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Hipkins Calls for Bipartisan Talk on Super Means-Testing

4/30/2026

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Labour leader Chris Hipkins said any means-testing of New Zealand’s superannuation must be bipartisan.
He is open to discussing means-testing but no decision has been made.
He does not want full means-testing of the pension.
He questioned whether a six-figure earner should claim superannuation.
He said talks will depend on Parliament’s appetite for the issue.

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Labour leader Chris Hipkins said any means-testing of New Zealand’s superannuation must be bipartisan.
He is open to discussing means-testing but no decision has been made.
He does not want full means-testing of the pension.
He questioned whether a six-figure earner should claim superannuation.
He said talks will depend on Parliament’s appetite for the issue.