Contact
General enquiries
Contact Mercer, the scheme’s administration manager, if you have a question about your savings. Call 0800 PSSCHEME (0800 777 243). There is someone available to take your call any time between 9.00am and 7.00pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). You can also email psscheme@mercer.com.
If calling from overseas: +61 3 8306 0959
Questions about joining, contributions and leave without pay
Payroll at Police National Headquarters looks after some aspects of the scheme. Contact your Payroll Officer with questions about:
- joining the scheme
- contribution deductions from your pay
- leave without pay.
You’ll find the contact details you need on the Human Resources page on the intranet.
Contacting the trustee
You can contact the trustee through the scheme secretary Derek Vincent. Call 0800 PSSCHEME (0800 777 243) if you have a question about your savings in the scheme.
- Street address: c/o Mercer, Level 2, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington
- Postal address: Police Superannuation Scheme, PO Box 2897, Wellington 6140
- Phone: (04) 819 2639
- Email: derek.vincent@mercer.com
Resolving complaints
We are always looking for ways to improve our service to you. If something has gone wrong, we want to know. Please send an email to derek.vincent@mercer.com and tell us what has happened and how we can resolve matters. If you have any documents or correspondence that will help us understand your complaint, please attach them to the email.
When we receive your complaint, we will:
- acknowledge your complaint within 1-2 days
- gather and evaluate information about your complaint
- respond to you within 20 working days.
Disputes resolution service
If you have made a complaint to us and it has not been resolved within 2 months or if you are dissatisfied with the proposed resolution, you can refer your complaint to Financial Services Complaints Limited (FSCL) a financial ombudsman service. FSCL is an independent external ombudsman and dispute resolution service approved by the Minister of Consumer Affairs under the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008. FSCL’s service is free of charge to you. You can contact FSCL:
- by calling 0800 347 257
- by emailing complaints@fscl.org.nz
- through FSCL’s website: fscl.org.nz
- writing to: FSCL, PO Box 5967, Wellington 6140
Further information
For more information, read this guide to our complaints process.