Grey Power November 2016

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ISSUE 28: NOVEMBER 2016 

Summer is here and 

Christmas with it 

It’s time for everyone to fill 

their hearts with Christmas 

cheer. And spread as much 

happiness as possible to 

those around us. 

If you are travelling 

over the holiday period, 

please take care. Heed the 

old warning, drive to the 

conditions. Remember when 

the rain comes down on the 

dry roads of summer they 

can become very slippery. 

Don’t get caught. 

Telling our readership 

this may seem a 

bit crass, as they are 

weathered enough 

to know the rules. 

But sometimes we forget. 

All that aside, the 

publishers of your magazine 

wish you all a safe and happy 

festive season. 

President Tom 

reports p3 

Adult education groups 

exercise our brains p6 

Healthy feet are in 

your hands p12 

Readers’ letters 

p37-45 

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT: 

Pushing political barrows is not 

Grey Power’s reason for being 

It’s great to be popular and 

Grey Power seems more 

popular than ever with 

groups who want us to 

push their political barrows. 

The reaction when we decline is 

predictable and a bit hilarious. 

Like jilted lovers, they turn nasty 

and throw tantrums when told “no.” 

The first group was the Legalise Cannabis 

Party which got involved in the 

campaign by an association to improve 

access to medical cannabis until I managed 

to convince them we did not need 

their help 

The latest group was the newly 

formed New Zealand Seniors’ Party. In 

spite of several explanations, that Grey 

Power cannot join any political party, 

they have continued to try and infiltrate 

our membership. I have issued a number 

of warnings to associations about 

this group and their objectives. Most of 

them are foreign nationals who want to 

bring their pensions with them to New 

Zealand and expect to collect our national 

superannuation as well. 

New Zealand is part of an international 

protocol which prevents this double 

dipping from happening. 

In discussions with the Ministry of 

Social Development it was explained 

that, under S70 of the Social Welfare 

Act, all New Zealand benefits and national 

superannuation are reduced by 

the value of an overseas, state funded, 

pension. Private funds are not included 

in those calculations. 

Where New Zealand national superannuation 

is paid to a couple, their 

joint incomes from other offshore, state 

funded pensions are calculated as a single 

unit. 

That means the offshore pension of 

one spouse will affect the New Zealand 

national superannuation of the other. 

They accepted that, in the case of a 

high value offshore pension collected by 

one spouse it could in fact completely 

eliminate the New Zealand superannuation 

of the other. 

A number of reviews and investigations 

over many years had failed to address 

that situation but the basic policy 

of stopping double dipping is in keeping 

with Grey Power philosophy. 

Since I have made it known in clear 

terms to the executive of the New Zealand 

Seniors Party that Grey Power will 

not join them they have issued a promise 

to cease attempts to hijack our membership 

and the person responsible has 

left the party. A good outcome for both 

of us. 

On a more positive note the Local 

Government Act Amendment Bill will 

not now proceed in its present form as 

there were too many groups opposed to 

it. We were one of those groups and I 

have spent some time with Lawrence 

Yule (LGNZ) applying subtle pressure 

on Government. When Labour, the 

Greens and now United Future saw 

where that pressure was coming from in 

the lead-up to the general election next 

year, they all withdrew support. 

There are negotiations now to have 

the Bill reported back with significant 

amendments to the clauses which would 

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Pushing political barrows is 

not Grey Power’s reason for being 

From page 3 

have given the Local Government Commission 

the power to intervene in local 

government without consulting ratepayers, 

which is exactly what we asked 

for. Without those amendments the 

Bill would be voted down and there are 

some quite useful elements to it. 

There is still some way to go getting 

rates more affordable and that will be 

the next step. 

Thanks to Pete Matcham for presenting 

our submission and to the associations 

who let us get on with the job 

without becoming involved making too 

much noise about it. 

There were several real break 

throughs on our recent visit to Parliament 

thanks to previous work, sound 

factual advice and some gentle but persistent 

negotiations with senior politicians. 

The first of these were invitations 

from both the Green Party and the Labour 

Party for us to join their internal 

policy development committees to assist 

with policies which affect older 

people. In the past there has always 

been an invitation to “send in your 

ideas” but this time we will be involved 

in the formation stages of their policy 

development. 

The second real victory was that the 

Minister for Seniors said she was “cautiously 

optimistic” that there would be 

significant changes to the SuperGold 

card to address the Auckland Transport 

HoP card problem with off peak travel. 

Final details are not yet available but 

we expect a formal announcement before 

Christmas. Minister Barry has also 

promised to write to banks and the 

Banking Ombudsman to ask that SuperGold 

cards with AA ID photos be accepted 

as legal identity cards for banking 

purposes. 

The Hon. Annette King has invited 

Roy Reid to join Labour’s Age Care discussion 

and focus group. She was also 

interested in the WHO Age Friendly 

Cities international protocol and has 

agreed to talk with relevant Labour 

spokespeople about Grey Power’s suggestion 

that New Zealand should affiliate 

to the movement with the Office of 

the Prime Minister as the lead Government 

agency. 

Health Minster Jonathan Coleman 

was surprised to hear from Jo Millar 

that the waiting lists for elective surgery 

had not improved in real terms 

and that “phantom waiting lists” were 

still being used by some DHBs. He has 

directed his staff to look into the issue 

and will get back to us on the matter. 

In our discussions with KiwiBank 

about small communities where other 

banks are closing down and they only 

have a transaction service they will look 

at setting up a mobile unit. This may 

mean they can pick up the customers 

abandoned by other banks and their 

mobile unit will go around the small 

communities so people can set up new 

accounts. 

Ministry of Social Development staff 

have given further explanations about 

the S70 issue; 

All state funded pensions from countries 

in the international accord on deductions 

are treated as if they are the 

same pension fund. 

This also applies to employer/employee 

pensions where they are compulsory 

or “state mandated”. There are 

other complicated systems in place to 

ensure no one collects two pensions and 

they will provide the Board with written 

information on this issue. They have 

also undertaken to write a clear article 

on the S70 issue for the magazine. 

Major parties were interested but 

only lukewarm on the private health 

insurance subsidy with evidence that it 

could in fact increase the cost of the national 

health system. Peter Dunne however 

said it was his party’s policy that 

health insurance subscriptions should 

be tax deductible; all agreed to discuss 

the matter further. 

Everyone we spoke to agreed with 

our stance on medical cannabis and 

were keen to make more professionally 

produced cannabis medicines available 

as soon as they become fully tested. 

Labour Housing spokesman Phil 

Twyford said they would shut all foreign 

Tom O’Connor 

buyers out of the New Zealand housing 

market, remove the ability of speculators 

to make huge profits from housing and 

build 10,000 new, affordable houses a 

year designed specifically for low income 

and vulnerable people. He would be 

keen to be a guest speaker at the AGM 

next year. 

TOM O’CONNOR 

President 

National Grey Power Federation

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Adult education groups exercising our brains keeping us mentally agile 

FROM PAUL LUNBERG 

Our Grey Power magazine is certainly 

full of products claiming to keep us 

healthy to a ripe old age. Then there 

are articles of fascinating places to 

visit and things to see. 

But many of us need 

to exercise our 

brains more to keep 

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Bureau. 

Your local council may 

also have information of 

groups like those I will 

mention. 

Retired folk in Nelson 

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and groups offering learning 

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There have always 

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music, pottery and 

similar groups and a lot of 

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these. 

However, these are 

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where people learn a specific 

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This article concentrates 

on those groups who offer 

brain food. 

These groups are for 

those wishing to increase 

their knowledge of the 

world around us. 

They are in no particular 

order. 

Much of this has been 

directly lifted from the 

FOUND website. 

Following is a list of 

the more well-known 

groups which does not include 

Probus and the service 

clubs - although they 

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From page 6 

are also good sources of 

talks and intellectual interaction: 

1. U3A Nelson (U3A: 

University of The Third 

Age) 

2. Nelson Institute 

3. Nelson Science Society 

(NSS) 

4. Fresh Focus 

5. Nelson Rock & Mineral 

Club 

6. SeniorNet Inc 

7. Nelson Historical 

Society 

8. Nelson Institute for 

Diplomacy and Inter 

national Affairs 

9. Friends of the Library 

1. U3A Nelson (U3A: 

University of The 

Third Age) 

We are about 250 mostly 

retired folk who wish to 

continue our learning. 

There are about 50 different 

groups all applying 

themselves to learn 

more in certain areas 

from history to dance, 

from geology to gardens. 

All are welcome. 

Find out about all the 

groups and about U3A at 

their Website : 

http://www.u3anelson.org.nz/ 

Contact person: Peter 

Sutton (president) Email 

secretary@u3anelson. 

org.nz 

2. Nelson Institute 

The Institute is NZ’s oldest 

secular community 

organisation. Founded on 

board the barque ‘Whitby’ 

en route for NZ May 17, 

1841. 

September 24, 1907 the 

Institute was incorporated 

by Act of Parliament. 

Seeks to preserve our 

cultural identity and history. 

Organises and promotes 

lectures and discussions 

on a range of topics. 

What do we do? Regular 

excellent speakers 

at the Nelson Library. 

Typically one every other 

month and on a Sunday 

afternoon. 

Physical address: Nelson 

Elma Turner Library, 

27 Halifax Street, Nelson 

Contact person: Barbara 

Rhodes (president) 

Phone: (03) 545 1646 

3. Nelson Science 

Society (NSS) 

The NSS is a branch of the 

Royal Society of New Zealand 

and exists to promote 

science within the Nelson/Tasman 

region - we 

do this by holding regular 

scientific talks from a variety 

of experts throughout 

the year and by promoting 

science education in 

schools and colleges. 

The Astronomy section 

is run as an independent 

constituent of the NSS 

and maintains its own 

programme of events (see 

Astronomy Section pages 

for full details and newsletter). 

Contact: Simon Crase 

(president Nelson Science 

Society) [president@nelsonscience.nz] 

Or Robert Rea (astronomy) 

03 544 5241 

Website: http://nelsonscience.nz/ 

4. Fresh Focus 

Provides a selection of 

talks on far-ranging topics 

presented by various 

people, usually from the 

Nelson region. 

The talks are presented 

between 10am 

and 11am on 25 Mondays 

each year. See the Community 

Notices section 

of The Nelson Leader, 

The Nelson Weekly and 

The Waimea Weekly for 

details about each presentation. 

Every senior citizen is 

welcome to come along. 

There is an expectation 

of $3 gold coin donation 

and for people to be seated 

by 9.55am. 

Typically about 60 

people attend each talk. 

There is no website but 

the talks are advertised 

in the free newspapers. 

5. Nelson Rock & 

Mineral Club 

Club meetings consist of 

talks about rocks, fossils, 

micro-minerals, minerals 

and geological processes 

covering the broad spectrum 

of geoscience interests. 

There are monthly 

field trips to collect minerals, 

fossils, do gold panning, 

view micro-minerals 

and also look at the geology 

of an area. We have 

a shed containing all the 

necessary equipment to 

cut and polish rocks and 

make jewellery. 

Contact Person: Diane 

Toole (secretary) Phone 

(03) 540 2240 

6. SeniorNet Inc. 

Teaching computer-related 

skills to those aged 50 plus 

in a personal and friendly 

environment. 

Physical address is 

Pioneer Park, 11 Hastings 

Street, Nelson. Opening 

Hours: February to November; 

Weekdays only between 

9.30 am and 4.30 pm 

Contact Person Irene 

Thomas: Phone (03) 

548-9401 

Email: contact@seniornetnelson.org.nz 

Website: www.seniornetnelson.org.nz 

7. Nelson Historical 

Society 

The objects of the 

society are: 

– To gather and record 

the history of the northern 

part of the South Island 

in order to educate 

the public and foster 

understanding of our 

heritage 

– To promote public 

awareness of that history 

by organising 

meetings field trips and 

other similar activities 

Meetings: Nelson Masonic 

Hall, 109 Nile Street, 

Nelson. Second Monday 

of the month, 7.30pm. 

Check programme: 

https://www.facebook. 

com/nelsonhistoricalsociety/. 

8. Nelson Institute for 

Diplomacy and International 

Affairs 

The Branch in Nelson 

was set up in August, 

2011 by Hugo Judd, a 

former member of the 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

and Trade and a 

former official secretary 

to the Governor General. 

It now has around 110 

members. 

Meetings are held every 

four or five weeks on 

weekdays at 5.30pm in 

the Media Centre of the 

Nelson Marlborough Institute 

of Technology. 

Speakers have included 

diplomatic representatives 

in Wellington, 

Members of Parliament, 

academics, journalists 

and former New Zealand 

Ambassadors and High 

Commissioners. 

Contact: Chair: Hugo 

Judd hugojudd@gmail. 

com 

9. Friends of the 

Library 

The Friends of the Nelson 

Library, formed in 1991, is 

a group of people interested 

in supporting and promoting 

their library and 

strengthening its links 

with the community. 

We hold relaxed committee 

meetings the third 

Wednesday of each month 

(10 am) at Elma Turner 

Library. 

Contact person: Jeannie 

Woodhouse (chairman) 

Phone (03) 

5380969 

So good luck with your 

search - but be certain 

there will be some similar 

groups happy to have you 

join them in your area. 

And if you lack transport - 

at our age most of us who 

can are glad to give others 

a lift… 

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NATIONAL GREYPOWER MAGAZINE » NOVEMBER 2016

Losing money to scammers: 

a fear for older people 

FROM HON MAGGIE BARRY 

Minister for Seniors 

Losing money to a scammer is an 

awful experience for anyone – and as 

I have heard from so many seniors, 

it is a particular fear for many older 

people. 

Scammers are becoming 

more cunning 

and inventive 

and with the growth of the 

internet, they have more 

opportunities to reach victims, 

and it is a sad reality 

that many of those they 

target are seniors. 

It might seem obvious 

in hindsight but 

many of these so-called 

“investment opportunities”, 

romance scams or 

approaches by phone or 

computer can seem very 

genuine at the time. You 

need to protect yourself 

by watching out for “red 

flags” – signs that what 

you are dealing with may 

be a scam. 

