Tagged: demography

Demographic disruption in New Zealand - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jan 25, 2017 •

• ageing,
• aging,
• Birth,
• demographics,
• demography,
• fertility,
• Horizon Scan,
• immigration,
• population

By Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University. This second decade of the 21st century is proving to be one of the most transformative globally and locally, especially in terms of demographic change. The consequences for the ageing of societies from the pipeline effects of the baby boom in the … Read More

Hearing healthcare in NZ’s future - News

Erica Mather • Aug 11, 2015 •

• aging,
• audiologist,
• demography,
• healthcare,
• hearing loss,
• New Zealand,
• population

It has been well established that New Zealand’s population is aging. Studies have been conducted to assess the impact of the increasing incidence of chronic illnesses on healthcare services, but the burden of hearing loss has been overlooked. A greater proportion of the New Zealand’s population is living longer, meaning that centrally-funded health and social resources are being put … Read More