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

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

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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