https://wellington.gen.nz/age-concern-wellington+places Items tagged with Age Concern Wellington and Places. https://www.acwellington.org.nz/finding-strength-through-change-and-loss/ Age Concern Wellington, in partnership with Catholic Social Services, recently hosted a heartfelt seminar at the Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club. The session, “Understanding Change, Loss and Grief,” was part of the Seasons for Growth resources, which support people in exploring life’s changes and learning strategies to cope with grief. The seminar touched on many important ... Read more upper-hutt huttvalley places communitygroups elderly Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/finding-strength-through-change-and-loss/ Age Concern Wellington 2025-08-31T00:00:00Z -41.1240674 175.0699589 Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand https://www.acwellington.org.nz/tea-and-tech-in-lower-hutt/ Age Concern Wellington Region offers personalised tech support for seniors at various events across the Wellington Region. In March, staff and volunteers dedicated a day to assist seniors in Epuni, Lower Hutt, where participants brought their smartphones, laptops, and tablets, often accompanied by a lengthy list of questions. “I’m just so worried about losing my ... Read more lower-hutt huttvalley places communitygroups elderly Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/tea-and-tech-in-lower-hutt/ Age Concern Wellington 2024-07-11T00:00:00Z -41.2125751 174.9057626 Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand https://www.acwellington.org.nz/meeting-mama-rose-at-tea-and-tech/ “Now that I’m retired, people call me Mama Rose,” Rosettastone tells me as we work on her laptop together at our recent Tea and Tech event in Tawa. “I always keep an eye on anything to do with Age Concern. And I saw this advertised and thought I must come!” Mama Rose proudly explains that ... Read more tawa places communitygroups elderly Sat, 25 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/meeting-mama-rose-at-tea-and-tech/ Age Concern Wellington 2024-05-25T00:00:00Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.acwellington.org.nz/new-zealands-aging-population/ The issue of New Zealand’s Aging Population There are currently over 12,000 seniors living alone in Wellington. With the 2023 Census right around the corner, Age Concern Wellington Region CEO Stephen Opie is expecting this number to jump. Wellington is a popular region for seniors to live in. Kapiti Coast, for example, has one of ... Read more kapiti places communitygroups elderly Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:58:01 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/new-zealands-aging-population/ Age Concern Wellington 2023-01-11T21:58:01Z https://www.acwellington.org.nz/new-zealands-ageing-population/ The issue of New Zealand’s Ageing Population There are currently over 12,000 seniors living alone in Wellington. With the 2023 Census right around the corner, Age Concern Wellington Region CEO Stephen Opie is expecting this number to jump. Wellington is a popular region for seniors to live in. Kapiti Coast, for example, has one of ... Read more kapiti places communitygroups elderly Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:58:01 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/new-zealands-ageing-population/ Age Concern Wellington 2023-01-11T21:58:01Z https://www.acwellington.org.nz/volunteers-going-above-and-beyond/ This year, Age Concern Wellington Region introduced the ‘Outstanding Volunteer Award’, designed to recognise and appreciate Age Concern’s volunteers who go the extra mile for seniors. Two volunteer Christmas parties were held at the end of November, in Stokes Valley and Johnsonville. Three amazing recipients were presented with awards at these events – Joan Robertshawe, ... Read more johnsonville stokes-valley places communitygroups elderly Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:55:24 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/volunteers-going-above-and-beyond/ Age Concern Wellington 2022-12-01T01:55:24Z -41.1813774 174.9828491 Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5019, New Zealand https://www.acwellington.org.nz/menzshed-wellington-revitalised/ Menzshed Wellington is back in business. After being homeless for almost two years they have found a new shed in the old Hataitai Bowling Club greenkeeper’s shed. It is part of the Hataitai Centre, renamed after the Bowling Club closed, at 157 Hataitai Road, about 100 metres away from the Hataitai Village shops. Initially it ... Read more hataitai places communitygroups elderly Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:28:52 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/menzshed-wellington-revitalised/ Age Concern Wellington 2022-06-23T00:28:52Z -41.304278 174.7967804 Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.acwellington.org.nz/remembering-emily/   When the Companion Walking Service was set up in 2020, we needed a bank of volunteers ready for when the referrals started to come in. At that time, I belonged to an exercise group in Karori and over coffee told the group about my new job. One member of the group, Delyse, was particularly ... Read more karori places communitygroups elderly Wed, 27 Apr 2022 22:23:40 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/remembering-emily/ Age Concern Wellington 2022-04-27T22:23:40Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.acwellington.org.nz/making-garden-connections/ Nathalie and Tim are both keen gardeners who met each other at the Innermost Gardens in Mount Victoria recently: she gardens to keep active while he volunteers at the community garden. Gardeners thrive on getting their hands dirty and communicating with nature. They also enjoy getting together to explore other gardens and communicating with each ... Read more mountvictoria places communitygroups elderly Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/making-garden-connections/ Age Concern Wellington 2021-12-14T00:00:00Z -41.2972827 174.78978892701014 Innermost Gardens, Elizabeth Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.acwellington.org.nz/mana-u3a/ Making new friends, Sharing interests, Fun and companionship   Mana U3A is one of several U3A groups in the Wellington region, with Tawa U3A to the south and Kapiti U3A to the north up the coast. Our focus is on giving our members opportunities to learn, the chance to get to know others in the same area, and ... Read more kapiti tawa places communitygroups elderly Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:00:43 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/mana-u3a/ Age Concern Wellington 2021-10-27T23:00:43Z -41.1681676 174.8247761 Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.acwellington.org.nz/best-friends-in-wainuiomata/ “Checkmate,” Ian says. wainuiomata places communitygroups elderly Wed, 21 Jul 2021 01:13:27 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/best-friends-in-wainuiomata/ Age Concern Wellington 2021-07-21T01:13:27Z -41.2618075 174.9480696 Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://www.acwellington.org.nz/keepwalking/ Are you starting to feel your walking days are coming to an end? Do you worry that your age/disabilities are discouraging you from enjoying our lovely waterfront or Wellington’s interesting attractions? Well, with Age Concern Wellington Region’s Companion Walking Service, there is no need to be missing out. The Companion Walking Service aims to improve the lives of older people... Source waterfront places communitygroups elderly Thu, 13 May 2021 22:55:33 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/keepwalking/ Age Concern Wellington 2021-05-13T22:55:33Z https://www.acwellington.org.nz/home-invasion-keeping-yourself-safe-at-home/ Though rare, home invasions unfortunately do happen from time to time. A recent incident in Karori occurred when the house occupant opened his front door and three masked people charged in, stole from him, and hurt the man. There’s no need to be afraid, but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself. If someone knocks at your door and you are not expecting a visitor... Source karori places communitygroups elderly Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:28 GMT https://www.acwellington.org.nz/home-invasion-keeping-yourself-safe-at-home/ Age Concern Wellington 2021-01-19T00:00:28Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand