1. Theories of ageing and old age / Peggy G. Koopman-Boyden -- 2. Older New Zealanders / Brian Heenan --3. Physiology and health status of the elderly / John Campbell -- 4. The state and the social construction of ageing / Kay Saville-Smith -- 5. Tenure and wealth accumulation / David C. Thorns -- 6. Income support for an ageing society / Susan St John --7. Institutional care, community services and the family / Terri Green -- 8. Older women / Ruth Bonita --9. Te ao te pakeketanga / Roger Maaka -- 10. Elderly people and the political process / Stephen Levine and Nigel S. Roberts