New Zealand’s Banking 

Ombudsman, Nicola 

Sladden, says scammers 

use a range of different 

techniques to develop a 

“friendship” with their 

victim, play on their emotions 

and actively discourage 

them from talking 

about the apparently 

“great investment opportunity” 

on offer with their 

real and trusted friends 

and family. 

One big red flag is a socalled 

“friend” who never 

actually appears in person, 

but only ever wants 

to talk over the phone or 

via email. 

As Minister for Seniors 

I am very aware 

that some of our older 

people are very trusting 

and potentially vulnerable 

to this type of fraud, 

especially if they are 

lonely or isolated and in 

need of companionship. 

But couples and families 

can also become victims. 

One recent case involved 

an older couple in 

their seventies losing their 

savings in a Hong Kong investment 

scam. 

Within eight weeks of 

first being hooked by the 

scam, they had withdrawn 

their entire life savings of 

$70,000 and started taking 

out loans with their 

bank to capitalise on the 

“investment”. 

The bank did ask why 

they had made the withdrawals 

but they had been 

persuaded not to say anything 

by the scammer. 

The Ombudsman felt 

the bank ought to have 

taken its inquiries further 

and recommended it 

refund half the loans the 

couple had taken out. 

But they still lost half 


their savings because it 

was judged they should 

have done their own due 

diligence more thoroughly 

before signing away 

their money. 

Another common type 

of scam is called “phishing”, 

when the victim receives 

an email or phone 

call claiming to be from 

their bank and asking for 

personal details about 

their account numbers 

and passwords. 

The email may even 

have a link to a website 

which is designed to look 

like your bank but it could 

all be fake. You need to be 

aware that once you send 

them your details they will 

have everything they need 

to access your money. 

Under no circumstances 

should you ever hand 

over your banking details 

on the phone or via 

email – no bank would 

ever ask for them and if 

in any doubt you should 

phone or contact your 

bank directly to verify if it 

is genuine. 

You can read more 

about how to avoid scams 

and how your bank and 

Banking Ombudsman 

can help on the Office for 

Seniors website: www. 

superseniors.msd.govt.nz. 

Ombudsman’s guide 

on banking 

• Make sure you know who 

you are dealing with. 

• Do an internet search 

and look for reviews. 

Check Consumer Affairs’ 

scam alert website, ask 

for a physical address 

you can check, and look 

the company up on the 

Companies Register. 

• Check with someone 

independent and trustworthy 

before you commit 

to anything. 

• Do not give out account 

details unless the business 

is established and 

trusted. 

• Never accept money into 

your account for subsequent 

transfer to others. 

• Never give out your 

password. 

• Check your accounts 

regularly to ensure money 

is only going to the 

right places. 

• Report any likely scams 

to your bank and Consumer 

Affairs via its 

website. 

• If you are emailing somebody 

about financial 

matters involving transferring 

money, check the 

arrangements with the 

person using a means 

of communication other 

than email. Each year we 

receive complaints from 

people who have lost 

money through email accounts 

being hacked and 

fraudsters assuming the 

identities of others. 

• Contact your bank immediately 

if you suspect 

you have been scammed. 

The bank may be able to 

reverse the charges but 

it may not be able to if 

you have authorised the 

payment. 

Unfortunately the old 

adage, “if it is too good to 

be true, it probably is” is 

almost always right and 

we all have to be vigilant 

to look after our financial 

security. 

Caveat emptor – let 

the buyer beware!

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If you’re not actively 

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Sparks fly in former Air New 

Zealand pilot’s tell-all book 

An account of the NZ airline industry 

in 1960s when flying was dangerous 

and sex was safe. 

Welcome aboard 

ladies and gentlemen, 

back to 

the golden age of air-travel, 

when people dressed 

up to fly, complimentary 

booze flowed freely and 

baggage was included in 

the ticket price…and Air 

New Zealand pilot Guy 

Clapshaw was having the 

time of his life. 

Tasman Echo Alpha 

is Clapshaw’s latest book 

about his heady days in 

the jet stream when drama, 

glamour and hilarity 

joined forces to create the 

sort of anecdotes we all 

dream belonged to us. 

Educated at Charterhouse, 

Clapshaw won an 

RAF scholarship to fly 

Vampire jet fighters during 

National Service and 

de-mob he became a ‘jobbing 

pilot’ flying anything 

with two wings. 

One of these jobs involved 

transporting racehorses 

– an overnighter 

which left him reeking 

of manure and late to 

an interview for a plum 

post in New Zealand. But 

Clapshaw turned everything 

around, impressing 

the top brass with a betting 

tip for the Ascot Gold 

Cup that he picked up on 

the job – odds of 100 to 8 

for Lester Piggott riding 

Fightin’ Charlie…which 

won. 

And so he switched 

hemispheres and moved 

into Mendelsohn Mansions 

which housed personnel 

from New Zealand’s 

two government 

airlines – and the gay proprietors 

of a Parnell art 

gallery, both often spotted 

pushing their pet monkey 

in an old-fashioned pram 

– they lived on the top 

floor with the best views. 

Filled with fascinating 

insights the politics and 

culture of New Zealand’s 

airline industry, there are 

heaps of delightful tales 

and observations to interest 

anyone curious about 

what goes on behind the 

scenes in this era. 

Stories of danger, bravado 

and hard work…a 

nice counterpoint to the 

days lazing poolside under 

tropical sun in Honolulu, 

LA, Fiji. Or fabulous 

interludes like the one 

about the horse that took 

a lift up to the fourteenth 

floor of Sydney’s Manhattan 

hotel on Christmas 

morning after the milk 

cart owner got carried 

away partying with the air 

crew. 

And then there was the 

prominent ornithologist 

ops manager who managed 

to recruit a flock of 

staff with bird names: 

Drake, Falconer, Cox, 

Swann…not forgetting Mr 

Peacock, Robin McGrath 

and Harry Swift. 

Clapshaw has flown 

almost everything from 

WW2 jet fighters, Fox 

Moths, Dominies, Herons, 

DC-3s and DC-8s 

to 747 Jumbo Jets. Approaching 

80 years of age, 

he still flies after 63 years 

in the air and intends to 

keep flying until he gets it 

right. 

Clapshaw’s first book 

A Likely Story was well 

received and reprinted 

numerous times, resulting 

in an invitation from 

Random House to write 

the sequel, And That’s Another 

Story. Every Friday 

Clapshaw teaches at decile 

one Panmure Bridge 

School as part of their 

Rotary Reading Recovery 

programme. 

He lives in South Auckland 

and is married with 

two grown-up sons. 

Guy Clapshaw is currently 

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We have increased New Zealand 

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percent since we came into 

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fortnight. That’s around three times the 

rate of inflation over that period. 

We are also committed to keeping 

the married rate of Super at 66 percent 

of the average take-home wage, and to 

pay it from the age of 65. 

And Budget 2016 provided a further 

$41 million for the SuperGold card 

scheme, to provide certainty for more 

than 670,000 cardholders across New 

Zealand. 

This is possible only because of the 

National-led Government’s responsible 

management of the economy and of its 

own books. 

Finance Minister, Bill English posted 

a $1.8 billion Budget surplus in 

2015/16, building on a $414 million 

surplus in 2014/15. 

This is a huge turnaround on the 

$18.4 billion deficit New Zealand 

faced five years ago following the 

global financial crisis and devastating 

Canterbury earthquakes. 

Our economy grew by 3.6 percent in 

the year to June 2016 putting us in the 

top four performing OECD countries. 

Around 35,000 more jobs 

have been created in the 

past three months and 

144,000 more people 

are in work over the past 

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New Zealand’s unemployment rate 

has fallen to 4.9 percent – that’s the 

lowest rate in nearly eight years. 

Around 35,000 more jobs have been 

created in the past three months and 

144,000 more people are in work over 

the past year. 

That means New Zealand now has 

the second highest employment rate in 

the developed world. 

The National-led Government is 

committed to maintaining rising surpluses 

because it gives New Zealand 

choices into the future. Along with tackling 

debt, they include building schools 

and hospitals, resuming contributions 

to the New Zealand Super Fund and, 

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income taxes. 

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Prime Minister John Key. 

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more than double the rate of inflation so 

families actually see the benefits, rather 

than having their money gobbled up by 

rising living costs. 

Tourism and construction are booming 

and it’s great to see the service sector 

expanding as it makes up around 70 

percent of the economy. Growth in tourism 

generated around 6600 new jobs in 

the year to March 2016 and more than 

188,000 people are now employed in 

the sector. 

Strong economic growth needs to 

be supported by quality infrastructure. 

Finance Minister Bill English recently 

released the Capital Intentions Plan, 

setting out a pipeline of more than $100 

billion worth of infrastructure projects 

over the next decade. 

The strong economy and rising surpluses 

gives us choices we didn’t have 

before. Next year’s Budget will set out 

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Another view: We 

devalue democracy 

at our peril 

Parliament must make an 

urgent stand to defend 

local democracy. 

By Steve Goldthorpe 

Our elected representatives must 

not give the Government sweeping 

new powers, which would 

allow the minister-of-the-day to ride 

roughshod over local, democratic planning 

processes. 

The Government's Resource Legislation 

Amendment bill is in the Select 

Committee stage, which means that it 

is on track to become law this spring. 

Among various proposed measures to 

further castrate the Resource Management 

Act, are radical new executive 

powers set out in Section 360 part D 

(http://bit.ly/2aKUzzl). If enacted, 

S360D would mean that the Minister 

for the Environment would have exclu- 

sive powers to dictate the planning rules 

of local authorities and to change existing 

planning rules retrospectively. 

The defining purpose of the Resource 

Management Act is to delegate responsibility 

for planning matters to local authorities. 

This means that locally elected 

territorial councils make planning rules 

that best suit local circumstances. 

That arrangement can result in much 

time-consuming debate over proposals, 

but that is democracy in action. 

The Resource Consent process ensures 

that affected people and local 

communities are consulted about developments 

and ultimately have the right to 

elect local councils to implement their 

wishes. 

S360D would override that local 

democratic process with executive powers 

of a government minister. That is a 

dangerous and retrograde step for New 

Zealand to take. 

In 1947 Winston Churchill said: “Democracy 

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A recent example of democracy is the 

Brexit referendum in the UK, which to 

everyone’s surprise resulted in a decision 

to take the UK out of the European 

Union. Despite severe problems, the UK 

Government is following the will of the 

people to implement that decision. 

To do otherwise would have effectively 

transformed the UK overnight from a 

democracy into a dictatorship. The British 

democratic government is the model 

on which the New Zealand system is 

founded. We deviate from that model at 

its peril. 

We all want efficient and effective decision-making. 

But S360D is not needed 

to deliver that. More importantly, the 

powers the Government wants Parliament 

to hand over would expose local 

economies to planning uncertainty. 

The minister-of-the-day could intervene 

at any time with wide discretion. 

S360D has been labelled a “constitutional 

outrage” with good reason. 

History illustrates time and again that 

executive power, unmoderated by democracy, 

leads to corruption and disaster. 

It is enchanting to imagine a benign, 

wise dictator capable of acting solely in 

the best interests of all but, in practice, 

history tells us that that does not happen 

for long. Instead any dictatorship 

becomes captured by vested interests or 

greedy self-interest. 

For example, there is great pressure 

by overseas corporations to establish 

Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds and 

crops in New Zealand. It would be in 

their best interests not to have a significant 

isolated producer able to supply 

the global market with non-GE foods. 

They are therefore lobbying the Government 

to permit the release of Genetically 

Modified Organisms (GMOs) here. Several 

local councils, including all three 

Northland councils, have adopted rules 

prohibiting the release of GMOs in their 

territory. 

In the event that the proposed S360D 

is enacted, then it could be in the sole 

authority of the Minister for the Environment 

to prohibit rules that take a 

precautionary approach to any release 

of GMOs. 

Regardless of the dangers of GMOs 

in the New Zealand context, removal of 

the local level of democratic control and 

freedom from the legislative process is a 

dangerous step for NZ to take. 

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the more difficult areas of Bariatric Surgery 

and as the Committee of Presidents of 

Medical Colleges (CPMC) prepared to convene 

a National Health Summit on Obesity 

in Melbourne to discuss ways in which obesity 

can be reduced. 

According to projections, by 2025, 

more than one in four Australian children 

aged between five and seventeen 

will be considered overweight or obese. 

This is up from one in five at the turn of the 

century, with a clear trajectory towards a 

one in three figure. 

The numbers are even worse in New 

Zealand, where the one in three figure 

will almost be reached by 2025, when it 

is expected approximately 32 percent of 

children will be considered overweight or 

obese. 

RACS Fellow and president of OSSANZ, 

Mr George Hopkins, said that the increase 

in Australia and New Zealand had reached 

crisis point. 

“We often refer to the obesity epidemic 

as a ticking time bomb waiting to go off, 

but the reality is it already has. You don’t 

have to spend long in any public shopping 

centre to work out how widespread it has 

become,” Mr Hopkins said. 

“With so many people now 

overweight this is not 

just placing an enormous 

strain on individuals, 

but it is also creating an 

untenable situation for 

our health system. There 

is only so much pressure 

it can take before it 

collapses.” 

“This is having flow on effects for the 

rest of the health system. There are strong 

links between obesity and a myriad of other 

health problems, including type 2 diabetes, 

heart disease and certain types of cancers.” 

“Furthermore, obese people have a 50- 

100 percent increased risk of dying prematurely 

compared with people of normal 

weight.” 

Mr Hopkins works as a gastrointestinal 

surgeon in Brisbane, where he has performed 

weight loss surgery on thousands 

of patients. 

He says there had been a noticeable increase 

in the number of obese patients requiring 

surgery, but most startling has been 

the rise in the number of children. 

“When I am required to operate on 

younger people it is usually after every 

other weight loss strategy has failed. Compared 

with when I first started working as a 

surgeon it is alarming how common it has 

become for people to require this sort of intervention 

at such a young age.” 

“With so many people now overweight 

this is not just placing an enormous strain 

on individuals, but it is also creating an 

untenable situation for our health system. 

There is only so much pressure it can take 

before it collapses.” 

