Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 11:33 am
New Zealand’s population is going through the greatest
change since the post-war baby boom, says Dr Paul Spoonley,
speaking at the Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga’s
Looking
Ahead Symposium in Wellington on Tuesday.
"We can
see several trends playing out, an ageing population
combined with lower fertility as fewer children are born to
older parents. In addition, we see New Zealand becoming
increasingly urban which also results in population decline
or stagnation in a growing number of our regions. We can
also expect much greater diversity as immigration continues
to be an important source of the skills we need," says Dr