20 Oct 2025

What are the implications of us all living longer?

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 20 October 2025

In the next 25 years the number of people over 65 is set to double. 

That is quite a shift from our current reality, where fewer than one in five of us are over 65.

In 2078, that becomes one in three. 

So what does that mean? Well, a new report from the Helen Clark Foundation in conjunction with WSP has taken a deep dive into the issues and the opportunities this change creates. 

Deputy Director Kali Mercier joins Jesse. 

This is a head and shoulders shot of Kali Mercier. She is wearing teal glasses which match the colour of her top.

Photo: Supplied - Helen Clark Foundation