Commission for Financial Capability | Podcast Commission for Financial Capability

Bev Cassidy-Mackenzie – Chief Executive, Diversity Works NZ (formerly the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust)

“We can talk about age here today, or we can talk about inclusion. How are you including older people in your workplace? That’s really at the crux of what we’re trying to deal with here.”

Blair McCarthy – Acting Director, Office for Seniors, Ministry of Social Development (MSD)

“Myths influence how we think, so to really tackle this, I think we need to address the negative stereotypes head on…. Seniors are already making a hugely positive contribution to our economy – that’s only going to grow into the future”.

Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley – Pro Vice Chancellor, Massey University

“we’re tracking very fast to that 1 million + over 65’s…. They are breaking the mold – they are acting quite differently to any previous 60+ generations and we’ve got to re think that. How good are our paradigms? How good are our policies? How good are our organisations at reacting to that?”

Lisa Ford – General Manager, Business Mentors NZ

“Send me these people who still want to be active, because boy have I got a deal for them! 30% of my volunteers are retired or semi-retired…we are very fortunate to be able to transfer their skills, knowledge and experience to business owners and start up entrepreneurs”.

Shamubeel Eaqub - Independent Economist & Commentator

“The deep divides really worry me around skills, around ethnicity, around regions. I think that is where we have to look hardest, because it’s in identifying these most vulnerable groups is where we make the investments, where we take the first steps…”

Greg McAllister – GM New Zealand, Chandler McLeod, OCG Consulting Ltd & Luminary

“Older workers want life/work balance, not work/life, they want life/work balance. They want to be able to enjoy life with their families and their grandkids but equally contribute to society… they wanna keep their mind alive”