The latest census figures show that around a quarter of people over 65 don't live in a home they own, or partly own.
The Retirement Commission says the New Zealand property sector is unprepared for a huge increase in seniors needing to rent homes in the future - and it's predicting a 100 percent increase in the number of renters aged over 65 by 2048.
Money expert Liz Koh explores what it would take for the property sector to support older renters to 'age in place'.