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New Zealand will be 'super‑aged' within a decade. Are our cities ready?

Within a decade, New Zealand will officially become a " super-aged " society, with more than one in five residents—around 1.2 million people—aged 65 or older.

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Within a decade, New Zealand will officially become a " super-aged " society, with more than one in five residents—around 1.2 million people—aged 65 or older. Much of the debate about this profound demographic shift has focused on what it will mean for superannuation, hospitals, residential aged care and the workforce needed to support them.

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