If you worked for John Key's government & retired, here's the deal: keep claiming the pension (like Peter Gluckman, Murray McCully, Lester Levy & more) and get it topped up multiple times by Chris (I call John when I don't know what to do) Luxon, who Key anointed as his successor. Here are Luxon's appointments since elected (to name a few):
Bill English (John Key's Finance Minister and Former PM who has been brought back by Luxon to head the (Non) Independent Review of Kāinga Ora Housing)
Murray McCully (John Key's Foreign Minister who has been brought back by Luxon to head a (Non) Independent Review of the School Property System - now a 71 year old man)
Paula Bennett (John Key's Deputy Prime Minister who has been brought back by Luxon to be the Chair of Pharmac, formerly of Barfoot of Thompson real estate agents)
Simon Bridges (John Key's Minister of Transport and Economic Development who has been brought back by Luxon to Chair the NZ Transport Agency Board)
Steven Joyce (John Key's Minister for Tertiary Education & Bill English's Minister of Finance who has been brought back by Luxon to Chair the new Government’s “expert advisory panel” on infrastructure).
Lester Levy (John Key's Head of the Auckland District Health Boards who has been brought back by Luxon to run Health NZ - now a 70 year old man)
Peter Gluckman (John Key's Chief Scientific Officer who has been brought back by Luxon to Chair the Review of NZ Universities - now a 75 year old man)
Matt Burgess (John Key and Bill English's Economic Adviser who has been brought back to be Luxon's Economic Adviser)
Neil Quigley (John Key's Chair of the Reserve Bank Board who has been re-appointed by Luxon as the RBNZ Chair, in spite of a stuff-up of monetary policy of biblical proportions that caused the cost-of-living crisis)
The NZ Initiative (John Key's informally appointed National Party think tank that has been brought back by Luxon to be his informally appointed National Party Think Tank).
Meanwhile Former Finance Minister Robertson now heads Otago University on a $670,000 salary. Other Labour Ministers have piled into lucrative Wellington lobbying firm positions. We're descending into third world status whereby the politically well-connected get all the top jobs. No wonder talented young Kiwis either leave NZ, or vote Green if they stay. Between National and Labour, we ain't no meritocracy anymore.