People, place and prosperity: The case for a population strategy

New Zealand needs a long-term and non-partisan population strategy to prepare for major demographic shifts, according to a new Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures report.

People, place and prosperity: The case for a population strategy argues that New Zealand’s rapidly changing demographic make-up has reached a critical point.

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A long-term plan is now essential to ensure alignment between workforce, infrastructure, public services, regional development, migration settings and New Zealand’s evolving population.  

Population change isn’t driven by one single factor; New Zealand’s demographic future will be shaped by an ageing population, declining fertility, migration flows, and uneven growth across regions.

A population strategy will help decision-makers to consider these inter-related issues as a whole in making important decisions for our future, rather than in isolation as is happening currently.