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Cardiologist Speaks out about our Health System
Tauranga Hospital cardiologist Dr Dean Boddington spoke out about what he believes to be New Zealand’s “abusive” health system ahead of the first Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) strike.
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Retirement Conundrums
Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson was one of the key invited speakers who addressed the Grey Power Annual General Meeting in Wellington earlier this year. Wrightson, who was appointed in late 2022, cited the purpose statement for New Zealand’s retirement income system. The objective, she said, was to achieve a stable retirement income framework which enabled trust and confidence that older New Zealand residents could live with dignity and mana, participate and contribute to society.
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Grey Power Election Issues
See our position on key election issues. These include Preserving NZ Superannuation, Cost of Living Crisis, and others. See our position on key election issues.
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Abbeyfield Development Brings Hope to Older Renters
Not a sod has been turned. Not yet. And not a nail banged home. There hasn’t been any marketing. And it might be 18 months before the front doors are finally thrown open. But already 23 needy people have indicated they want one of the 14 suites at the proposed Abbeyfield - complex in Katikati designed for older folks. “That tells us people are desperate in Katikati,” says Abbeyfield organising committee chairperson Carole Parker.
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Action needed to support home and community services
Jan Pentecost, Grey Power NZ Federation President I have recently been involved in lobby visits to key political contacts in Wellington with the particular view of getting them to address the problems affecting home and community support services for older members.
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NZ Super Summary
The Retirement Commission, Te Ara Ahunga Ora released a paper providing a simple description of New Zealand Superannuation to aid discussion of NZ Super.
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Cost of living: Pensioners living in pain, skipping meals as inflation pushes essentials out of reach
Pensioners are struggling to survive as inflation pushes the costs of essentials out of reach, forcing many to skip meals just to get by. Aotearoa is grappling with a cost of living crisis as mortgage rates, rents and food prices skyrocket - driven by inflation of 7.2 percent.
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Inflation hurting retirees on fixed incomes
In June 2022 the Massey University Fin-Ed Centre released its Annual Update to the New Zealand Retirement Expenditure Guidelines. The Centre aims to empower New Zealanders to make more financially savvy decisions – giving people the tools they need for the life-long process of managing their finances.
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