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Compulsory retirement saving scheme referendum

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This television news clip reports on the run-up to the 1997 referendum on compulsory retirement savings, which was promoted by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

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Nigel Roberts, Referendums – Consultative referendums after 1990, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/36959/compulsory-retirement-saving-scheme-referendum (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Nigel Roberts, published 12 June 2012, updated 1 December 2020.