Story: Older people

Older people living in their own home (1st of 5)

Older people living in their own home

For many older people, remaining in their own homes, which they may have lived in for many years, is very important. Auckland couple Oliver and Gerarda Bossard stand outside their Kohimarama home in 2005.

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Peggy Koopman-Boyden, 'Older people - Life circumstances', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/26695/older-people-living-in-their-own-home (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Peggy Koopman-Boyden, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 22 Aug 2018