NZ First to Campaign on Buying Back BNZ and Making Kiwisaver Enrolment Compulsory at Birth

Winston Peters unveils KiwiSaver-from-birth NZ First policy, bank takeover plan

The NZ First policies would give newborns a $1000 KiwiSaver start, while combining BNZ and Kiwibank under Crown ownership.

Peters outlines compulsory KiwiSaver and BNZ buyback plans

Photo: RNZ New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has announced a policy to automatically enrol all newborn New Zealand citizens into KiwiSaver with a $1000 government contribution, alongside a proposal to buy back the Bank of New Zealand and merge it with Kiwibank to create a new state-owned bank.

NZ First to campaign on buying back BNZ and making Kiwisaver enrolment compulsory at birth

Winston Peters has announced NZ First will campaign on buying back the BNZ bank and making Kiwisaver enrolment compulsory at birth ahead of November’s...

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Peters unveils KiwiSaver-from-birth scheme and BNZ buyback plan

NZ First leader Winston Peters has announced a pair of major economic policies, including compulsory KiwiSaver enrolment at birth with a $1000 Crown contribution and a proposal to buy back the Bank of New Zealand from Australian ownership. Speaking at a campaign event in West Auckland today Peters said every New Zealand citizen would automatically become a KiwiSaver member at birth under what he called the “KiwiSaver Generation” policy. “This is…

Winston Peters proposes buying back BNZ from National Australia Bank

NZ First wants to buy BNZ from its Aussie parent, and merge it with Kiwibank to create 'a National Bank of New Zealand', says Winston Peters