“Childhood obesity is preventable, 

but something needs to change urgently. 

Weight loss surgery has proven to be an effective 

measure, but it should not be viewed 

as a silver bullet or a cure. 

“We need to look right across the spectrum 

for how we are going to tackle this 

crisis, from education, to nutrition, to promoting 

more active lifestyles. Those figures 

are damning, clearly what we are doing at 

the moment isn’t working.”


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Many Tablets look great but when 

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and there are not enough ports (holes in 

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so we can’t take the SD card out of 

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How secure are they really? Some devices 

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Their tablets allow you to take photos, 

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Pay particular attention to our food 

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Dehydration became a big issue. 

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of us overlook drinking enough water 

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dehydration. 

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cannot go there at all since mesh was used to repair a 

prolapsed pelvic organ or to treat incontinence. 

About 87 percent were not given 

any warnings of the potential 

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alternative treatment. 

These staggering statistics come 

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painful complications following a 

surgical mesh implant. 

Hosted by advocacy group Mesh 

Down Under, the survey also highlighted 

that only 20 percent of the cases had 

been reported to Medsafe. 

Eighty percent of patients have required 

one or more revision surgeries 

following complications with mesh (71 

operations for one patient) and 44 percent 

replied that they had recurrence of 

the condition that the mesh was supposed 

to cure. 

Mesh Down Under member and registered 

nurse Patricia Sullivan arranged 

for an independent statistician to compile 

the results. 

She announced recently “The government 

and all medical professionals 

should be greatly concerned that 

so many responders are suffering so 

badly, yet believe that their implanting 

surgeon didn’t take their complaints seriously. 

And of those patients that reported 

complications to their GP – 75 percent 

found that their GP had little or no 

knowledge of mesh complications”. 

The results of the survey have been 

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that the government accepted and will 

act on all of the Health Select Committee 

recommendations following a petition 

by Mesh Down Under members 

Carmel Berry and Charlotte Korte. 

“The results of the survey also highlight 

concerns with some particular surgeons 

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“Eighty percent of 

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Urinary incontinence – you are not alone 

A leading expert on 

urinary incontinence has 

spoken about the serious 

psychosocial effects and 

economic burden of the 

widespread condition that 

affects almost five million 

people in Australasia. 

Dr Lynsey Hayward, an Auckland 

based Urogynaecologist and president 

of the International Urogynaecological 

Association, emphasised the 

importance of understanding the problem 

and its impact in the community. 

“It’s estimated there are close to 

800,000 New Zealanders and 4.1 million 

Australians suffering with some form of 

urinary incontinence, and this can have a 

huge impact on all aspects of their lives,” 

said Dr Hayward. “Urinary incontinence 

is a sensitive subject that many people 

won’t even talk to their families about. In 

Australia, research shows 70 percent of 

people with urinary incontinence don’t 

seek professional advice.” 

Most imagine that urinary incontinence 

is something experienced only by the elderly 

but you may be surprised to learn that 

many women in their 30s, 40s and 50s are 

suffering with urinary incontinence. 

There are two main types of urinary 

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the leakage of urine with coughing, sneezing 

and exercise and urge incontinence 

which is the sudden and uncontrollable 

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Risk factors for stress inconti- 

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For men, prostate surgery is a common 

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The sudden onset of urinary urgency 

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The consequences of urinary incontinence 

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The fear of leakage can mean a trip 

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Life becomes smaller anxiety levels increase. 

For those with stress leakage they miss 

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Improvements to be made to culturally 

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The NZ Transport Agency, Mana Whenua groups, Heritage 

New Zealand and the South Waikato District Council have 

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improvements to the culturally significant Hatupatu rock 

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The project will include upgrading 

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Hatupatu Rock or Te Kōhatu o Hatupatu 

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The rock holds great significance because 

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People often stop at the site because of 

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The Transport Agency’s Waikato 

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Parekawhia McLean says the Transport 

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Whenua groups to preserve the rock’s cultural 

and historical significance. 

“We are very pleased to have collectively 

come up with a plan that not only recognises 

its importance but also improves 

safety for all visitors to the rock site.” 

South Waikato Mayor Jenny Shattock 

says the Council is looking forward to the 

completion of work at Te Kōhatu o Hatupatu. 

“This site is of special significance to 

our Mana Whenua groups and it has been 

fantastic to see so many groups coming 

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Chicken Breasts Florentine 

For 2 servings 

2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (200- 

250g in total) 

2 tbsp grated Parmesan 

2 tbsp dry breadcrumbs 

1-2 tsp finely chopped fresh herbs, 

including sage if possible 

About ¼ cup milk 

About 1 tbsp oil 

About 1 tbsp butter 

When making this quickly cooked recipe, 

you can work ahead if you like. 

The coated, uncooked chicken may be 

kept in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours 

before cooking. 

Put one boneless, skinless chicken 

breast between two sheets of plastic. 

Using rolling pin, bang evenly and 

gently until the breast is of even thickness 

and about double its original length and 

width. Repeat with the second. 

Mix together the Parmesan, breadcrumbs 

and herbs and place in a shallow container. 

Pour the milk into a separate shallow 

container. Dip each piece of chicken first 

in the milk, then in the cheese mixture, 

patting the coating thoroughly onto the 

chicken with your fingers. 

Refrigerate between plastic until 

required, or cook immediately. 

Heat the oil and butter in a large 

(preferably non-stick) frying pan. When 


hot, cook the chicken over a 

high heat for about 1 minute 

each side until coating is 

golden. Do not overcook or the 

chicken will be dry. 

Serve immediately with a 

salad and bread or with one or 

more hot vegetables. 

VARIATION: If you like several 

smaller pieces of chicken on 

your plate, cut each flattened 

breast into two or three before 

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the same weight of chicken 

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Easy Fish Curry 

Ferhoodled Sausage 

For 2-3 servings 

2 tbsp canola oil 

2 medium onions, peeled and finely 

chopped 22-3 cloves garlic, crushed, 

peeled and chopped 

1-2 tbsp finely chopped or grated fresh 

ginger 

2tsp curry powder 

1tbsp tomato paste 

½ - ¾ cup water 

¾ cup coconut cream 

½ - 1 tsp salt 

500g firm fish fillets (trevallly, terakihi, 

snapper, moki etc) 

3-4 tbsp chopped coriander leaves 

Heath the oil in a large, lidded and preferably 

non-stick pan, then add the onion 

and garlic and cook over a medium to 

high heat, stirring occasionally until the 

onion begins to brown, stir in the ginger 

and cook for 1-2 mins longer. 

Add the curry powder and cook stirring 

continuously for another minute, then 

add the tomato paste, ½ cup of water, 

the coconut cream and salt to taste. 

Stir until well mixed. Allow the sauce to 

come to the boil while you cut the fish 

into 2-3 cm cubes. 

Gently stir the fish into the sauce, then 

cover the pan and – cook for 2-3 minutes 

or until the fish is just cooked through, 

adding the extra ¼ cup of water if the 

mixture looks too dry. 

Sprinkle in the coriander, reserving a 

little for garnishing, then serve over rice, 

accompanied with roti (or naan) and a 

simple salad. 

VARIATION: This recipe also works well 

with chicken. Simply add 500g chunky 

pieces of skinless, boneless chicken in 

place of the fish. Simmer for 10-15 minutes 

or until the chicken is cooked through. 

For 4 servings 

250g plain or seasoned sausage meat 

2 onions, finely chopped 

1 green pepper, roughly chopped 

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A predator-free NZ? Unlikely 

With reference to the article in the September 

2016 magazine, page 47. 

This ‘project’ is not only irrational, it 

is unattainable and far too costly just to 

TRY. 

Conservation spokesperson, Clayton 

Mitchell (NZ First) sees the situation exactly 

this way. 

A predator-free New Zealand by 2050 

is likely to cost trillions, not millions as 

the government claims, says he. 

“The National government’s promise 

to make New Zealand predator-free for 

the bargain price of $28 million is nothing 

but greenwashing,” says Conservation 

spokesperson Clayton Mitchell. 

“Zealandia, a predator free plant & 

bird sanctuary in Wellington, cost $17 

million to set up – with an operating cost 

of $867,000.” 

“Using these figures as a yardstick, the 

cost of keeping the entire country predator 

free and maintaining it would see a 

capital expenditure cost of $1.67 trillion 

and an operating cost of $91 billion per 

annum – as New Zealand is 98,000 times 

larger than Zealandia” 

“The operating cost alone would be 40 

percent of New Zealand’s GDP.” 

“According to the Conservation Minister, 

the private sector will be willing to 

share the burden with additional funding. 

The government’s targets are totally unrealistic.” 

Along the way are we to be bombarded 

with 1080 poisoning? Which also kills 

native species (but DOC will not tell you 

this). It will leach into and pollute our 

waterways and end up on our beaches. So 

much for this government’s “efforts to improve 

the quality of our waterways! 

Then we have those ‘self-appointed 

AS A HEALTH conscious person and 

personal hygiene being high on my 

list I always wanted a bidet in my 

bathroom, but I got a quote from 

a plumber a while ago and I was 

shocked by the price” said Ms Nash. 

Then Ms Nash’s luck changed 

when she discovered The Bidet Shop 

ad in this newspaper a few months 

ago, offering Hyundai Bidet Toilet 

seat that just replaces her existing 

toilet seat that can be installed in 

just a few minutes and for much less. 

She contacted The Bidet Shop 

and spoke to a very nice man called 

Stephen who explained how the 

bidet worked and its other features 

such as a heated seat and soft 

closing lid. 

Ms Nash said, “The bidet is 

wonderful because it just replaces 

ADVERTISEMENT 

conservationists’ who want ALL introduced 

predators of native birds i.e., cats 

and dogs, eradicated from New Zealand. ( 

The NEXT step!) 

I have many tui, waxeyes and fantails 

on my section – only because I have cats 

that keep rats and stoats at bay. 

The writing is already on the wall 

when earlier this year a group calling 

themselves the National Cat Management 

Strategy Group (NCMSG) and made up of 

a few ‘stakeholders’ to devise cat control 

is preparing to lobby government to bring 

about compulsory micro-chipping of cats 

and a curfew. This is going to impact 

greatly upon us senior citizens with cats 

as our companion animals. 

You may ask: “What is wrong with micro-chipping?” 

Well, to begin with there is 

a cost of between $40 to $60 per cat and 

• Compulsory micro-chipping is dangerous. 

Because it opens the door 

to kill all lost, stray cats who are not 

chipped. 

• Imagine your own cat – although 

chipped, the moment she leaves your 

home and property, she will become 

more or less “stray” and fair game 

for all cat haters. The highly praised 

chip will not protect her from being 

killed. In fact, any micro-chipped but 

nevertheless unwelcome cat can be 

destroyed and disposed of without 

any consequences – like before when 

there was no mandatory micro-chipping. 

• Not all scanners are created equal. 

Some are better than others at reading 

a wide variety of microchips. That 

means: A pet may get lost, found, 

scanned and euthanazed if the scanner 

comes up “empty”. 

• Microchips can also be faulty or fail 

over time and often migrate into other 

parts of the body. It’s not only the 

Does your toilet paper look like this? 

my existing toilet seat and 

automatically cleans me without the 

need of toilet paper”. 

How it works is quite simple. With 

just the push of a button the bidet 

toilet seat automatically sprays a jet 

of warm water and then dries you off 

with a gentle stream of warm air. 

Ms Nash ordered one and her 

new bidet arrived in the mail a few 

days later. It was one of the best 

investments I’ve made in years, she 

said. And it was less than a quarter 

of the price a plumber quoted for 

a standalone unit and much nicer. 

With 7 models to choose from 

there’s bound to be a bidet just 

right for you. 

Greypower readers may qualify 

to have their Bidet fully funded. 

Please call us to ask how. 

The Best Xmas Gift Ever 

Usually every Christmas I get beer, chocolates or tickets for the cricket, 

but this year my son surprised me completely! After a picnic in the 

park and a fish by the creek with my children and grandchildren, 

I came home and found that they had changed my toilet seat… 

I was gob smacked; it had a remote and everything! My son 

told me that this new seat would wash and dry me with just 

the push of a button, he said that he had purchased one 

for his family just last week and they loved it so much that 

he just had to get one for me to! Well, two weeks later 

I don’t know how I ever survived without it… 

All I have to do is sit down on my nice warm seat and go 

to the loo, once I am finished I simply press a button and 

I get a warm water wash and warm air dry! Now my 

toileting is a time of luxury, it is the best Christmas 

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scanner that fails. 

CURFEW: This would require more 

expense for a soil tray and litter. Rats and 

mice on your property are caught by cats, 

mostly in the evenings – which do you 

prefer … cats or rats? 

Dr John Flux, a New Zealand zoologist 

and ecologist says keeping cats indoors at 

night is the completely wrong thing to do 

if we want to protect birdlife in our towns 

and cities. Cats catch rodents rather than 

birds at night and rodents are a much bigger 

threat to birds. 

When a cat has caught 10 rats, it has 

will have saved the lives of hundreds of 

birds. 

Just imagine farm cats working under 

a 24 hour or nightly curfew as suggested. 

Their help to help rid farms of vermin 

would certainly be made impossible. 

We are facing a war on stray or unchipped 

cats – so if your cat roams just 

a little way from your property it can be 

considered a stray and be caught and 

killed. 

The Animal Welfare Act lists three approved 

categories of cats – companion, 

stray and feral. 

Cats that are stray because they have 

been abandoned or dumped, can become 

‘managed’ in a humane way by a community 

effort using TNR – trap, neuter and 

return – followed by regular feeding. 

Advice for this method is available 

from www.catcoalition.org.nz We need 

to show kindness to animals not cruelty. 

This country has a shockingly bad record 

of cruelty and abuse against children 

and this can all stem from people who 

have been cruel to animals. 

You cannot control the balance of nature 

by eradicating one species. 

Please sign the On-Line Petition- get 

help from another Grey Power member if 

needed and help to say: “No! To compulsory 

micro-chipping and curfew of cats” 

The link is: https://www.change. 

org/p/let-s-petition-the-department-ofconservation-local-government-nz-andthe-ministry-for-primary-industries. 

