PremiumOpinionOpinion byMary HolmColumnist·NZ Herald·19 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM12 mins to readMary Holm is a columnist for the New Zealand Herald.There is some hope for first-home buyers, writes Mary Holm. Photo / 123RFThere is some hope for first-home buyers, writes Mary Holm. Photo / 123RFAre houses still affordable?Q: The statement in your last column, “Kiwis are living at least 10 years longer than they did in, say, the 1960s to 1980s”, is disingenuous.
The New Zealand Period Life Tables 2022-24 from Stats NZ show that, in 1980, life expectancy for 65-year-old men
