New Zealand Positive Ageing Strategy
This document sets out Government's commitment to positive ageing. The Strategy:
- Aims to improve opportunities for older people to participate in the community in the ways they choose
- Provides a framework within which all policy with implications for older people can be commonly understood and developed.
- Incorporates broad guiding principles.
- Identifies ten priority goals with recommended actions.
Related documents, such as the annual Action Plans recording government agencies' proposed contributions to the Positive Ageing Strategy, are listed in this website's Publications section:
The New Zealand Positive Ageing Strategy Action Plan and Annual Report
The Positive Ageing Strategy Action Plan, that is produced two yearly, is the mechanism for achieving the positive ageing goals. Chief Executives of government agencies identify and discuss with their Ministers proposed work items that will form their department's contribution to the Positive Ageing Strategy action plan. The two yearly report sets out what progress has been achieved on the specific work items departments listed in their action plan.
