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Just three years ago the numbers of over-65s living in rental housing was about 20 percent.
By 2048 - just 23 years from now - nearly half are expected to be.
And that jump has seniors' advocates concerned.
With a change of guard in local councils about to take place the Aotearoa New Zealand National Forum for the Decade of Healthy Ageing has been encouraging candidates in the big three centres - Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch - to commit to expanding seniors' housing, with no net loss of units.
It also wants councils to unlock land for age-friendly housing near transport and services.
The Forum says too many older renters are stuck in housing that's not fit for their needs - and in some cases, is unhealthy.
Forum's chair Denise Cosgrove joins Kathryn along with Gillian Schweizer, CEO of Haumaru Housing, which provides community housing for seniors in Auckland.
