The Labour and Green Parties are to investigate the state of care for the aged in New Zealand.
A series of public meetings will be held throughout New Zealand in conjuction with Grey Power.
Labour MP Winnie Laban says the information gathered will be collated into a report, which will be peer-reviewed and then presented to the Government.
She says the fact that the population is ageing compounds the need for an investigation.
Green MP Sue Kedgley says the investigation will shine a spotlight on the way the Government is targeting the elderly and reducing their access to vital support.
Ms Laban says she has attempted three times in Parliament to instigate an investigation, but has been blocked by the National Party each time.
She says the investigation will begin in the next two weeks and it is hoped a report will be completed by September.
Grey Power president Les Howard says recent moves to restrict elderly people's access to home-based support in some areas is a major concern.
Mr Howard says this is happening despite the Government's wish for older people to stay in their own homes for longer.
But Health Minister Tony Ryall says instead of investigating the state of aged care, Labour should be apologising for its neglect of the sector when it was in power.
Mr Ryall said a recent Auditor-General report outlined the neglect the sector suffered under the previous Labour-led government.
