election policy. The grant would pay parents $5000 a year for the first three years of a child’s life, covering up to three children. Winston Peter’s has justified the policy saying New Zealand …

The Trans Tasman Pol Pod Episode 24

The latest poll out, RNZ’s Reid Research sample, shows National’s leadership coup attempt has not been as damaging to the party as might have been expected. In fact, National’s core support has remained solid. Chris Hipkins has finally delivered some more Labour economic policy, promising the party…