Betty Chapman, Paihia. Northland 

I notice my last letter to the Quarterly 

never made the cut for publication. You 

may not remember a conversation we 

had a few years ago in which I mentioned 

a belief common within the Grey Power 

Membership that letters were cherry 

picked for their content prior to possible 

publication. You assured me this 

was not the case. I am aware of other 

GP members who have had letters and 

articles, declined with out notice. This 

means your Editorial policies are at complete 

variance to most of the newspapers, 

which most times advise their correspondents 

their letter has been declined, and 

provide reasons for doing so. Having got 

that off my chest I can get to the point of 

this communication. 

I notice ‘The Northland Age’ for 18 

October published a letter from Paul Rea 

protesting the Government’s proposal to 

spend an additional billion dollars to facilitate 

the growing numbers of inmates 

in our prisons. He asked the question; 

‘Why are we spending, taxpayer’s money 

creating bigger and better prisons for the 

dregs of our society who receive better 

accommodation in prison than many of 

them would ever manage to provide for 

themselves using their own resources’. 

On top of this much effort is expended 


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chefs, who are many times 

inmates serving out their 

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consisted of a ladle full of 

baked beans slopped into 

the inmate’s bowls! 

Rea went on to ask how 

does a pensioner living 

on a mere $17,000 a year 

manage to pay for rent, 

power, heating and food. 

The answer of course ‘is 

not very well’ He made 

the point that instead of 

spending up large on the 

law breakers. why not 

spend it on law abiding 

retired citizens who have 

worked all their lives supporting 

their country by 

way of often exorbitant 

taxes, only to find they 

have to live on, or below, 

the breadline when 

they retire. He went on to 

note MPs take twice that 

amount, $31,800 a year, 

paid into their individual 

Super schemes. 

Instead of trite little 

letters to all Grey Power 

Members dictating whether 

or not we communicate 

with the Senior’s Party, 

surely the better course 

of action would be to join 

with them in the hope our 

leadership can grow some 

spine and more forcefully 

represent the plight of NZ 

Superannuitants to a far 

greater degree than the 

present, mealy mouthed 

cap in hand approach, of 

the Advocacy Circus. 

We had a vivid example 

put before us in the March 

Issue of the Quarterly of 

just how much respect 

the advocacy team commands 

from the so called 

Parliamentary ‘servants’, 

in the disgusting display 

so described. Lying down 

like a dog in the sunshine 

hoping some one will be 

kind enough to rub your 

belly, is no way to conduct 

the affairs of Grey Power 

THE STAIRLIFT PEOPLE 

in representations to Parliamentarians! 

Paul Rea is the chairman 

of the NZ Senior’s Party. 

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Dear editor 

I would just like to tell 

your Grey Power members 

how wonderful I 

think the Aircycle is. 

While I was living in 

Australia my doctor prescribed 

medication for 

my Renauds condition – 

something I wasn’t happy 

about taking but she assured 

me that the new 

medication would help. 

So I took it, only to 

have my legs swell up to 

an enormous size. 

They ached and burned 

after standing for a short 

time. 

I was working in a supermarket 

so was on my 

feet all day. 

I was in so much discomfort 

I decided to leave 

my job and return to New 

Zealand.. 

When I saw an advertisement 

for the Aircycle I 

decided to buy one. 

In a matter of a few 

days of using it my swelling 

had reduced considerably 

and the burning was 

less painful. 

I use it while watching 

TV and when using my 

computer. 

I have skinny ankles 

again. The swelling I had 

been experiencing and the 

burning sensation has not 

returned since using the 

Aircycle. 

I am blown away by 

the fact that just moving 

my feet around on little 

airbags could make such a 

difference to my life. 

Every day is a good one 

because I can do what I 

like without the pain. 

Regards 

Carol Skeats 

I don’t like it either 

STANNAH STAIRLIFTS 

Mary Trayes in your September 

letters to the editor 

details she ‘doesn’t like it’ 

I’m with her! 

I am not quite eligible for 

full superannuation. but am 

well eligible for membership 

of Grey Power having 

retired early from work on 

health grounds. 

Frankly your paper is depressing! 

It is so bad I wish 

I hadn’t read it. I realise that 

some folk will not want to 

be moved (in case they miss 

the Cigna Funeral Cover Ad 

on the telly as it could be regarded 

as better than some 

of the programmes), and 

not that I have the time, but 

for the rest of us I ask you to 

consider the following assessment: 

In your previous quarter’s 

issue you told us about 

Retirement Villages and 

agencies 5x, Euthanasia1x, 

Cramp and Sleep pills 1x, 

A phone I can use when 

senile 1x (only $139+)!!! Vision 

Pills 1x, Hearing Aids 

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This stuff might be what 

you think of as a ‘Lifestyle 

quarterly’ Mr Editor but it 

certainly isn’t mine. 

In the midst of this depressing 

obsession with dying 

and ill health there were 

a few bright spots. ‘Fun over 

50’ (surely this isn’t possible?) 

National Super 

Continuance’ (why bother 

we are all dying) ‘Trips for 

older people’ (don’t forget 

the funeral cover it’s expensive 

to bring you back home) 

and..... God bless them, 

Canterbury University told 

us ‘You Are Never Too Old 

To Learn!!! (how on earth 

did this get through)? 

Having survived a heart 

attack I realise life is a gift 

and should be lived to the 

fullest. It is appalling that 

the Grey Power organisation 

assume we are all nearly 

dead, sick, senile, incontinent 

etc etc and waiting for 

God. 

I appreciate that some 

dear folk are far from well 

and I don’t wish to belittle 

their situations. Would it 

not be better however to 

cheer them up and bring 

them some joy in their situation 

rather than a bunch of 

opportunists peddling their 

wares and reminding them 

of their mortality? 

As the ‘Active Organisation 

for those 50+’ I propose 

that if this is the best 

you can do, that those like 

me should either mount a 

takeover or start a separate 

group for ‘active lifestylers’ 

who can still move about a 

bit! 

And while I’m at it – it 

seems to me that the sum 

total of what this organisation 

has achieved for older 

people in the time it’s been 

trying has been pretty small. 

I have been staggered 

that we are expected to survive 

on an amount of money 

well below the minimum 

wage, and of course having 

to buy mobility scooters, 

chair lifts, incontinence 

pants, a plethora of pills and 

potions, not to mention the 

cost of hearing aids and the 

other equipment you recommend 

leaves little room 

for tripping around the 

country let alone the globe. 

Sincerely 

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A 

recent Bupa survey in New Zealand 

revealed that more than half of the 

respondents (54 percent) are concerned 

about their loved ones developing 

dementia, and 47 percent are worried about 

developing the condition themselves. 

Despite these concerns, one in three 

New Zealanders (34 percent) admit they 

don’t know much about dementia, what 

causes it, or what they can do to reduce the 

risk of developing it. 

The survey, conducted with more than 

1000 New Zealanders 1 reveals that more 

needs to be done to build a dementia-literate 

society. 

According to Professor Graham Stokes, 

Bupa’s global director of Dementia Care: 

“Dementia is one of the world’s most significant 

and growing healthcare challenges. 

“There are currently around 60,000 

people with dementia in New Zealand, 

which is forecast to reach 150,000 by 

2050 2 . 

“A fundamental change is needed if we 

want to meet the spectre of a dementia crisis 

in the next 15 years.” Professor Stokes 

believes we need a “community wraparound” 

approach to dementia care. 

“This includes the workplace, encouraging 

personal responsibility for reducing 

the risk of dementia, looking at what digital 

health can offer people with dementia 

and their families, and implementing good 

dementia-awareness education at schools. 

“If we do this, we may approach a situation 

where the value, care, involvement 

and support of people with dementia will 

be transformed,” says Professor Stokes. 

Communities should look at taking 

steps to improve the lives of people living 

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members. Supplier of replica 

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• A framing service is available 

for those within driving 

distance of Kapiti. 

PS I realise this is a week 

late, but a quarterly magazine 

that had its last issue in 

September will have its next 

one in December!!! 

Electricity 

Some time ago I joined 

Grey Power Electricity, 

Last week, I decided 

to change to ‘Energy on 

Line’ after checking power 

charges. Today I received 

an account which included 

$130 cancellation fee! 

At NO time was I ever told 

of this charge! 

If this is how Grey Power 

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should have been informed 

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Kiwis in dark about dementia 

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These include: 

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currently no cure for dementia, healthy 

lifestyles can play a part in reducing the 

chances of developing it. 

- Integrating dementia awareness into the 

workplace with employers embracing an 

active role in risk reduction and education. 

- Ensuring children in schools and the 

wider community are dementia-literate 

and are educated to understand the issues 

that people living with dementia may face 

and how to support them. 

- Establishing the right health and care 

pathways to ensure individuals and their 

families are supported, from diagnosis until 

final stages. 

Bupa is already taking action on dementia-literacy 

in both the community 

and the workplace. Working with Rotorua 

Lakes Council, Bupa has helped to establish 

a steering group working to make 

Rotorua a dementia and age-friendly 

community. Education about dementia 

is key to this, and Bupa’s Dementia Commitment 

is being used as a tool to raise 

awareness and understanding with front 

line facing Council employees including at 

the aquatics centre, library and museum. 

Dementia Commitment is a self-directed 

20-minute online course to increase 

peoples’ understanding of dementia and 

help create a more dementia-inclusive 

society. It aims to develop dementia 

awareness in the workplace and in the 

community. It’s available to the public at 

www.bupa.co.nz/DementiaCommitment 

1 The survey was conducted by YouGov with over 1,000 people across New Zealand 

2 Dementia Economic Impact Report 2012,estimated that there are 53,502 people with dementia in New 

Zealand, which is forecast to triple to around 150,000 by 2050 (Source: Alzheimer’s NZ – www.alzheimers. 

org.nz/news-info/nz-information/dementia-economic-report-2012) 

3 Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), World Alzheimer Report 2014: Dementia and Risk Reduction 

www.alzheimers.org.nz/news-info/global-information/world-alzheimer-reports

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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says… 

Big Aussie owned banks not 

looking after seniors 

It is amazing how big 

business wants your money 

but often won’t back it up 

with service. 

This is especially true of seniors. 

The commercial world often 

thinks seniors are well cashed up 

and see the chance of making money out 

of them. 

Given the vicissitudes of life this does 

not apply to all seniors of course, but it is a 

general perception. 

Over recent months we have discovered 

big banks have little regard for clients 

in the older age bracket – especially if they 

live in smaller centres around the country. 

Many seniors are not conversant with 

internet banking and they rely upon, and 

enjoy, the face-to face contact with banking 

staff to deal with their financial affairs. 

And for seniors living in small towns, 

having face to face contact with people – 

not a machine – is of great social value. 

Having banks in small towns is also a 

sign that the community does count. It 

is not an isolated little community with 

the proverbial one man and a dog. Having 

a bank can be a matter of sustaining 

civic pride. 

In the more practical sense, having a 

bank also provides all important jobs. 

Unfortunately, the people who run our 

banks do not share this thinking. They 

are besotted with spread sheets, balance 

sheets and making profits. 

To some extent this is fair enough. After 

all they do have to make a profit to stay 

in business. 

But let’s consider Australian owned 

Westpac Bank. This Aussie owned bank 

made a profit of $445 million for the half 

year to March 2016. 

They are rolling in money. But they 

decided to shut down 19 branches around 

the country. 

People in places like Fairlie, Ranfurly, 

Putaruru, Whangamata, Otorohanga 

protested but it didn’t matter Westpac’s 

minds were made up. 

A senior economist said there was no 

reason for banks to keep a branch open if 

it was not commercially viable and the closures 

were simply responding to demand. 

That is one argument but there is still 

the obligation to provide a service - for all 

clients. 

Over many years older clients showed 

loyalty but that loyalty has not been reciprocated. 

Two other Australian owned banks – 

ANZ and BNZ - indicated they were lining 

up branch closures as well. On October 18, 

ANZ Bank went ahead and shut down its 

Hokitika branch. 

During the 2015 financial year the ‘big 

four’ Australian Banks, as they are called, 

- ANZ, BNZ, ASB and Westpac - cleaned 

out combined profits of $4.59 billion. 

With these sorts of profits there is no 

reason why they cannot afford to maintain 

a presence in small towns throughout New 

Zealand. 

Many seniors must feel they have been 

short-changed. 

Authorised by Winston Peters, 

Authorised by Winston Peters, 

Parliament Buildings, Wellington 

Parliament Buildings, Wellington 

Safe homes, safe 

communities 

NEW ZEALAND FIRST LEADER 

WINSTON 

PETERS 

MP FOR NORTHLAND 

Why is there a campaign to 

corrode the SuperGold Card? 

New Zealand First says hands 

off the SuperGold Card. 

Contact 

Parliament Office 

Parliament Buildings 

PO Box 18 888 

Wellington 6061 

Ph: 04 817 8370 

winston.peters@parliament.govt.nz 

www.nzfirst.org.nz 

We will hire a thousand more police officers in our first term of 

government. Assaults will be prioritised, along with burglaries, 

robberies and tackling the scourge of methamphetamine. 

Labour will back our police to get back on top of crime, and 

restore safety to our communities. 

Tell me what matters to you: Andrew.Little@parliament.govt.nz 

Authorised by Andrew Little, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 

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2/11/16 5:36 pm

NZ Labour Party leader Andrew Little says… 


More cops on the beat needed to curb crime 

Crime is on the rise in 

New Zealand. We need 

more police. There’s no 

doubt about it. 

So, it’s something of a shock to see 

National claiming crime is falling 

and we don’t need more police – 

as Chester Borrows said recently. 

It’s not good enough for National to 

shrug its shoulders and say there’s no 

problem. 

Safe communities and good policing 

are vital parts of Labour’s vision for a 

New Zealand that is a country of opportunity 

and where everyone can have a 

fair shot at the Kiwi dream. 

That means police that are properly 

resourced, so that when New Zealanders 

need help, they can answer the call. 

We need to ensure that families have 

the freedom and security to live in their 

homes, that businesspeople can have 

the freedom to go about their business 

with confidence, and that people have 

the freedom to walk in the street without 

becoming victims of crime. 

