Sep-Oct 2016 Issue | Business View Oceania

86 Business View Oceania - September/October 2016 It’s no secret that the world at large is ageing. In most developed nations, there is a continuous increase of old- er populations, a fact which has led to a variety of new trends and a rein- forcement of several industries. One of those is the retirement villages sec- tor. More and more older people make the conscious choice of joining one of New Zealand’s retirement village and becoming part of a wider community. The influential voice of retirement villages The Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand is deeply involved in the sector as it represents more than Retirement Villages Association of New Zealand Representing New Zealand’s retirement villages