# Jane Wrightson on Super squabbles, Seymour and the state of the media

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Podcast: [Gone By Lunchtime](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gone-by-lunchtime-449634)
Published: 2026-05-18T23:45:00+00:00
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In a special edition of Gone By Lunchtime, Toby talks to Jane Wrightson, who is retiring after two terms as retirement commissioner. She shares her thoughts on the political football around Superannuation and KiwiSaver, the reforms to retirement-village legislation. Reflecting on a career that includes senior roles as chief censor, at the BSA and NZ on Air, and as an RNZ board member, Wrightson responds to recent remarks by David Seymour, the plan to dismantle the broadcasting regulator, and the debate over merging NZ on Air and the NZ Film Commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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