People have to be safe in order to live 

the Kiwi dream. 

We need more police. We need more 

cops on the beat. 

That’s why I have announced that, in 

government, Labour will recruit a thousand 

extra police in our first term. 

We’ll boost the total police budget 

in line with the increase in officer 

numbers. There will be money for extra 

equipment, cars, non-sworn staff, training 

and all the other things we need to 

support our police on the front line. 

Police have been underfunded by 

National for years. There are fewer 

police officers today than there were 

two years ago, even though population 

growth means there are 200,000 more 

New Zealanders. The thin blue line is 

stretched to breaking point. 

This isn’t an isolated problem. It is 

part of National’s philosophy of starving 

vital public services of the money 

they need. The same underfunding has 

been happening in our schools, our hospitals 

and our housing sector. 

And every time it happens, the community 

suffers. 

invest in health, in education, and in 

housing. And we’ll invest in police. 

One thousand more police will mean 

more foot patrols and more community 

policing, which will help prevent crime 

before it happens. It will also mean 

more staff to catch the criminals behind 

the surge in violent and invasive 

crimes. 

Labour will back our police to get 

back on top of crime, and restore safety 

to our communities. 

• Longer waiting lists for vital operations 

and people dying because our hospitals 

can’t afford the latest medicines; 

• schools relying on donations to provide 

the education our kids deserve; 

• a housing crisis that is destroying the 

Kiwi Dream of homeownership and 

forcing families to live in cars 

• More crime leaving New Zealanders 

feeling unsafe in their homes, at their 

places of work, and on the streets. 

For the good of New Zealand, that 

has to change. Everything you needed 

to know about the Government’s priorities 

was summed up in their announcement 

last month to spend a billion dollars 

on another 1800 prison beds. This 

was the biggest public investment in 

New Zealand outside a roading project. 

Labour will invest in the public services 

that New Zealanders need. We’ll 

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From page 41 

Telephoning large 

organisations 

I would like to suggest 

that anyone in the medical 

field thinking of researching 

high blood pressure 

does the following: 

1) Recruit older citizens, 

who can be more 

prone to this condition. 

2) Wire them up to 

monitor their blood pressure. 

3) Give them the freephone 

number for any of 

the larger organisations 

these days that require you 

to make a selection from 1 

to 10, or more, when they 

really just want to speak to 

a “real” person. 

4) Sit back and record 

their struggle to achieve 

what should be a simple 

and customer friendly 

outcome and watch their 

blood pressure rise! 

Recently I had to ring 

one of our larger banking 

networks to find out why a 

new cheque book had not 

been sent to me as treasurer 

of a small organisation. 

Such a simple task – 

not these days! 

“Kia ora - a nice welcome 

message and then 

came the chant: “If you 

want this – press 1, If you 

want that – press 2” etc. 

etc. 

This slightly scrambles 

your brain but they obligingly 

run through all this 

jargon twice, and you still 

haven’t sorted out which 

one you should press. Too 

bad! The nice lady voice 

says “Thank you, goodbye” 

and you are disconnected. 

Okay, lets try again 

and this time write down 

the options – well try to, 

as they come fairly fast. 

After spending a substantial 

and stressful amount 

of time trying to decide 

which number to press, I 

decide to press any number 

– just to see if I can 

get someone to speak to. 

50172 

Well, that doesn’t work 

either because I am then 

asked for my customer ID 

or my recorded cellphone 

number – and requested 

to enter this. 

As I am not a customer 

of this bank and do not 

have my organisation’s 

customer number at home 

this is not possible. 

By now I am getting really 

fed up! In desperation 

I decided to take a different 

approach. 

I phone the 0800 

number again and press 

any number and again I 

am asked for customer 

ID. Each time the robot 

lady made this request I 

promptly cut her off by 

pushing “O”. This went on 

for a little while and then, 

Hallelujah! I had music 

and I was obviously on 

hold to speak to someone. 

While patiently waiting, 

and glancing at my 

watch to see how long this 

process is taking, I find I 

am subjected to very loud 

music, frequent interjections 

from the friendly robot 

telling me that “Your 

call is important to us”. 

Yeah right! So important 

you are blocked from 

speaking to a helpful human 

being who could deal 

with your question in a 

couple of minutes. Also, 

while you are on 

hold, many companies 

seem to think that this is 

the ideal time to bombard 

you with their advertising 

messages. 

As well there is always 

advice on how to access 

their customer service on 

their web site – but that’s 

another whole story! 

On one of my many 

journeys through the 

wacky adventure of phoning 

a company, I even 

struck a message telling 

me the person I had been 

put through to was on maternity 

leave and I needed 

to contact someone else – 

extension number given. 

While I was trying to 

figure how to do this and 

pushing the hash key as 

BUY – SELL – SWAP 

RENT – NOTIFY – BUY 

instructed, I was being 

re-routed to the maternity 

leave message. In desperation 

I pushed “O” and 

then I swear the robot got 

snicky and said “Sorry operator 

not available” and I 

got a disconnection tone. 

Many times you may 

hear the robot person say 

“Unfortunately we are experiencing 

higher call volumes 

than usual and are 

sorry there will be a delay 

in answering your call and 

you will be put on hold.” 

If you are fortunate the 

robot will be able to tell 

you how long the wait will 

be and, better still, take 

your number and promise 

to ring you back in a specified 

time. 

So my advice to all you 

desperate customers is the 

following. When that robotic 

voice requests information 

but cannot understand 

what you are asking 

just talk absolute gobbledy 

gook and, with luck, the 

robot will eventually give 

up and put you through to 

a real person. 

When the assortment 

of numbers to choose from 

gets overwhelming – just 

keep pushing “O”. 

Sometimes this will 

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work and your blood pressure 

will not end up quite 

so elevated. 

If you finally get 

through to a real person, 

whether they are here or 

in Timbuctoo, tell them 

exactly what you think of 

their telephone system. 

Please do this nicely. 

The operator is possibly 

in agreement with you, 

but the job pays their bills. 

It may only be us older 

people who have these 

problems, but these phone 

conversations are usually 

recorded and I assume 


The active organisation for those 50+ 

The Grey Power Magazine is published quarterly by Waikato Business Publications 

for the Grey Power New Zealand Federa ower NZ Federation Inc is incorporated 

under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. 

Subscription inquiries: 

Grey Power Federation 

P.O. Box 272 1719 

Papakura 2244 

Auckland 

Phone: 09 299 2113 

Email: fed-office@xtra.co.nz 

The next issue of The Grey Power Magazine will be 

published in March 2017. Deadlines are: 

Editorial: Friday, February 17 

Advertising: Wednesday, February 22 

Delivery Address: 

The Grey Power Magazine 

12 Mill Street, Hamilton 3200 

P.O. Box 1425, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240 

Phone: 07 838 1333 • Fax: 07 838 2807 

Editor: Mike Blake 

Email: mike@wbn.co.nz 

Mobile: 0272 488 442 

Production Manager: Tania Hogg 

Email: tania@wbn.co.nz 

Phone: 07 838 1333 

someone in authority listens 

to them. 

This system is really 

just to check on how their 

operators are dealing with 

clients, but if we complain 

enough they may one day 

even add to their recorded 

flimflam (before or after 

all other recorded options, 

when our brains are bursting 

with all these numbers) 

- “If you want to speak to a 

real person please press 1”. 

So, if no researcher is 

sitting at your side to monitor 

your rising blood pressure 

next time you have to 

call a large organisation I 

Advertising inquiries: 

Debbie Jamieson 

Email: Debbie@wbn.co.nz 

Phone: 07 838 1333 • Mobile: 027 229 0202 

suggest you make a strong 

cuppa, gather a few chocolates 

for sustenance, your 

latest Code Cracker or Sudoko 

from the local paper, 

and prepare for an entertaining, 

frustrating and 

challenging time. 

Mona Cromb 

Readers, please, 

letters should be 

kept to 200 words. 

Thank you - editor. 

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this publication is published in good faith 

and has been derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, neither 

the Grey Power New Zealand Federation Inc. nor any person involved in the preparation of 

this publication accepts any form of liability whatsoever for its contents, including editorials, 

advertisements, opinions, advice or information, or for any consequences for its use. Grey 

Power New Zealand Federation Inc is a non-political organisation with no affiliation to any 

political party or political group. ISSN 1173-2415

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Association Contacts: 

PO Box 272-1719, Papakura 2244 

Ph 09-299 2113 

Email: fed-office@xtra.co.nz 

Ashburton Secretary & Contact: Natalie Blampied, PO Box 519, Ashburton 7740, Phone: 03 308 4002, Email: nataliemb@xtra.co.nz 

Auckland President & Contact: Anne-Marie Coury, Mobile: 021 659 550, Email: pathwaystoinnovation@gmail.com. Secretary & Contact: 

Mr Jens Meder, PO Box 44008, Point Chevalier, Auckland 1246, Phone: 09 846 2525, Email: meder@clear.net.nz. 

Buller President & Contact: Mr Lawrence Smith, 22 Russell Street, Westport 7825, Phone: 03 789 6441, Email: trudwylie@xtra.co.nz 

Cambridge President & Contact: Mrs Val Massey, Phone: 07 827 0273, Email: val.massey@vodafone.co.nz. Vice President: Mr Michael 

Cole, Phone: 07 827 3620. Postal Address & Contact: The Secretary, PO Box 369, Cambridge 3450. 

Central Hawkes Bay Secretary, Membership Secretary & Contact: Mrs Vaietu T Araipu, PO Box 255, Waipukurau 4242, Phone: 06 928 

0618, Email: etu_wpk@hotmail.com 

Central Otago President & Contact: Mrs Margaret Hill, Phone: 03 446 8623, Email: margaret-hill@clear.net.nz Secretary/Treasurer & 

Contact: Mrs Jacqueline Goyen, 32 Ventry Street, Alexandra 9320. Phone: 03 448 7043, Email: j.goyen@clear.net.nz. Secretary & Contact: 

Margaret Lorenz, Phone: 03 446 8733, Email: bmlorenz@xtra.co.nz 

Christchurch President & Contact: Mr Ian Brownie, PO Box 31010, Ilam, Christchurch 8444. Phone: 03 942 6905, Fax: 03 942 6969, 

Email: fayian@paradise.net.nz. 

Coastal BOP & Dists President & Contact: Ruth Dekker, 392B Oceanbeach Road, Mt Maunganui 3116. Phone: 07 574 1845, 

Email: ruth.Dekker1@gmail.com 

Coromandel Membership Secretary/Treasurer & Contact: Dolly Welch, PO Box 91, Coromandel 3543, Phone: 07 866 8852, 

Mobile: 021 120 6995, Email: the.welch@gmail.com 

Counties Manukau President & Contact: Mr John Ballantyne, PO Box 75722, Manurewa, Auckland 2243, Phone: 09 266 7583, 

Email: johnjoyball@xtra.co.nz. Membership Contact: Janice Williams, Phone: 09 298 6867, Email: grey.powermembership@outlook.com. 

Dannevirke & Districts Membership Secretary & Contact: Mrs LA Haste, 26 Victoria Ave, Dannevirke 4930, Phone: 06 374 9984, 

Email: aburlace1@xtra.co.nz. 

Eastern Southland President & Contact: Olive Sinclair, Phone: 03 208 0830 Membership Secretary/Treasurer & Email Contact: 

Douglas Dixey, Email: dixeyland@xtra.co.nz. Postal Address: PO Box 100, Gore 9740. 

Far North President & Contact: Graham Dormer, PO Box 505, Kaitaia 0441, Phone: 09 408 3316. 

Gisborne Contact: PO Box 1222, Gisborne 4040, Phone: 06 863 0531, Email: gisborne.greypower@hotmail.com. 

Golden Bay President & Temporary Contact: Mr R Reid, 14 Sunbelt Crescent, Takaka 7110, Phone: 03 525 9242, Fax: 03 525 9246. 

Greymouth President & Contact: Arthur Jamieson, PO Box 291, Greymouth 7840, Phone: 03 768 7325, Email: awjamieson@xtra.co.nz. 

Hamilton President & Secretary, Office, Postal Address Contact: 9.30 – 12 pm Mon-Thurs, 30 Victoria St, Hamilton 3204, Phone: 07 834 

0668, Email: hamgreypower@clear.net.nz, Email: greypowerhamilton.org.nz 

Hastings & Districts President & Contact Hastings Havelock North: Marie Dunningham, PO Box 98, Hastings 4156, Phone: 06 877 8409, 

Fax: 06 877 0409, Email: artful@clear.net.nz. 

Hibiscus Coast Postal Address: PO Box 129,Orewa 0946. Membership Contact: Simonne Dyer, PO Box 129, Orewa 0946. Phone: 09 424 

1315, Email: b.sdyer@xtra.co.nz 

Hokitika Office, Postal Address & Contact: 1-4pm Mon to Fri, PO Box 233 Hokitika 7842. Phone: 03 755 7777, Email: hokigreypen@xtra.co.nz. 

Horowhenua Vice President & Contact: Lew Rohloff, PO Box 328, Levin 5540, Phone: 06 368 3070, Email: lew.rohloff@xtra.co.nz 

Secretary & Contact: Lynne McKenzie, Phone: 06 368 8069, Email: iandlmckenzie@xtra.co.nz Membership Contact: Dave Hardman, 

Phone: 06 363 8020 

Howick/Pakuranga Secretary & Contact: Sandy Feringa, PO Box 38281, Howick, Auckland 2145. Phone: 09 534 9409, Email: 

sandyferinga@xtra.co.nz 

Hutt City President & Contact: Barbara Branch, 25A Whanake Street, Titahi Bay, Porirua 5022, Phone: 04 236 8003, Mobile: 027 485 9101, 

Email: brubarb1@clear.net.nz, Website: http://greypowerhuttvalley.org.nz/huttvalley Treasurer & Second Contact: Lisa Seerup, Phone: 022 

618 9058, Email: wildmo@gmail.com 

Kaipara Secretary & Contact: Mr Ken Cashin, 27 Seaview Road, RD 7, Dargaville 0377, Phone: 09 439 4452, Email: k.cashin@vodafone.co.nz. 

