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Older people living in their own home

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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, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/26695/older-people-living-in-their-own-home (accessed 4 June 2026).

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