John Key has not made many political mistakes but even on his side of the fence there is a feeling he went too far, writes John Roughan.

A retirement village developer spending $500 million in Auckland says building in the city is hard because Auckland Council is extremely slow to process consent applications.

Savers who keep their money in conservative KiwiSaver funds lag behind those in growth funds and risk having a smaller nest egg at retirement, warns Morningstar.

The chief executive of the Aged Care Associations Martin Taylor joins us at midday today to answer your questions about the aged care industry.

Caregivers do tasks few could stomach, often for minimal wages, report Simon Collins and Martin Johnston.

A rest home where a nurse was accused of threatening an elderly woman with being committed to a mental institution says it has made major changes and provides high-quality care.

"It's not a commodity you're dealing with, it's humans." Lloyd Dean fears the Edmund Hillary Retirement Village in Remuera failed to learn the lessons of his dad's death.

An outbreak of scabies infestations at a rest home wasn't managed properly for nine months, an official investigation has found.

Long-term care for elderly New Zealanders is becoming a byproduct of the property development business.

Infratil and NZ Super Fund are both buying up big stakes in listed retirement village operator Metlifecare.

The praise which Finance Minister Bill English heaped on the NZ Super on its 10th anniversary last week has a hollow ring to it, writes Brian Fallow.

Australian investment funds are taking advantage of a buoyant New Zealand retirement village industry to exit their stakes in the sector's main players.

Some of the big KiwiSaver providers have been slow to put up new information disclosing fees, performance and where money is invested.

A trust that sold off a 100-year lease of Auckland's historic Ranfurly veterans' home has called in an outside expert to review the quality of care the veterans are now receiving.

The debate on retirement income is set to continue today with a major industry group due to release its recommendations on how to supersize New Zealanders' retirement income.

Imagine the outrage if it were discovered that more than 80,000 Kiwis were receiving incomes of $6b a year, but were also receiving a benefit, writes Bernard Hickey.

New Zealanders will need as much as $200,000 in savings to augment NZ Super payments and provide a comfortable old age.

You've saved all your life and have a tidy nest egg. Now it's all downhill. How long will that capital last and how can you eke it out?

Peter Dunne deserves credit for suggesting an incentive to take state superannuation later in life. His proposal could solve a number of problems.

"Peter Dunne has dunne it again. Like his floundering Income Sharing Bill, Flexi-Super looks like a solution to something - but to what?" asks Susan St John.

Prime Minister John Key has his head in the sand with his block on raising the retirement age and is more interested in clinging to power.

Maori and Pacific Islanders - who have shorter lifespans - would benefit most from being able to take superannuation early, United Future Leader Peter Dunne says.