Kapiti Coast Office & Contact: 1st Floor, Coastlands, PO Box 479, Paraparaumu 5254. Phone: 04 902 5680, Email: kapitigreypower@ 

paradise.net.nz , Website: www.kapitigreypower.co.nz 

Kawerau & Districts President & Contact: Alistair Holmes, PO Box 209, Kawerau 3169. Phone: 07 323 7817, Email: semi-retired@clear. 

net.nz. Secretary & Email Contact: Alison Marshall, Email: ktown.gpr@gmail.com. 

Kerikeri President & Contact: Geoff Waterhouse, PO Box 401, Kerikeri 0245, Phone: 09 402 7506, Email: searcher1068@yahoo.com 

Mana Tawa Main Line & Contact: Douglas Hazelwood, PO Box 50034, Porirua 5240. Phone: 04 233 0162. 

Manawatu Office, Postal Address & Contact: 309 Main Street, Palmerston North 4410, Phone: 06 357 1930, Email: greypowermanawatu@ 

xtra.co.nz. Secretary & contact: Mrs Sally Mayne, 2 Charisma Court, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North 4414. Phone: 06 353 0835, Cell: 027 

742 1925, Email: psmayne@vodafone.co.nz. 

Marlborough President & Contact: Brian McNamara, Phone: 03 928 4479, Email: president@greypowermarlborough.co.nz. Office, 

Secretary & Contact: Marlborough Community Cte, 19/25 Alfred St, Blenheim 7201. Phone: 03 578 4950, Fax: 03 578 4950, Email: 

greypowermarl@xtra.co.nz, Website: www.greypowermarlborough.co.nz Postal Address: PO Box 875, Blenheim 7240. 

Matamata Secretary & Contact: Thersia Hansen, 22 Peria Road, Matamata 3400, Phone: 07 888 9202, Email: thersia_hansen@yahoo.co.nz 

Mercury Bay President & Contact: Merle Edwards, Phone: 07 867 1737, Email: merlee@xtra.co.nz. Postal Address: PO Box 226, 

Whitianga 3542. 

Morrinsville President & Contact: Mike Gribble, Phone: 07 889 5472, Email: mgribb@gmail.com. Secretary & Contact: Valerie Rodda, 20 

Sain Crescent, Morrinsville 3300. Phone: 07 889 0974, Email: valeriemrodda@gmail.com 

Motueka Office & Postal Contact: 9 am-12.30 pm, Tues-Thurs, Community House, Decks Reserve, PO Box 350, Motueka 7143. Phone: 03 

528 9076, Fax: 03 528 9076, Email: greypowermot@gmail.com. 

Napier & Districts President & Contact: Laurie Jenkin, Phone: 06 844 3734, Email: mizpah@waspnet.co.nz. Membership Secretary & 

Contact: John Wuts, PO Box 4247, Marewa, Napier 4143. Phone: 06 844 4751, Email: wutsie@xtra.co.nz, 

Website: www.napiergreypower.org 

Nelson Office & Physical Address: 33 Putaitai Street, Stoke, Nelson, Phone: 03 547 2457, Fax: 03 547 2157, Email: nelsongreypower@xtra. 

co.nz, Website: http://greypowernelson.org.nz. Postal Address: C/- President, PO Box 2190, Stoke, Nelson 7041. 

New Plymouth Office, Postal Address & Contact: 21/117 Powderham Street, New Plymouth 4310, Phone: 06 757 5885, Fax: 06 757 5886, 

Email: greypower1@clear.net.nz. Secretary & Contact: Mr Don Reeve, 10 Koromiko St, Inglewood 4310. Phone: 06 756 8388, Fax: 06 753 

8388, Email: janddreeve@clear.net.nz. 

North Canterbury President & Contact: Miles Jackson, 10B Franklin Drive, Logan Park, Rangiora 7400, Phone: 03 310 6563, Email: 

miles1416@xnet.co.nz. Secretary & Contact: Mrs Jan Pentecost, Phone: 03 312 9331, Email: jan.pentecost@gmail.com. Membership 

Contacts: Jim & Clare Addison, Phone: 03 313 4841, Email: clareandjim@xtra.co.nz. 

North Otago President & Contact: Mr John Sim, Phone: 03 437 2765, Community House, 100 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400, Email: 

nogreypower@yahoo.co.nz. Membership Secretary & Contact: Mrs Noelene Barnard, Phone: 03 437 1456 

North Shore Acting Chair & Contact: Bill Rayner, Phone: 09 445 3370, Email: brayner@xtra.co.nz Postal Address: PO Box 32635, Devonport, 

Auckland 0744 Membership Contact: Mr Des Stobbs, Phone: 09 445 7675, Email: des.stobbs@xtra.co.nz. 

Opotiki Secretary & Contact: Mrs Joy Forbes, 52 Grants Road, Opotiki 3122. Phone: 07 315 5469. 

Otago Office & Contact: 11am – 2 pm, Mon to Thurs. 211A King Edward St, South Dunedin, Phone: 03 456 1685, Email: gp.otago@yahoo. 

co.nz, Fax: 03 456 1686. Postal Address: PO Box 2473, Dunedin 9044 

Otaki (sub branch of Kapiti) Contact: Vacant 

Otamatea President & Contact: Kathleen Pattinson, 25 Murdoch Street, Dargaville 0310, Phone: 09 283 2052, Email: Kath@Pattinson.co.nz 

Paeroa President & Contact: Ken Carter, 47 Norwood Road, Paeroa 3600, Phone: 07 862 7271, Email: carterkb@xtra.co.nz, Secretary & 

Contact: Gail Locke, Phone: 07 862 6256 

Queenstown President & Contact: Mrs Lesley Jones, 79 Cedar Drive, Kelvin Heights, Queenstown 9300, Phone: 03 442 8826, 

Email: lesleyandlawrencejones@gmail.com. 

Rangitikei Chairman & Contact: Brian Goddard, 26 Oxford Street, Marton 4710. Phone: 06 327 7892, Email: brianna.goddard@gmail.com. 

Treasurer & Contact: Del Bettridge, Phone: 06 327 7678, Email: del.bettridge@gmail.com. Postal Address: PO Box 82, Marton 4741 

Rotorua Office, Postal Address & Contact: Tue-Fri,10am to 2pm, 1333 Eruera Street, PO Box 414, Rotorua 3040. Phone: 07 346 1739, 

Email: greypower.rotorua@gmail.com. 

Ruapehu (sub branch of Waitomo) President & Contact: Mr Alan Turton, 37 Falkner Park, Taumarunui 3920. Phone: 07 895 5385, Mob: 

027 814 2279, Email: theateam33@xtra.co.nz. 

Southland President & Contact: Mr Peter Kennett, Phone: 03 217 6616, Mobile: 022 612 5504, Office & Contact: Hours: 9.30 am to 1pm. 

122 Esk St, Invercargill, (Cnr Esk and Deveron St), Phone: 03 214 5008, Fax: 03 214 5009, Email: greypowersouth@xtra.co.nz, Facebook: http:// 

www.facebook.com/GreyPowerSouth 

South Otago President & Contact: Mrs Joanne Blackie, 14B Barr Street, Balclutha 9230, Phone: 03 418 1777. Secretary & Contact: Mrs 

Rowena Bunting, Phone: 03 418 1340, Email: rowenabunting@xtra.co.nz. 

South Taranaki President & Contact: Alison Howie, Phone: 06 272 8029, Email: alioop42@clear.net.nz Secretary & Contact: Jenny Nager, 

PO Box 167, Hawera 4640. 

South Waikato President: Janet Boyce, 11 Manaia Street, Tokoroa 3420, Phone: 07 886 1317, Mobile: 021 172 2336, Email: swgreypower@ 

gmail.com. 

Stratford Secretary & Contact: Gavin Belton, PO Box 50, Stratford 4352. Phone: 06 765 8286, Email: gavbelton@xtra.co.nz. 

Taupo President & Contact: Mrs Eda Terry, Phone: 07 378 9592, Email: edaterry@xtra.co.nz. Postal Address: PO Box 862, Taupo 3351. 

Tauranga & Western Bay of Plenty President & Contact: Jennifer Custins, Mob: 021 676 276, Email: jay.20@windowslive.com Vice 

President & Contact: David Marshall, Mob: 022 185 4263, Email: dandj@bethany-bop.com Office & Contact: 10 am to 1 pm, Mon-Fri, 

Historic Village, Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga, Phone: 07 571 2558, Email: tgagreypower@gmail.com. Postal Address: PO Box 841, 

Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga 3140. 

Te Aroha President & Contact: Mr Rod Gibson, Phone: 07 884 7414, Email: rodgibson49@hotmail.com. Postal Address: PO Box 39, 

Te Aroha 3342. 

Te Awamutu President & Contact: Hazel Barnes, Phone: 07 870 1924, Email: edithhazelbarnes@gmail.com. Secretary & Contact: Vacant 

Contact Address: PO Box 540, Te Awamutu 3840. 

Temuka Secretary & Contact: Les Howard, 12 Grantlea Drive, Timaru 7910, Phone: 03 684 3212, Email: les_ann@xtra.co.nz. 

Thames: Secretary & Contact: Carolyn Young, 303 Kauaeranga Valley Road, RD2, Thames 3577, Phone: 07 868 6353, Mobile: 0274 634 948, 

Email: barry.carolyn@xtra.co.nz. Membership Contact: Colin and Christine Hovell, Phone: 07 868 8196, Email: cchovell@slingshot.co.nz. 

Timaru President & Contact: Mrs Denise Fitzgerald, Phone: 03 688 3833, Email: denise_fitzgerald@xtra.co.nz Postal Address: PO Box 4060, 

Highfield, Timaru 7942. Membership Contact: Mr Graeme Wood, Phone: 03 688 3833, Email: graeme.wood@xtra.co.nz 

Upper Hutt President & Contact: Mr Donald MacNeill, Phone: 04 528 8323, Email: sevenof9@clear.net.nz Secretary & Contact: Mr Peter 

Grove, Phone: 04 938 3505 Membership Contact: Sally Becker, Phone: 04 973 4247, Email: mpbecker@clear.net.nz. Postal Address: PO Box 

40306, Upper Hutt 5140, Combined Hutt Valley Association’s Website: http://greypowerhuttvalley.org.nz/huttvalley 

Waiheke & Gulf Islands President & Contact: Allen Davies, 422 Seaview Road, Onetangi, Waiheke Island 1081, Phone: 09 372 7481, Email: 

allen.davies38@gmail.com. Secretary: Vacant 

Waihi President & Contact: Merv Lauder, Phone: 07 863 9555, Email: mervl@slingshot.co.nz Secretary & Postal Contact: Elspeth Heaton, 9a 

Athenree Road, RD 1, Katikati 3177. Phone: 07 863 5853, Email: greypowerwaihi@gmail.com. 

Waimate President & Contact: Ann Wright, Phone: 03 689 7377, Email: mrswubbleyew@hotmail.com. Office, Postal Address & Contact: C/- 

Resource Centre, Old Post Office, 75 Queens Street, Waimate 7924. Membership, Secretary & Contact: Mrs M Henshaw, Phone: 03 689 7539 

Wainuiomata President & membership contact: Jane Chamberlain, 87B Main Road, Wainuiomata 5014, Phone: 04 971 9189, Mobile: 027 

320 8879, Email: horatio@paradise.net.nz, Website: http://greypowerhuttvalley/huttvalley 

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There is a better way 

BY JOHN GASCOIGNE 

It is 2050 and the peak of the demographic 

bulge. 

The number of superannuitants 

has increased to more than 1.2 million. 

One in every four New Zealanders is 

aged over 65. 

As a result the “cost” of National 

Superannuation has escalated (from 

$11 billion back in 2016) to around 

$35 billion a year. But it remains very 

affordable. 

Thirty years previously, New Zealanders, 

having endured interminable 

privatisation, deregulation, corporatisation, 

downsizing, outsourcing, 

devolution, cost recovery, user pays, 

employment contracts, low wages, job 

insecurity, small government and high 

immigration, decided they had had 

enough. 

The realization that endless, ideologically-driven 

change and upheaval 

had got the country nowhere had finally 

sunk in. An irate public demanded a new 

direction. 

A broad alliance of New Zealanders 

joined together to reject ideological 

extremism. New Zealand’s two main 

political parties, under intense public 

pressure, formally renounced neoliberalism, 

albeit reluctantly. 

Both declared their commitment to 

doubling the national income through 

an export-led, developmental mixed 

economy. A permanent immigration 

stop was implemented. Savings were 

mobilised and channelled into a massive 

expansion of the productive sector. The 

rest is history. 

It is 2050. New Zealand’s productive 

sector is huge. Its $500 billion national 

income is evenly spread across its five 

million population. New Zealand ranks 

alongside Denmark, Norway and Singapore 

as one of the richest, most progressive 

and egalitarian nations in the world. 

Public expenditure, at $250 billion 

accounts for 50 percent of GDP. Taxes 

are high, but so are New Zealanders 

take-home paychecks, and everything is 

free. New Zealand’s public health, education 

and social safety net are worldclass. 

On all quality of life indices New Zealand 

ranks at the top. Everyone is doing 

well. New Zealand is the envy of the 

world. 

New Zealand’s superannuitants fully 

share in all this prosperity. In fact, because 

of its impressive wealth, tax rates 

previously levied on national superannuitants 

have been substantially reduced. 

The country can easily afford to 

do so. 

Retirement income for New Zealanders 

no longer comprises a single payment; 

conversely, superannuitants now 

receive a “superannuation package”, of 

which very generous fortnightly payments 

are just the start. Most superannuitants 

qualify for any number of topups. 

But it doesn’t stop there. 

With Super Goldcard they also qualify 

for a very wide range of heavily discounted 

goods and services. The net result is 

that New Zealand’s retirees all live very 

comfortably. They want for nothing. 

No-one begrudges the $35 billion allocated 

by the Government to National 

Superannuation. And why should they? 

Firstly, all New Zealanders - the 99 percent 

- are doing very well. 

