www.stuff.co.nz - Aged-care residents to get free vitamin D
18 Mar 2010
Recent articles from Stuff (a nationwide newspaper website operated by the Fairfax Group) include:
Aged-care residents to get free vitamin D
Elderly drivers brought up to speed
Elderly protest plan to cut home help
NZ: an international retirement home?
The stuff website includes online crosswords & sudoko HERE , competitions HERE , cartoon galleries HERE |
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The New Zealand Herald - Controversial Pacificare Trust finally wound up
17 Mar 2010
Controversial Pacificare Trust finally wound up
NZ space scientist Sir Ian Axford dies
500,000 reasons to back down on SuperGold Card
Woman, 93, tops list of NZ's oldest offenders
Other stories that may be of interest are classified under the Aging section
New Zealand Herald editorial staff classify all content by a very broad range of subjects.
These news items are automatically updated and are available on a service called RSS or Real Simple Syndicate.
These are many interest categories to choose from and you can create your own links to the sections that interest you.
The updates are sent to your own computer.
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Selected Prime Minister's and Ministers Speeches and Press Releases 2007-8 (archives also)
17 Mar 2010
12-03-2010 Hon Tariana TuriaNZ Needs Assessment Service Coordination ASSOCIATION (NASCA) General Meeting
15-03-2010 Hon Judith CollinsMinister honours Kiwis who fought at Cassino
01-03-2010 Hon Judith CollinsWar pensions and allowances to increase
24-02-2010 Hon Tony Ryall Bonding scheme for health grads expanded
22-02-2010 Hon Tony Ryall Government approves Southern DHB merger plan
12-02-2010 Hon Tony Ryall Health Minister's speech notes for RNZCGP Quality Symposium
03-02-2010 Hon Tariana Turia New Zealander of the Year : Semi-Finalists
02-02-2010 Hon Judith Collins NZ to host Veterans Ministerial Forum
29-01-2010 Hon Judith Collins Veterans have chance to join Gallipoli contingent
15-12-2009 Hon Judith Collins New travel regulations fairer for veterans
23-11-2009 Hon John Carter Minister breaks the silence on elder abuse
23-11-2009 Hon John Cater Address to the Breaking the Silence Hui
18-12-2009 Hon Tony Ryall New director for Waitemata DHB
18-11-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Health and Disability Commissioner Resignation
17-11-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Better collaboration between DHBs expected
13-11-2009 Hon Tariana Turia Palliative Care Nurses Conference – Biannual conference
11-11-2009 Hon Judith Collins Minister launches ANZAC speech contest
04-11-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Nine short listed for next steps in primary care
03-11-2009 Hon Tony Ryall DHB targets performance to be published
02-11-2009 Hon Paula Bennet Retirement Commissioner reappointed
29-10-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Nominations called for new health board
28-10-2009 Hon Tony Ryall New NHB Board chair appointed
21-10-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Major push to lift public health performance
21-10-2009 Hon John Carter and Hon Paula Bennet ‘Golden Years OE' gets the green light
19-10-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Health Minister's speech to NZ Orthopaedic Assn
16-10-2009 Hon John Carter Address to Presbyterian Support New Zealand Dementia Workshop
15-10-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Tony Ryall Speech - The Government's Health Agenda
15-10-2009 Hon Peter Dunn Opening Address to the NZ Self-Medication Industry Annual Conference
14-10-2009 Hon Turiana Turia “A Great Place to Spend the Day”
12-10-2009 Hon Judith Collins New Zealand remembers ‘darkest day'
02-10-2009 Hon Jonathan Coleman Speech to open Health Informatics NZ Conference
01-10-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Spot audits for rest homes begin today
30-09-2009 Hon John Carter Celebrating the International Day of Older Persons
24-09-2009 Hon Turiana Turia National Carers Conference; 2009 - Tomorrow’s Care today!
