'We all wear out' - Former Minister of Seniors warns New Zealand is not ready for an ageing population
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Ex-Minister of Seniors Tracey Martin says we’re not ready for a population that's getting older and older - so how early should you be thinking about the future? Meanwhile, new moves to prepare New Zealand for a mass arrivals event have passed into law, but will asylum seekers coming here be better off? And why your next favourite read may well be a romance novel. 
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