As in the Nordic nations the focus on 

equality discourages status and consumer 

competition and encourages greater 

concern for community wellbeing. Secondly, 

all New Zealanders in the workforce 

know that they too will get to enjoy 

the same retirement income security as 

today’s retirees. Everyone is covered. 

Above all, however, because New 

Zealand enjoys rich=nation status, the 

$35 billion gross cost of National Superannuation 

amounts to just 7 percent of 

New Zealand’s $500 billion GDP. 

And $500 billion goes a long way 

when shared by just 5 million people. As 

public expenditure accounts for around 

50 percent of GDP (similar to Denmark), 

that translates to just 14 percent 

of annual budget. 

And that leaves no shortage of public 

money for everything else. Given that 

The realization that 

endless, ideologicallydriven 

change and 

upheaval had got the 

country nowhere had 

finally sunk in. An irate 

public demanded a new 

direction. 

National Superannuation is taxed, its 

(adjustable) net cost falls to around 5.7 

percent and 9 percent respectively of 

GDP and public expenditure. 

But is this idyllic picture of life in 

New Zealand by 2050 achievable? The 

answer is yes. Absolutely. But what is 

achievable and what actually transpires 

can often be very different. But let’s start 

with first principles. 

A nation’s living standards are determined 

by its GDP or national income 

and the number of people sharing 

that national income. The Government 

claims our economy (or GDP) will grow 

by 2.7 percent per annum over the next 

five years. Basic calculus shows that if 

this economic growth rate (or increase 

in national income) is maintained, our 

GDP will double to $460 billion by 2050. 

But a 2.7 percent economic growth 

rate, impressive for a fully developed 

nation such as Denmark or Norway for 

example, is quite mediocre for an underdeveloped 

nation such as New Zealand, 

given its enormous, untapped development 

potential. 

Our economic growth rate can always 

be ramped up (in 1983 the New 

Zealand economy grew by 4 percent, 8 

percent in 1984, then plummeted with 

Rogernomics). 

The big unknown, however, will be 

the number of people who will share 

that $460 billion GDP in 2050. Given 

present population growth projections 

the reality is that our per capita income 

will inexorably decline between now and 

2050. 

And herein lies the problem. The prescription 

of economic regime change 

- from neoliberalism to an export-led, 

developmental mixed economy - coupled 

to a permanent immigration stop 

challenges deep-set beliefs and cast-iron 

ideological convictions. But that prescription 

is foundational to the stunning 

success of all the tiny, high-income nations 

that have leapfrogged New Zealand 

over the last 50 years. 

There is no future for New Zealand 

continuing on its present course. Unless 

we change direction very high living standards 

and the good life will remain perpetually 

elusive for all but the 1 percent. 

New Zealand will ultimately end up 

like Argentina, a low income, low wage 

agricultural nation and tourist destination, 

without future prospect. 

A nation with living standards among 

the highest in the world or an economic 

backwater. You decide. 

TRAVEL 

My Route 66 journey this 

year ended in disaster 

Getting their kicks on Route 66 

On the very last night I was hit by a 

car as a pedestrian. 

Luckily I had insurance and this 

is what I want to talk about, other than to 

say the trip itself was a huge success. 

The generosity of the people we met 

added to the sheer pleasure of the trip. 

It is not all plain sailing but finding the 

old mother road, losing it and then finding 

it again all added to the enjoyment of 

the journey. 

Chris Howard and Rob Croucher both 

said it far exceeded their highest expectations. 

Now back to the insurance – I had purchased 

my cover through an agent I have 

used for many years. I had never made a 

claim before. 

I spent nine nights in hospital and 

had two operations so it was not a simple 

matter. 

But, while my wife and I were trying 

to cope with that had happened to me, 

we would receive emails from the insurance 

company reminding us that as yet 

the claim had not been approved and 

they were not necessarily meeting our 

costs. 

This went on for 12 days and it seemed 

like an eternity. I realise that claims of 

this magnitude do not happen every day 

but when they do, if you are not prepared 

it will be a nightmare. 

If ever anyone on one of my tours had 

a similar (or any) claim, I would most 

certainly lend my experience to have the 

matter settled as soon as possible. 

I have heard of people travelling 

abroad without insurance – my advice is 

to take it – you would be crazy not to. 

I was very fortunate my wife remained 

calm throughout and I was so proud of 

her persistent patience. 

The insurance company duly approved 

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FEBRUARY 2017 

New Orleans (Mardi Gras), Florida and the 

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Contact Don 03-381-1694 

dontours@xtra.co.nz 

all. We flew home business class and I 

must say Air New Zealand staff were outstanding. 

We were so thankful when the insurance 

company came to the party. Thank 

you everyone who helped. 

ESCORTED TOURS 2017 

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• BEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND TOUR 

15 days, depart 08 April. The best 

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The Catlins, Stewart Island, Milford Sound, 

Queenstown, Wanaka and Franz Josef. 

• QUEENSTOWN ‘AUTUMN MAGIC’ 

6 Days, depart 19 April. Includes Central 

Otago sightseeing & Arrowtown ‘Autumn 

Festival’ activities. 

• CHINA DISCOVERY TOUR 

23 days, depart 11 May. A leisurely paced 

itinerary featuring an 7 night Yangtze River 

Cruise plus stopovers and sightseeing in 

Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. 

• NORFOLK ISLAND ’COUNTRY MUSIC 

FESTIVAL’ 

8 Days, depart 14 May. Enjoy a fabulous 

week of Country Music plus some of the 

wonders of Norfolk Island. 

• ‘SUN PRINCESS’ AUSTRALIA 

‘NORTHERN EXPLORER’ CRUISE 

21 Days, depart 28 June. An amazing 

voyage from Fremantle to Sydney, exploring 

Northern & Western highlights of Australia. 

• BEST OF THE BRITISH ISLES CRUISE 

26 Days, depart 02 July. Enjoy a fantastic 

12 night British Isles Cruise plus a coach 

tour of Southern England. 

• PORT DOUGLAS & CAIRNS 

9 Days, depart 20 July. An exciting 

‘winter explorer’ featuring Cape Tribulation 

& the Daintree, Great Barrier Outer Reef 

cruise, Kuranda & the Atherton Tablelands. 

• ALASKA & CANADIAN ROCKIES 

21 Days, depart 09 August. Enjoy a 

Canadian Rockies highlights rail tour, a 7 

night Alaska inside passage cruise and 

stopovers in San Francisco & Vancouver. 

For full details 

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Peace of mind travelling with Reid Tours trip kept excitement levels high 

Reid Tours has been 

operating both day and 

overnight tours for more 

than 20 years. This year 

saw their first traveller 

complete her two 

hundredth tour with 

Reid Tours. 

When they ask their customers 

what they like about Reid Tours, 

some themes keep coming up 

time and again. 

Home Pickup anywhere in New 

Zealand – For all their overnight and 

overseas trips, whether you live at Apartment 

402 or at R.D.7, Reid Tours will collect 

you from your door and then return 

you home at the conclusion of the tour. 

AB EXPLORER 

TOURS 

Small Group Managed Departures in 2017 

MAY: North Island - Wellington, Ohakune, 

East Coast, Coromandel, Bay of Islands, Cape 

Reinga, Auckland, Waitomo Caves, Taranaki. 

JUNE: Northern Territory — Darwin, Kakadu 

and Litchfield National Parks. 

AUGUST: Top of the South — Abel Tasman 

National Park, Farewell Spit. 

SEPTEMBER: Norfolk Island — Relax, 

History, Tours, Walks and more. 

Register Now with Tour Director Allan Boyer 

A B EXPLORER TOURS 

Box 153 GORE Ph 0274 324 068 

abexplorertours@xtra.co.nz 

50187 

Alternatively, some customers prefer their 

own vehicle where Reid Tours will cover 

the cost of an airport park and ride. 

Quality tour vehicles – Reid Tours 

understand the comfort of your tour is as 

much an aspect of the experience as the 

destination itself. Quality tour coaches 

on larger group tours and Mercedes vans 

on smaller tours ensure a quality travel 

experience. 

Good size groups – Reid Tours always 

keep 20 percent of seats free on the 

tour coach to ensure comfort for everyone 

on board. This means less wait times and 

also generally allows our single supplement 

guests to enjoy a seating placement 

to themselves if they wish. 

Good pace of tour – Reid Tours philosophy 

is that you should return home 

feeling like you have had a holiday, not 

just a long bus trip! Every tour is carefully 

planned to ensure good quality content 

but that you are not overmanaged dawn to 

dusk. Also, most tours incorporate at least 

one free evening, so you are able to have 

some choice on your tour about how you 

spend some of your time. 

Upcoming tours with Reid Tours 

South Island and full New Zealand 

Tours, February and March 

2017 – Its not too late to book on these. 

All tours include the Tranz Alpine Train as 

well as a Milford Sound cruise and 3 nights 

at the Hilton Hotel Queenstown. For the 

full New Zealand tour you will also travel 

on the Tranz Coastal and do the Raurimu 

Spiral on the Northern Explorer line and 

stay at the Iconic Chateau Tongariro. 

Tasmania, Departing 28th March 

2017 – This ever popular trip takes in all 

the key sites and both convict and settler 

history of this fascinating Island. Port Arthur, 

Strahan and the Gordon River cruise 

and Cradle Mountain are just a few of the 

highlights here. 

Cairns and North Queensland, 

departing 1st June 2017 – High quality 

accommodation with the Hilton Cairns 

and Sheraton Resort Port Douglas are 

complimented by the great day trips and 

tours. Then three nights in the outback 

with a trip back to Cairns on the Iconic Sa- 

Impressive variety of departures 

AB Explorer Tours can offer a variety 

of departures throughout New Zealand, 

Norfolk Island and Australia. 

These are managed by Tour Director 

Allan Boyer who specialises in the small 

group concept and departures are limited 

to 12 people or less. 

The experience of your professional 

tour guide can only add to yours. 

Operating since 1988 Allan is able to 

offer a rewarding experience for all who 

participate in the deaprtures. 

This includes travelling off the beaten 

track to experience out of the way 

places that are not able to be offered 

with larger groups. 

Departures are arranged from guests 

home towns and where possible pick up 

from home is arranged. 

2017 will see departures to circle the 

North Island over 19 days with overnight 

stops (some multiple) in towns not normally 

seen on other tours. 

Also Farewell Spit and Abel Tasman 

National Park (cruise) and places at the 

Top of the South Island is proving popular 

as is the Canterbury Valleys experience 

with visits to high country stations in the 

Rangitata and Rakia River Valleys. 

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2017 includes the Mt Cook Stargazing trip, 

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amongst others. 

Take some time in 2017 to enjoy the 

pace, comfort and most of all, peace of 

mind of travelling with Reid Tours. 

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opportunity to experience Westland from 

Haast and Cascade through to Westport 

and Karamea in the north. 

Offering Norfolk Island since 1992 and 

covering everything from history, walking, 

wild scenery and relaxation. 

Contacts there help make this a rewarding 

experience. 

Darwin, Katherine Gorge and Kakadu 

and Litchfield National parks with 

amazing wildlife and aboriginal culture 

will be seen on the Northern Territory 

departure. 

Registrations for these exciting departures 

are now being taken as indicated in 

the accompanying advertisement. 

Australian Tours 

Tasmania 

See the stunning sights and history of this fascinating Island 

Departs 28 March 2017 

12 days, $4495.00 per person Twin share 

Murray River, Adelaide and surrounds Departs 26 

April (Tour Full) and 11 October 2017 

Includes Kangaroo Island and 5 nights on the Murray River 

12 days, $4995.00 per person Twin Share 

Cairns, North Queensland including Outback 

Departs 1st June 2017 

Includes Cairns, Port Douglas and Great Barrier reef 

Additionally 3 nights in the outback visting Cobbold 

Gorge. Travel back to Cairns on the famous 

Savannahlander Train. 12 days $4650.00 per person 

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Iconic New Zealand Summer 2017 Tours 

South Island Supreme 

4 departure dates - 9th Feb, 23rd Feb, 9th March and 

23rd March 2017 

Includes Tranzalpine Train, Fox Galcier, Milford 

Cruise, TSS Earnslaw. Quality accomodation with 3 

nights at Hilton Queenstown. 

9th Feb and 9th March dates also include Treetop 

walk and Hokitika Gorge. Travel New Zealand in 

luxury this summer 

New Zealand Spectacular 

Departs 9th February and 9th March 

All of the South Island supreme above plus 

Tranzcoastal train, Northern explorer train, Chateau 

Tongariro, Waitomo caves plus more. 

17 days $5995.00 per person twin share. 

Christchurch North link tour 

Departs 18th Feb and 18th March 

Includes Tranzcoastal train, Northern explorer, 

Chateau Tonagariro, Waitomo caves and Rotorua 

plus more. 

8 days $2750.00 per person Twin share 

Short New Zealand Tours 

Hokianga, Cape Reinga and Far North 

Departs 24th March 2017 

Includes Kauri Forests, Waitangi visit and Cape Reinga 

Enjoy historic talks about this amazing part of our 

country. 7 days $1850.00 per person twin share 

Stewart Island Catlins and Queenstown 

Departs 13th March 2017 

Includes Milford Cruise, 3 nights Hilton Queenstown 

and 2 nights on Stewart Island. 9 days $3350.00 per 

person Twin Share 

Mt Cook Stargazing Tour 

Departs 8th August 2017. Stay 2 nights at the 

Hermitage Hotel, Mt Cook. Includes night-time 

stargazing experience plus helicopter landing on 

Tasman Glacier. 5 days $1895.00 per person Twin Share 

West Coast Tour 

Departs 11th September 2017. Includes Tranz Alpine 

Train, Glaciers and wetlands boat trip plus much more. 

6 days $2195.00 per person Twin Share 

Also coming, Experience Marlborough Tour 

including Molesworth 

Departing 14th November 2017(5 days) and Chatham 

Islands departing 21st November 2017(8 days) 

Contact us now for an itinerary for these great tours or to join our mailing list 

For further information call Reid Tours on 0800 446 886 • www.reidtours.com • info@reidtours.com 

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50500


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Discover the South Island 

- Tours for Seniors 

“What a remarkable 

country we live in, thank 

you for the opportunity to 

revel in it” GG. 

