新西兰将在十年内成为"超老龄化"社会，65岁及以上人口预计达到约120万人，占比超过五分之一1。与此同时，超过95%的65岁以上新西兰人居住在私人住宅中1，这意味着传统养老设施之外，城市规划和基础设施的适老化改造同样至关重要。
为应对这一人口结构变化，新西兰可借鉴世界卫生组织推出的"老龄友好城市和社区"框架1。自2010年以来，该框架已有1829个城市和社区加入，代表超过4亿人口1。然而，新西兰目前仅有8个社区正式加入世界卫生组织全球网络，其中包括奥克兰、汉密尔顿和纳皮尔1。专家建议新西兰地方议会应将老龄友好设计作为城市发展、交通和公共服务的跨领域原则，通过无障碍设计、公共交通改善和社区参与等措施，帮助老年人在熟悉的社区环境中安全舒适地生活1。
New Zealand will become a "super-aged" society within the next ten years, with the population aged 65 and above expected to exceed one-fifth of the total, representing approximately 1.2 million people.1 This demographic transformation raises critical questions about urban preparedness and infrastructure adaptation.
The challenge is particularly acute because over 95% of New Zealanders aged 65 and above currently reside in private dwellings rather than institutional care facilities.1 This means that age-friendly design in cities, public transportation systems, and community services must become as central to planning as traditional residential aged care. To address this shift, experts recommend that New Zealand adopt the World Health Organization's "Age-Friendly Cities and Communities" framework, which since 2010 has attracted participation from 1,829 cities and communities representing more than 400 million people worldwide.1 Currently, only eight New Zealand communities have formally joined the WHO's global network, including Auckland, Hamilton, and Napier.1 Local councils are urged to embed age-friendly design principles across urban development, transportation, and public services as an overarching priority for sustainable community planning.1
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