Savings

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  Act breaks through 5% support threshold

  15 May 11 – The Act Party now has 5.3% voter support.   A new HorizonPoll conducted between Thursday and Friday shows Act is up from 3.7% in April after making Don Brash its leader.   The first result for the new Mana Party shows it has 2.3% party vote support nationwide, ahead of the Maori Party...

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  Budget unlikely to change KiwiSaver savings levels

  14 Jun 11 – Research commissioned by the Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI) shows that while few New Zealanders support the KiwiSaver changes announced in the Budget, most are likely to remain committed to the scheme.   Not surprisingly, the HorizonPoll survey found that 75% of those...

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  Government announces savings working group

  24 Aug 10 – An independent Savings Working Group announced today by the Government has a wide brief to consider how New Zealand can improve its national savings, Finance Minister Bill English says.   "Improving the level of national savings is the next step in the Government's programme for tilting the...

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  Public mandates one of four major Budget policy proposals

  22 May 11 – The first nationwide post-Budget HorizonPoll shows the Government would not get a mandate to make changes to KiwiSaver, sell up to 49% of state-owned energy company shares or reduce its shareholding in Air New Zealand.   It would get a mandate to make changes to the Working for Families...

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  Support for lifting retirement age, close call on KiwiSaver policies

  6 Nov 11 – More New Zealanders support raising the age of eligibility for NZ Super from 65 to 67 years old than oppose.   However, it is a close call when people are asked which of the main parties' KiwiSaver policies they support and whether or not the country should borrow to restart...

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  What Kiwis say on growth forecasts

  22 May 11 – Here’s what New Zealanders are saying on the economic and job growth forecasts, which underpin the 2011 Budget.   The information provided and question results are shown first, followed by responses when HorizonPoll asked “why do you say that?”   2011...

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  Whopping 92% say Kiwis need to save more

  25 Aug 10 – Kiwis know they need to save more.   In a current HorizonPoll on compulsory savings policy options, a  whopping 92% so far are saying that generally there is a need for New Zealanders to save more .   Only 4% disagree and 4% don’t know.   After 300 responses (margin...