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Pensioner flat

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Pensioner flat

Pensioner flats are a form of social housing which allow low-income older people to stay in their own rented homes and maintain their independence. Waki Kerei had a Housing New Zealand pensioner flat in Auckland. Her walls are adorned with family photos.

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Peggy Koopman-Boyden, Older people – Life circumstances, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/26696/pensioner-flat (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peggy Koopman-Boyden, published 22 March 2011.