Positive Ageing in Auckland

Contents | Introduction | Strategic overview | Purpose of the plan | Identified issues and consultation | Priority areas for action | Priority area one | Priority area two | Priority area three | Priority area four | Monitoring and evaluation | Appendix A

Strategic overview

The Positive Ageing in Auckland Plan reflects the key themes of the New Zealand Positive Ageing Strategy and Auckland City Council's Long term vision for the city.

The New Zealand Positive Ageing Strategy

In response to the growth of the older population, which is also becoming more ethnically diverse, the Government released the New Zealand Positive Ageing Strategy in 2001. This Strategy outlines the Government's commitment to encourage participation of older people in the community and to ensure that ageing is both viewed and experienced positively for all people in New Zealand. The Strategy guides the development of policies and services across a wide range of government agencies through a set of ten priority areas for action. These are concerned with income, health, housing, transport, ageing in place, cultural diversity, rural issues, attitudes, employment and opportunities.

This plan contributes to six outcomes from the Strategy, these being health, transport, ageing in place, cultural diversity, attitudes and opportunities.

Long term vision for the city

The Positive Ageing in Auckland Plan supports Auckland City's long-term vision to be the first city of the Pacific as follows:

• through its commitment to Auckland's diverse older population the plan seeks to contribute to the 'World leaders' level of the long term vision for the city
• the plan also supports the intent of having a 'World class' city by addressing perceptions of safety in older people
• by ensuring that access to the community and social facilities, networks and services is provided for all older people the Plan supports the Auckland City's long-term vision at a 'Big City baseline' level.

The long term Plan 2006-2016 also contains a number of key community outcomes identified by the public that the Positive Ageing in Auckland Plan contributes to, including strong and inclusive communities, participation and opportunities to learn.

The Positive Ageing in Auckland Plan is aligned with the Disability Framework for Action (2003) especially around accessibility issues. The plan is further linked with the Auckland City Settlement Strategy (2006) to reflect the ethnic diversity of older communities. Other Auckland City Council policies and initiatives that the Positive Ageing in Auckland Plan aligns with are listed in Appendix A.

Published May 2007