This should be popular here – it must concern all of us as we are all ageing.
RNZ: Consultation opens on govt strategy for aging population
Seniors Minister Tracey Martin opened a consultation to a new strategy that is going to “help older New Zealanders live well”.
The draft strategy, Better Later Life – He Oranga Kaumātua 2019 to 2034, has been designed to ensure New Zealand is prepared for and makes the most of our aging population.
The strategy incorporates feedback from nationwide consultation last year about what people what for the future.
The key areas of the strategy are supporting seniors in the workforce and how business can better recruit and retain older people; and promoting housing options appropriate for older people, Ms Martin said.
Super Seniors (MSD): Strategy for an ageing population
Draft new strategy
The draft new startegy, and a summary, Better Later Life – He Oranga Kaumātua 2019 to 2034, takes a fresh look at what is required to ensure New Zealand has the right policies in place and is prepared for an ageing population.
We would like to hear your feedback about the draft strategy. Please:
- complete the online submission
- or download a Word document of the submission form.
Feedback closes at midnight on 3 June 2019.
Summary of submissions report
This report summarises what people told us was important and what the new strategy for an ageing population should cover. The report highlights the significant themes raise by submitters during the public consultation that occurred between June and August 2018.
Our population is ageing
We have developed short snapshots on key topics:
- Living longer, living well
- Working past 65
- Digitally advantaged?
- A place to call home
- Opportunity in diversity
- Getting out and about
- Ageing and disability
We’ve asked some experts to tell us what they think that future looks like. We’ll be publishing these over the coming weeks. The following are available now:
- Becoming an Age-friendly business (Geoff Pearman)
- Population ageing and its regional opportunities (Dr Natalie Jackson)
- Technology (Peter Griffin)
- The end of retirement (Geoff Pearman)
- Where the heart is (Key Saville-Smith and Bev James)
- Getting Around in the 2040s (Helen Fitt and Angela Curl)
- Making it good for older people (Charles Waldegrave)
- Building wellbeing and resilience in organisations and their communities (Dr Lucy Hone)
- 65+ in 2038 – Being Financially Secure– (Commission for Financial Capability)
- Nothing About Us Without Us: Healthy Ageing With a Disability(Henrietta Trip)
- Age-friendly communities and what it might mean for us in 20 years (Stephen Neville)
- Where is spirituality on New Zealand’s national health agenda?(Dr. Richard Egan and Hilda Johnson-Bogaerts)
If you have any questions, queries or feedback, contact us at ageing_population@msd.govt.nz