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

Purpose of the plan

The purpose of the Positive Ageing in Auckland Plan is to provide a strategic framework to guide how Auckland City Council can maximise the opportunities for older people to contribute to and partake in Auckland life. The plan also aims to capture some of the aspirations and needs of older people in Auckland city and to bring about, along with other plans, the objectives of inclusive, strong and engaged communities identified in Auckland City Council's long-term Plan.

The role of Auckland City Council

Some of the broad roles that Auckland City Council undertakes include facilitator, initiator, advocator, funder and partner, and provider.

Facilitator: Providing opportunities for older people and stakeholders who work with older people to meet, socialise and work on issues together. Organising the Growing Older and Bolder symposium held annually and providing community facilities are examples of this.

Initiator: Initiating projects with other agencies that would address concerns of older population. An example here is bringing organisations in the injury prevention sector to work together through the Council's Communities Living Injuries Free initiative.

Advocacy: Representing issues and aspirations associated with being an older adult through council's work with central government agencies and other service providers. For example, the council advocates for more accessible public transport such as kneeling buses, integrated ticketing and better route planning.

Funder or Partner: Providing financial assistance to a number of community groups that cater for or are inclusive of needs and interests of older adults. Some of the funded groups include Age Concern, New Zealand Tamil Senior Citizen's Association and Seniornet Eastern Bays.

Provider: Catering for and being inclusive of older adults through the provision of community centres, halls, recreational facilities, swimming pools and libraries as well as through a provision of information, services and programmes that it offers.

Published May 2007