NZAG 2026: Honouring the Journey of Ageing
About event organiser
The New Zealand Association of Gerontology (NZAG) are a multidisciplinary organisation committed to understanding ageing and promoting the interests of older people and are an affiliated member of IAGG – the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
Event information
About the event
For programme and speaker information and to register, visit NZAG 2026: Honouring the Journey of Ageing.
NZAG 2026 will bring together researchers, practitioners, policy makers, educators, students, community workers, advocates, and older people themselves for three days of rich conversation, connection, and collaboration.
This years theme is Honouring the Journey of Ageing, which aims to honour the journeys of older people across Aotearoa New Zealand — their contributions, their wisdom, their experiences, and their place at the heart of our communities and our work.
Please direct all queries to the organiser: national@gerontology.kiwi.
Latest news and resources
Vine Quick Reads: 9 October 2026
This Quick Reads includes:
- New report shares insights from three kaupapa Māori child protection organisations
- Evaluation of the Court Support Service for children and young people released
- Annual suicide data for 2025/2026 released by Coroners Court and Te Whatu Ora
- New research on young women’s experiences of violence and technology abuse
- UN release 2026 gender snapshot of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
- New report on compulsory mental health and addiction services, data on use of seclusion included
Vine Quick Reads: 2 October 2026
This Quick Reads covers:
- 2026 Family Violence and Sexual Violence Workforce Pulse Survey remains open
- Tākai, online resource supporting whānau and Tamariki under 5, has relaunched
- Consultation open on bills seeking to change how Te Tiriti o Waitangi is given legal effect in law
- New report explores link between social determinants of ill health and violence prevention among Mununjali
- Te Aorerekura Action Plan Update 2026/2027 released
- New service to help victim-survivors confidentially report sexual violence
- UN calls for input on state of human rights for LGBT+ persons deprived of liberty
Vine Quick Reads: 25 September 2026
This Quick Reads covers:
- Public Inquiry into the Disappearances of the Phillips Children released
- New report on family violence and sexual violence service accessibility in Aotearoa
- Police improve process for Family Violence Information Disclosure Scheme (FVIDS)
- Updated Relationships and Sexuality Curriculum released
- HRC launch “Where We Belong”, a campaign celebrating belonging, combatting division
- United Nations call for input on maternal mortality and morbidity
Vine Quick Reads: 21 September 2026
This Quick Reads covers:
- New report on interventions for migrant and refugee men who use domestic, family and sexual violence
- New research on stopping-violence initiatives and their impact on wāhine Māori and Pasifika women
- Evaluation of E Tū Whānau released
- Evaluation of Pasefika Proud released
- Evaluation of Ethnic Communities Violence Prevention released
- New Aotearoa case study on Te Aorerekura released by World Health Organisation (WHO)
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