Elderly related newsitems

• • 

    Scams: Pause, Reflect & Protect

    • 10 May 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • We have noticed an increase in phishing and other scam-like activities. From phone calls and text messages saying you owe money, need to claim a parcel, or must to renew an important document, to emails claiming to want to give you money, there are countless approaches out there. Sadly, it’s important to be on your ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 4 weeks ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  
• • 

    The Benefits of Volunteering

    • 1 Mar 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • It came as a bit of a shock to me recently to realise I had been volunteering in the Age Concern wellington Region office for more than 18 months. While I had other projects on the go at the time, I noted that the time spent volunteering had been very satisfying. This led to the ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 3 months ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  
• • 

    A Volunteer with a Heart for Community

    • 1 Mar 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • A care for people in the community has led Paul Green to a life of service in New Zealand. “It is a way of doing my civic duty and contributing to my community while saying thanks to the country that welcomed my family here almost 50 years ago.”  Many of the volunteers we work with ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 3 months ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  
• • 

    Volunteering – how it benefits older people and how it can be encouraged

    • 1 Mar 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • One of the “tasks” of later life, as defined by psychologists, is “generativity” – the “giving back” by older people to society and specifically to oncoming generations. While not mentioning the concept of generativity specifically, numerous policy statements and “strategies” emphasise that the contribution and participation of older people is an important part of positive ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 3 months ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  
• • 

    Mavis – Community Connector 

    • 1 Mar 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • If Mavis isn’t lawn bowling, swimming, taking voice lessons, or participating in a Steady As You Go exercise class, she’s probably home baking the most delicious scones you’ve ever tasted. Or perhaps she’s sewing or knitting a useful gift for a friend. Despite Mavis being nearly 84 years old, she keeps more active than most.  ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 3 months ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  
• • 

    New Zealand’s Ageing Population

    • 11 Jan 2023
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • 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
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 4 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • kapiti
  
  
• • 

    Sailing on the Kaipara

    • 7 Jul 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • An article in the New Zealand Herald of Friday 11 March “For Kiwis travelling is the best revenge” was actually about the Flight Centre building up its staff to cope with the demand for “revenge travel” for being covidly deprived of overseas travel for the past two years. But there is also the opportunity now ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 11 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • covid-19
  
  
• • 

    New Zealand Celebrates First Matariki Public Holiday 24 June 2022

    • 17 Jun 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Aotearoa New Zealand celebrates its first official national Matariki public holiday on 24 June this year. The reappearance of the Matariki array of stars in our skies midwinter, in early morning, marks the start of the Māori New Year for many. The star cluster Matariki has different names and different significances around the world. In ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 11 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • matariki
  
  
• • 

    An Old Master Painter

    • 5 May 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • A two bedroomed state house in Strathmore is an unlikely repository for a substantial collection of art works – mainly acrylic paintings. But there they are, not only arrayed on the walls but many are stacked up to three deep on the furniture.   The artist is 91-year-old Ron Jobson, a retired prison officer who ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 13 months ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  
• • 

    Hutt City Civic Award Nominee, Volunteer Carol Bradnock 

    • 27 Apr 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    •   As a child, Carol Bradnock liked to help seniors because they often looked sad and she wanted to help make them happy. Perhaps it’s because she has a lot to live up to (her grandfather founded the Rātana movement and her grandmother was Iriaka Rātana, the first woman to represent Māori in the New ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 13 months ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  
• • 

    In Case You Missed Curious Conversations One: Anna Fifield

    • 24 Mar 2022
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Anna Fifield – Editor, The Dominion Post Anna is the Editor of The Dominion Post based in Wellington. Previously, she was the Beijing bureau chief for The Washington Post and she focused her attention on news and issues of Japan, North Korea, and South Korea. She has been to North Korea a dozen times. You can watch ... Read more
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 14 months ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  
• • 

    Making Garden Connections

    • 14 Dec 2021
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • 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
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 17 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • mount-victoria

    Innermost Gardens, Elizabeth Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
• • 

    The Changing Shape of Families

    • 9 Nov 2020
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • The ageing of New Zealand society is a well-recognised fact.
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 30 months ago by feedreader
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  
• • 

    Covid-19 – How Have Older People Been Affected?

    • 13 Aug 2020
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • When the New Zealand Government began to take steps to reduce the impact of Covid-19, people aged 70 and over were singled out as the group most vulnerable.
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 32 months ago by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • covid-19
  
  
• • 

    Seniors and Phasing Out Cheques in New Zealand

    • 8 Apr 2020
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Although some banks still accept cheques, NZ banks and government organisations are slowly phasing them out.
    • Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed 32 months ago by tonytw1
    • Automatically tagged as:
    • elderly
  
  

• • Creating community

    • 31 Mar 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Whether it’s picking up groceries for someone immunocompromised or dropping off medication for an elderly person, the Wellington Volunteer Student Army is aiming to help others however they can during the COVID-19 lockdown.
    • Accepted from VUW News feed 38 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • covid-19
    • elderly
    • wellington
  
  

• • Open Day invitation Friday 15 July 2011 - bring your friends

    • 6 Jul 2011
    • SeniorNet Wellington Inc
    • This is another opportunity for older folk to see and hear how SeniorNet computer training can give them new skills, and add much interest and fun to their lives.
    • Submitted by tonytw1
    • Tagged as:
    • events