Office for Seniors Director, Diane Turner, will discuss the new strategy for our ageing population Better Later Life He Oranga Kaumātua 2019 to 2034 and how local government can contribute to achieving the vision of older people leading valued, connected and fulfilling lives
- 11 Aug 2020
- 10:00 - 11:00
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About this event
By 2034 we expect that there will be around 1.2 million people aged 65 and over in New Zealand, just over a fifth of our total population.
Is your council ready to deal with what will represent a significant change for New Zealand? We will all need to rethink the existing notions of ageing and what that means for our communities.
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Presenters
Diane Turner
Director, Office of Seniors Read ProfileDiane Turner
Director, Office of SeniorsDiane has been the Director Office of Seniors since October 2016. Diane and her team are based in the Ministry of Social Development, and support the Minister for Seniors to advocate for the issues and interests of older people.
Previously Diane spent thirty years working in local government, including five years as CEO of the Whakatāne District Council.
In 2011 Diane took up the position of Deputy Chief Executive of Recovery Strategy, Planning and Policy Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), where she led development of the Recovery Strategy and Recovery Plans.
Diane worked for three years at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Her roles there included contributing to the earthquake recovery and development of the shared equity home ownership scheme for whānau. In 2014 Diane established Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu (South Island Commissioning Agency), a $15 million investment fund for building whānau capability, owned by the nine iwi of the South Island.
Diane has a Bachelor Social Sciences from Waikato University, a Bachelor Town Planning from Auckland University and a Master Business Administration from Massey University. Diane is also a member of the Institute of Directors, and is a Justice of the Peace.