10-09-2009 Hon John Carter Older people need to be financially savvy too
08-09-2009 Hon Tony Ryall DHBs to share board members for greater collaboration
07-09-2009 Hon Turiana Turia Moves underway to strengthen ties with community and voluntary sector
04-09-2009 Hon Judith Collins Paris comes to standstill as WWII remembered
02-09-2009 Hon Judith Collins Minister joins leaders to remember start of WWII
28-08-2009 Hon Judith Collins Collins to attend Polish war commemorations
28-08-2009 Hon John Carter New Plymouth Positive Ageing Trust
14-08-2009 Hon Judith Collins Thousands call new veterans Inquiry Line
06-08-2009 Hon Turiana Turia Health Care of NZ Ltd National Leadership Conference
06-08-2009 Hon John Carter Going on-line – the older way
28-07-2009 Hon John Carter Taking advantage of synergies
21-07-2009 Hon Anne Tolley Government still committed to adult education
03-07-2009 Hon Judith Collins Address to Auckland and Northland Battalion Group Delta Company HQ opening ceremony
12-06-2009 Hon John Carter Bus ride for safe families
09-06-2009 Hon Judith Collins Expert Panel to look at nuclear test research
03-06-2009 Hon Tony Ryall New Chair for Waitemata District Health Board
02-06-2009 Hon Paula Bennett $104 million lifeline for critical social services
29-05-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Hospice visit confirms money well spent
28-05-2009 Hon Paula Bennett Government delivers on NZ Superannuation
28-05-2009 Hon Tariana Turia New money to help unpaid carers
28-05-2009 Hon Bill English New Zealand Super Fund - fact sheet
28-05-2009 Hon Tony Ryall $60 million funding boost for hospice care
28-05-2009 Hon Gerry Brown-lee Boost for warmer, drier, healthier Kiwi homes
28-05-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Health workforce gets budget boost
14-05-2009 Hon Tariana Turia National Volunteer Centre’s Hui
01-05-2009 Hon Paula Bennett Ministers’ group to oversee disability policy
25-04-2009 Hon Heather Roy Dunback Memorial ANZAC Service
25-04-2009 Hon Heather Roy Palmerston-Waihemo ANZAC Service
20-04-2009 Hon John Carter Grey Power Federation AGM
20-4-2009 Hon Judith Collins Minister launches Poppy Appeal and new ANZAC Award
16-04-2009 Hon Judith Collins Minister to launch 2009 Poppy Day Appeal
08-04-2009 Hon Judith Collins Expert Panel on Veterans’ Health appointed
03-04-2009 Hon John Carter Older people are an opportunity
01-04-2009 Hon Paula Bennett 900,000 Kiwis get extra payments
31-03-2009 Hon Nick Smith Reconfigured ACC Board announced
29-03-2009 Hon Tony Ryall Patient travel allowance increased
09-03-2009 Hon Nick Smith New start for ACC
23-02-2009 Hon Judith Collins War pensions and allowances to increase
26-01-2009 Hon Judith Collins Minister offers condolences to whanau of Maori Battalion President
Eldernet's archived speeches
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Scoop - Get that brain active and help prevent dementia
16 Mar 2010
Scoop is a “fiercely independent” press release driven Internet news agency accredited to the New Zealand Parliament Press Gallery and also fed by a multitude of Business, Non-Government-Organisation, Regional Government and Public Relations communication professionals.
Get that brain active and help prevent dementia
Support for free transport welcome but promised
Joyce backdown a win for seniors
Decision to retain service for the elderly welcomed
SuperGold Card transport review continues
To view more articles classified as being of interest check the Scoop Archives section - subsection Retirement, or view the RSS feed HERE
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Documentary Edge - Upcoming Documentary Film Festival
17 Feb 2010
Documentary Edge are showing some documentary films at their upcoming documentary film festival!
One of the films is titled What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar which talks about the life of the famous Hollywood star. The film Farewell documents the journey of the Zeppelin talking from the perspective of a young journalist. The film Dance of the Instant is about the New Dance Group who pioneered modern dance from 1945-1947. Another film is titled Marching On which is about a team of elderly formation marchers who refuse to let their passion go. The last film is titled The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story about the two brothers behind all the famous Disney songs like "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "It's a Small World."
Ticket prices can be found by clicking HERE.
The following links below include write-ups of the films, times, and location of where they are showing.
http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2010/ak/film/what-a-difference-a-day
http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2010/ak/film/farewell
http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2010/ak/film/dance-of-the-instant
http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2010/ak/film/marching-on
http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2010/ak/film/boys-the-sherman-brothers-story
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3 News - Robot helper joins resthome staff
23 Nov 2009
Residents of an Auckland retirement village now have a robot helper, thanks to new research into inexpensive robotic assistants for the elderly.
Click HERE to read more.
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Introducing Geriatric 1927
23 Apr 2009
Peter Oakley, better known as Geriatric 1927, is an 82-year-old British superstar. Peter, in 2006, started making videos and posting them on YouTube in an effort to connect with others and is a brilliant example of how anyone, no matter what their age or location can connect with people the world over.
To view Peter's video and learn more visit www.askgeriatric.com
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