Welcome to the hyper-ageing nation that is New Zealand

Welcome to the hyper-ageing nation that is New Zealand. New Zealand’s towns and cities are rapidly becoming ‘hyper-aged’, which will have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy. In Japan, where many communities are in the grip of hyper-ageing, the result has been ghost towns. “Depopulation will be experienced widely as population ageing progresses,” she says. This is why migration, in most cases, makes communities older, not younger.