coming to New Zealand so many years ago we thought we had checked out everything there was to know about moving here - houses - jobs - education - health system - social welfare system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but we didnt look at this too closely - and got the shock of our lives when we retired or were about to retire at 65 - PENSIONS - State tax funded ones - your own personal contributory ones - your own superannuation funds - get a copy of the Social Security Act 1964 and read it - look at S.69g and S.70 -

Retirement pensions are very important to all working people as when we stop working we look to what we have saved both personal and what we have paid in taxes into our pension funds - New Zealand Superannuation a universal entitlement for every person living in New Zealand reaching 65 years of age and being resident here for 10 years or more - all fine and great - you paid your taxes portion of your tax was paid into the NZ Super fund for your retirement pension??????????? well that is what you thought was happening..................but if you have any retirement savings anywhere else in the world ..............better check ............because you will be required to live on your own savings .........and your tax funded NZ Super retirement pension WILL NOT BE PAID TO YOU.........it will be confiscated...................do you believe me...............well check it out here is a web site www.nzpensionabuse.org there are others .......Google nz pensions and see what comes up.
Therese - Wellington