On 22 July, during the Local Government New Zealand national conference, pre-eminent demographer Professor Natalie Jackson presented on the issues relating to New Zealand’s ageing population.
This situation calls for a national plan for ageing Kiwis was highlighted on Stuff and NZ Herald through Bernard Hickey’s opinion piece.
New Zealand’s rapidly changing demography and the ageing population are huge issues. They have potentially significant impacts on infrastructure management and infrastructure service provision.
I highlighted these issues in my June 2013 Ingenium Conference paper.
In February 2013, Waugh Infrastructure Management invited Professor Natalie Jackson to visit us in Timaru and discuss in-depth the issues relating to New Zealand’s demography.
A day-long seminar was held, with our Canterbury and North Otago clients attending.
Because some clients cannot attend the seminar, we decided to video record the day.
We have posted above the first of three videos. This video includes a 15-minute introduction that I delivered.
Then an hour-long session with Professor Jackson covers World and New Zealand demographic trends.
Whilst this video is New Zealand-focused, it will be of interest to those looking in from other countries because the demographic issues are common across most OECD nations, China, Russia, and parts of Eastern Europe.
Please enjoy this video with our compliments.
We have designed the day-long seminar to inform infrastructure professionals and provoke discussion about the path forward, which will not be the same as in the past 30-40 years.
I hope you will watch this video and have the same discussions with your infrastructure management colleagues.
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