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'The change has to happen': ACT's David Seymour pledges to raise NZ Super age

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Mon, 12 Oct 2026, 9:38am
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ACT party leader David Seymour during the ACT party campaign launch on October 04, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand's general election will be held on November 07. Herald photograph by Dean Purcell

ACT Leader David Seymour suspects it'll be events that'll drive a lift in the Super age, rather than a particular party.

His party and National are both campaigning on gradually raising the super age to 67.

Labour and New Zealand First are both campaigning to keep it at 65.

Seymour says the change has to happen. 

"It may be that as bond rates head over 5 percent, the pressure on Government budgets becomes unsustainable - and some of the unreasonable people come to the table."

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