Stuff.co.nz 26 May, 2012

Some nasty Budget surprises have emerged, including cuts affecting teachers and elderly rest home residents. As Parliament headed into urgency yesterday to start pushing through a hefty hike in tobacco taxes, new legislation also emerged changing the asset threshold for deciding a person's eligibility for aged rest home care, just weeks before the next rise was due to take effect. Instead of raising the threshold by $10,000 a year each July 1, the threshold will now rise in line with inflation.

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Voxy News Engine, 18 May, 2012 

Senior Citizens Minister Jo Goodhew today announced a new goal to double the number of businesses in the SuperGold scheme to 3,000 by the end of 2014.  "We have seen good progress with 100 new businesses joining the scheme in the last few months and I'm ambitious to see it expand further," said Mrs Goodhew.

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BusinessDay, 17 May, 2012

Slipped a cheque in the mail lately? Or left one on the back porch for the lawnmower man?  The stereotype of a cheque user is elderly and a little distrustful of the digital world.  But a study on how best to nurse cheques through their last few, terminal years has found that is not necessarily true. 

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Age Concern Hamilton, 18 May 2012.

Last night friends, family, colleagues and guests gathered at the Education Faculty for the official launch of the book co-authored by Professor Brian Findsen, University of Waikato. The book is Lifelong Learning in Later Life - A Handbook on Older Adult Learning.

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SunLive, 15 May, 2012

Age Concern Tauranga is the winner of the top award at the TrustPower Tauranga Community Awards.  Age Concern Tauranga won the Supreme Award at the prizegiving at the TECT Arena and will now go on to represent the region at the 2012 TrustPower National Community Awards in March 2013.

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Media Release: Age Concern New Zealand, 15 May, 2012   

Age Concern New Zealand says new figures show the significant portion of society older people make up. The figures, released yesterday by Statistics New Zealand show those over 80 are the fastest growing age-group with the age group growing at about four times the rate of 20 years ago. There are presently more than 160,000 New Zealanders aged over 80 but Statistics New Zealand estimates this number could reach half a million by 2050.

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BusinessDay, 6 May, 2012 

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Waikato Times, 7 May, 2012 

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Waikato Times, 4 May 2012

The onset of cold weather has Waikato residents reaching for their heaters, with power consumption through the region's largest network leaping 13 per cent.

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