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13 October 2026

It’s the younger generation versus the boomers, economist says

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It’s the younger generation versus the boomers, economist says

Young people will be frustrated to be asked to pay the bill for increasingly expensive NZ Super while having missed out on things older generations benefited from, one economist says.

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