Aotearoa’s Hearing Health Challenge: New Study Shows Hearing Loss Costs NZ Over $1 Billion A Year

Thursday, 10 September 2026, 8:20 am | NZ Hearing Industry Association

The NZIER research shows that lost health quality through untreated hearing loss costs the country $450 million a year; lost labour productivity $350 million; and social isolation $330 million. More >>