Discover different regions of the 

South Island on our small group 

personable tours for seniors. Travelling 

with the Molesworth Tour Company, 

be it through the Molesworth Station or 

anywhere else in the South Island, you will 

be enthralled, intrigued and captivated by 

the stories, facts and history. 

Tours are now available right across the 

South Island, including the Abel Tasman 

to Farewell Spit, the top of the West Coast 

and right down to Stewart Island and 

Fiordland, the Spring Bloom Culverden 

Fete Art and Garden tour which includes 

Molesworth Station and is becoming a 

fast-favorite. 

Take a Molesworth Station Tour and 

feel like you have stepped back in time, be 

immersed in the heart and soul of New 

Zealand’s South Island as you are welcomed 

into the homes of locals and listen 

to your guide tell you stories of the early 

settlers who beat all odds to live, work and 

raise their families. It seems that every 

inch of land has a tale to tell as you listen 

to your guide. 

Molesworth and the Marlborough high 

country is one of our country’s most precious 

and stunning natural destinations. 

The area is a similar size to Stewart Island. 

The first sheep to be brought to the 

South Island were driven to and through 

its valleys, rivers and across the mountains. 

The Molesworth Station itself is NZ’s 

largest ever farm. 

These are no ordinary tours; they are 

trips of a lifetime of memories, tales and 

friendships. 

Experience a Two Day Tour from Blenheim 

or the special Four Day Homestead 

and Heritage Tour. 

Let Geoff, or one of the other professional 

guides, take you to places you may 

have never thought of going. 

Contact us for a copy of our free tour 

planner and Grey Power member specials 

if you like small group personable tours. 

For more information and bookings, go to 

www.molesworthtours.co.nz. 

“Hi Lee and all the Molesworth Team, 

Regarding the spring tour…the whole 

trip was a delight. We seemed to pack in 

so many wondeful experiences and I loved 

going through Molesworth Station, something 

I have wanted to do for a very long 

time. 

The overnight stays at the two motels 

were really nice. We were made very welcome 

and the two dinners out were so special. 

Geoff is a great host and so knowledgeable. 

He is a very entertaining driver and 

the bus was top class. 

All the people we met during morning 

teas and lunches were very welcoming 

and made us feel at home. Everything 

about this tour was A+ and I would like 

to join you again at some stage for a different 

tour. Culverden Fete, Molesworth 

& Spring Art & Garden Tour” 26.10.2016 

Julie 

“Thank you so much for an amazing 

tour. We were welcomed wherever we 

went by brilliant people with lovely food 

and wine. 

Sue is an amazing tour guide and so 

much fun to be with. The landscapes were 

spectacular and the unsealed roads a 

memory from childhood. 

Everything ran like clockwork but 

without being hustled from place to place. 

We came home relaxed, not knowing what 

day it was. 26.04.2016 4 Day Molesworth 

Homestead & Heritage Tour Kerry and 

Brian. 

“We do appreciate you making arrangements 

for our trip south. All the accommodation 

was very comfortable and 

we ate well. 

Matt was very pleasant and eager to 

ensure we were going to enjoy our holiday. 

It was a grand scenic tour and at 

the right time of year to see the autumn 

colours which are much more spectacular 

than what we see in the North Island. 

Very many thanks”. Mhairi. 23.04.2016 

Autumn Southern Lakes Tour. 

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Let the Scenery Unravel 

with Twilight Travel 

Small Group Tour Specialist 

Chatham Islands 

Getaway on an adventure to the Chathams. 

Staying 7 nights at Awarakau Lodge, explore the 

diverse landscape and discover the history, 

heritage and culture of the these peaceful and 

unique islands with your Chatham Island hosts. 

Departs : Wellington 20 January 2017 

Auckland 9 February, 9 March 2017 

Catlins & Stewart Island 

Explore the ‘Wild South’ from Dunedin to 

Stewart Island via the windswept and rugged 

Catlins region. 

Highlights include Albatross Centre, Ulva Island 

and 3 nights Stewart Island. 

9 days departs 30 th March 2017 

East Cape & Pacific Coast 

Get off the beaten track and discover the 

remote East Cape region. 

Highlights include Hicks Bay, East Cape 

lighthouse, Gisborne, Eastwood Hill, Napier and 

Cape Kiddnappers. 

Departs April 2017 

All tours are escorted from Auckland. 

Options from other regions available. 

Twilight Travel & Tours 

Freephone: 0800 999 887 

www.twilighttravel.co.nz 

Twilight Travel & Tours, an approved broker of the Travel Managers Group 

IATA Accredited and Bonded 

Amazing Molesworth Station 

Small Group Tours for Seniors 

Quality small group tours departing from Blenheim. Discover 

Molesworth Station, St James, Lake Tennyson, the history and heritage, 

the scenery and high country lifestyle. Choose from a 2-day Experience 

Tour or 4-day Heritage and Homestead Tour where you can meet local 

farmers visit their homes and gardens and stay in historic heritage 

accommodation. Friendly drivers and comfortable vehicles. 

OTHER TOURS AVAILABLE: 

• Stewart Island Catlins & Southern Explorer 

• Southern Lakes in Autumn 

• Buff Oyster Festival & Catlins 

• Golden Bay & Farewell Spit 

• Molesworth & Upper Westcoast 

• Culverden Fete Molesworth & Spring Gardens 

FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE 

CONTACT THE MOLESWORTH 

TOUR COMPANY 

Phone: 03 572 8025 

Email: info@molesworthtours.co.nz 

www.molesworthtours.co.nz 

Let us bring the high country lifestyle to life for you 

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Anticipation of Galapagos trip kept excitement levels high 

Advertorial 

Have you ever woken in the 

night with that joyful feeling of 

anticipation when an exciting trip is 

just around the corner? 

This is what I experienced 

in the weeks 

leading up to my 

first trip to the Galapagos 

Islands. 

Decades of watching 

Sir David Attenborough’s 

wildlife documentaries is 

what helped fuel my desire 

to visit these remote 

islands. 

Don’t let the isolation 

of the Galapagos Islands 

put you off, because this is 

part of what makes them 

so special. 

For if they weren’t 

so far flung, none of the 

unique animals that live 

there would have ever 

evolved to be the way they 

are today. 

Unfortunately, isolation 

does mean that the 

Galapagos can be a difficult 

destination to get to, 

but when the opportunity 

to go there presented itself, 

I jumped in with two 

feet and didn’t look back! 

What exactly is it about 

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To begin with, the 

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enjoying the unique wildlife. Plus mysterious 

Easter Island. From $16,499 pp share twin 

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beautiful volcanic islands 

surrounded by the deep 

Pacific Ocean. 

This wonderful place 

turned out to be all that I 

had hoped for, and more! 

What surprised me the 

most is that the native animals 

do not seem to have 

a natural fear of humans. 

Much has been written 

about the fearlessness of 

the animals in the Galapagos, 

and I will tell you that 

it is all true. 

One time, I stood in the 

middle of a seabird nesting 

colony, and the birds 

paid absolutely no attention 

to me. 

It was as if I was a 

large bird, just taking 

care of my bird business 

just like everyone else in 

the colony. 

What really impressed 

me, however, was the 

way the albatrosses in the 

colony transformed themselves 

from clumsy land 

birds to soaring beauties 

as they threw themselves 

from the cliffs and into 

the air. 

Watching them was 

simply breathtaking and 

inspiring. 

Also in abundance were 

the giant land tortoises, 

big enough to ride on and 

easily mistaken as rocks 

from a distance (Note: I 

did not ride on them, and 

any physical interaction 

between humans and animals 

is expressly forbidden 

in the Galapagos). 

As I got closer, they became 

easily recognisable, 

and they were so much 

larger than I expected. 

Walking on the same 

beach that Charles Darwin 

did back in 1835 was 

also an experience that I 

will never forget. 

The sand was soft and 

white, and the sea was 

a brilliant shade of turquoise. 

Galapagos Sea lions 

lounged on the sand 

while Marine iguanas 

crawled past my feet, as if 

to show off their brightly 

coloured skin adorned 

with vibrant yellows, reds, 

blues and greens. 

Our goal, as we moved 

from island to island 

aboard our environmentally-friendly 

converted 

research vessel, was 

to spot the Galapagos’ 

most iconic animals, also 

known as “The Big 15”. 

We managed to find 

most of them, and my 

personal favourite was 

the cheeky blue footed 

boobies. 

My trip to the Galapagos 

provided a muchneeded 

escape from our 

busy world with its endless 

noise and hectic 

schedules. 

These islands seemed 

to refresh my soul, while 

simultaneously filling my 

mind with wonder. 

If you love wildlife, 

beautiful islands and 

peace and quiet, then be 

sure you don’t miss your 

chance to visit the Galapagos 

Islands with Tours 

Direct in 2017. 

As an added bonus, 

our Galapagos tour will 

feature 3 days in the isolated 

and mysterious Easter 

Island. 

Come explore and learn 

about the fascinating history 

of this beautiful windswept 

island and its iconic 

Moai statues. 

Mandy Page is an experienced 

tour leader 

with Tours Direct, and 

she will be leading the 

tour to Galapagos and 

Easter Island in 2017. 

Tours Direct has specialised 

in making escorted 

tours fun and seamless 

for more than 20 years. 

Are you from 

the Bay of 

Plenty? 

Join us for afternoon tea & hear 

about Our tours & Cruises for 2017. 

Chat with the Tour Managers and 

have your questions answered. 

When: Tuesday 24th 

January 2017 

Where: Sebel Trinity 

Wharf – Tauranga 

Time: 2.30 p.m. 

Phone or Email us to register. You are 

welcome To bring friends who are 

keen to travel. 

ESCORTED TOURS 

Country Lanes of Ireland, Scotland & England 2017 – including Edinburgh Tattoo 

$500 EARLYBIRD for bookings deposited by 15 Dec 2016. 30 days $14,750pp share twin – Departs 30 July 2017 

Join our escort from Auckland (max of 22 passengers). Fly to Hongkong (2 days). On to Dublin (2 nights) sights, Book of Kells, Waterford with visit to House of Waterford, Blarney Castle, Killarney (2 nights) jaunting car, Ring 

of Kerry, Cliffs Of Moher, Galway, Derry with guided walk, Giants Causeway,Belfast, Titantic Exhibition, Fly to Edinburgh (3 nights) Visit Royal Yacht Britannia, Hop on Hop Off bus Ticket to Edinburgh Tattoo, Gretna Green, Lake 

District (2 nights), World of Beatrix Potter, Scenic Cruise & Steam train journey, York(3 nights), free day, Whitby, Lunch at Castle howard. Chester, Cotswolds (3 nights), Bath with guided tour, Stratford on Avon with guided 

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class available) Can stay on at the end of the tour if you prefer. Our own coaches throughout, airfares, quality accommodation, All breakfasts, most dinners, all sightseeing mentioned included in the cost. 

Sydney Stayput 

– Featuring Handa Opera on the 

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5 days $2999pp 

– 9 April 2017 

Join us to be part of this incredible spectacle on 

Sydney Harbour! The costumes, the stage set on the 

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included – Sights with lunch at the famous Doyles 

restaurant, and a farewell sunset cruise on the Harbour. 

Don’t miss out – limited seats. 

Melbourne 

Flower Show 

6 days $3150 

– Departs 28 Mar 2017 

Includes return airfares from Auckland, 

5 nights at the Sofitel Melbourne. All 

breakfasts and most dinners, sights of 

Melbourne, dinner cruise on the Yarra 

River with drinks. Ticket to Fabulous 

International Flower show with 

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Dandenongs with lunch on Puffing Billy 

Steam train & garden visit. 

Wearable 

Arts 2017 

Check out our cruise prices – we can beat most offers. Phone our office for details. 

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Sydney 

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Freephone: 0800 809 300 • Phone: 09 309 9822 • Email: statltd@xtra.co.nz • www.supremetoursandtravel.com 

TAANZ bonded for your protection and member of Iata 

4 days $1685pp share twin 

– 21 & 28 September 

BONUS: Book and deposit 

by 15 December – Price $1599. 

Return flights to Wellington, (or 

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to spectacular Wearable arts show 

with souvenir Programme, Day trip 

to Wairarapa With lunch & visit to 

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Christchurch (within 20 kms city). 

5 days $2799pp share twin 

– 8th June 2017 

Join us for the biggest lighting Showcase in the 

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iconic Sydney buildings lighted with incredible 

Designs and spectacular displays. 4 nights 

Shangri la with all breakfasts & Dinners, 

Guided walk around the displays, Farewell 

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pick up Auckland/Wellington/Christchurch 

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A scenic wonderland and exciting activities in 

Grindelwald in the Swiss Alps, travel to the Top 

of Europe, romance and history along the Rhine 

and the Romantic Road in Bavaria and southern 

Germany, Rothenburg and medieval villages 

and dramatic scenery amongst the Dolomites, 

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followed by a 12 night Adriatic Dream Cruise 

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and Hermitage Art Museum along with an 

interactive music and folk show and vodka 

tasting! Riga, Latvia, Warsaw, Krakow, 

Poland, Tatras Mountains, Slovakia, 

Budapest, Hungary, Vienna, Austrian Alps, 

Salzkammergut and the Danube. Many unique 

destinations and activities make this a tour not 

to be missed 

New York. Iceland, famous Golden Circle tour, 

volcanic features and a dip in the Blue Pools. 

London, Oxford, Bath, Devon, Cornwall. 

Ireland, medieval castle banquet, Cliffs of 

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Kerry. Wales, Snowdonia, Ffestiniog railway, 

Ruthin Castle stay. York, The Dales, Lake 

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A nature lover’s dream, we visit game 

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and fantastic wild life cruises, Zambezi 

and Chobe rivers. Tour the wonders 

of the Panorama and Garden routes 

and Cape Point. Victoria Falls, Cape 

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Farm and many more inclusions, this 

is a magical tour not to be missed 

Unforgettable Iguazu Falls, Buenos 

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Sacred Valley of the Incas, Sacha 

Lodge in the Amazon Basin, 

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