Rotorua Grey Power February 2017

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Time to set priorities - 2017 General
Election set for September 23
Happy New Year. I hope 2017 will be a
positive year for us all. I am looking forward to
it being so for Grey Power.
RUSSELL HALLAM QSM
President, Grey Power Rotorua
Being General Election year,
I anticipate Grey Power
locally and nationally being
involved in plenty of lobbying
of prospective Members of
Parliament and their respective
political parties.
Grey Power has a number of
policies and concerns that we
must use the General Election
campaign to promote and gain
the support of those seeking to
be the next government.
HOUSING is an important
discussion and very relevant
to us all. Affordable housing,
whether home ownership or
rental accommodation, is
increasingly challenging our
financial resources.
Soaring house prices deliver
an increased valuation but are
accompanied by less welcome
increased rates and insurance
costs. They also result in higher
rental costs as investors strive to
maintain percentage gains on
their investments.
Government must demonstrate
its commitment to curb
soaring house prices and stop
the slide in the percentage of
Kiwis able to achieve the New
Zealand dream of home ownership.
This includes first home
buyers who, while they may not
be Grey Power members, are
our children and grandchildren.
Government needs to
demonstrate its responsibility to
provide State housing for our
people. Affordable housing has
to be high priority, particularly
for those of us in the third age
who may have limited income
opportunities.
Surely we believe in the
right of all New Zealand citizens
to have accommodation
Colin Burson -
acknowledgement
that is warm, safe and secure.
Government should work collaboratively
with district, city
and regional councils to ensure
adequate, affordable and safe
housing stock is available.
It is Government’s responsibility
to provide sufficient
State housing stock, along with
supporting councils to provide
housing to meet the needs of
their communities.
We must lobby the incoming
Government to upgrade The
Rates Rebate Scheme so it is
available to all for whom it was
intended.
The Grey Power Federation
has lobbied Government on this
issue and along with many of
its associations all have made
submissions supporting the Bill
currently before Parliament for
Retirement Village residents to
receive a rates rebate based on
payments made in weekly village
charges to help pay village
rates. The Bill was presented to
Parliament by Hon Ruth Dyson.
So, housing and associated
issues will be an election priority;
I ask you to consider the
above when you are deciding
where to put your ticks come
the day.
I will discuss other policies -
health and superannuation - in
the next issue.
Kia ora, kia kaha, kia
manawanui.
Russell Hallam
JENNIFER FRANCIS
Secretary, Grey Power Rotorua
Grey Power Rotorua
vice-president Colin
Burson died unexpectedly
in early December 2016.
The Grey Power Rotorua
committee acknowledges
Colin’s reliability and readiness
to help – key attributes of
volunteers - and qualities we
learned were not confined just
to his Grey Power involvement.
Colin had a particular interest
in legal and constitutional
matters and was part of
the sub-committee reviewing
Grey Power Rotorua’s incorporated
society rules.
Colin joined the Grey Power
committee in April 2013 and
was elected vice-president in
May 2016.
Committee members
joined Colin’s family and
friends at his farewell.
The Grey Power Committee
sends its aroha and solidarity
to Ila, Colin’s wife, and his
wider family.
Colin Burson 1935 - 2016
Rotorua greypower News – February 2017 3

From the National President’s desk:
Issues and options for 2017
A number of national and international
developments have the potential to cause us
some problems and hard work over the next
few months and we need to be united and
focused on what we do and how we do it.
TOM O’CONNOR
National President
These developments
include the election of
Donald Trump to the
presidency of the United
States, the election of Bill
English as New Zealand’s
Prime Minister and the resurfacing
of the New Zealand
Constitution conversation,
among others.
As was predicted in the
long leadup to the election
of Donald Trump the United
States has now officially withdrawn
from the proposed
Trans Pacific Partnership
Agreement (TPPA). While
some in Grey Power might
be elated at that news, as
we were strongly opposed
to what little we knew of the
international trade treaty, it
has not gone away.
Our concerns were the
potential loss of access to
affordable medications
which would probably have
impacted on older people
more than most others.
There were also issues of
the loss of New Zealand’s
right to make our own laws
without pressure from international
corporations seeking
easy access to the New
Zealand marketplace.
New Prime Minister Bill
English has signaled that
New Zealand and the remaining
signatories to TPPA could
proceed with a revised treaty.
If that is the case then we
need to insist that the big
multinational corporations
should be sidelined and that
the process should include a
more open dialogue with the
New Zealand public.
Bill English has also indicated
at least a review of
national superannuation
but, so far, few details of
his intentions have been
released. This issue alone
has the potential to bring a
major impact on our members
and, while our new
Prime Minister should be
given every opportunity to
find his way into the job, we
can’t afford to relax and are
seeking an early discussion
with him.
In the last few weeks
the proposed New Zealand
Constitution has re-surfaced
with all manner of wild and
unfounded claims being
made about the intentions
of Government and some
political activists.
The reality is that all the
essential components of a
New Zealand constitution
already exist in several laws.
Some of them, such as the
Freedom of Information Act
(1982), Bill of Rights Act
(1990) are relatively well
known but other elements
can be difficult to find and
identify. Pulling them all
together into a single, all
encompassing, entrenched
and supreme document is
both logical and long overdue.
Such a constitution would
provide certainty for, and
prudent constraint on, governments
and give confidence
and protection for all
New Zealanders provided
that the constitution could
not be amended or repealed
without the overwhelming
will and mandate of the
nation via a binding referendum
specifically and
solely for that purpose. The
fact that some politicians
have already said a written,
entrenched constitution
would be a hindrance to
government, suggests it is
probably a good idea.
Under a New Zealand
Constitution the Government
we would have greater protection
from political meddling
or secret negotiations
like TPPA than we have now.
In the leadup to this
year’s general election we
can expect pressure from all
manner of political groups
for Grey Power to support
their particular ideas on these
issues. We have already had
a few last year but there will
no doubt be more in the
months ahead. It is absolutely
essential for us to form
our own opinions and policies,
not support those of
other groups. We may come
up with similar ideas but
they must be ours, decided
by our membership alone. To
achieve that it is important
for all associations to not
allow other groups to foist
their ideas on them or make
submissions to Government
on these matters without
letting the Federation office
know first. That way we can
coordinate our efforts and
strength rather than be fragmented,
contradictory and
easy to ignore.
NZ Superannuation
Grey Power has offered
the new Prime Minister, Bill
English, some sound advice;
don’t mess with NZ superannuation.
National president of the
Grey Power Federation Tom
O’Connor said there had
been a clear understanding
with retiring Prime Minster
John Key that NZ superannuation
was safe while he
was in office. However the
new Prime Minster has hinted
that he will not be held
by John Key’s solemn promise.
That raises the possibility
that the pension scheme will
be a major election issue
next year,” he said.
“NZ superannuation has
been under almost constant
attack by all sorts of people
and groups for the past
year or more. Some say it
is unaffordable and others
want the age of entitlement
raised from 65 to 67.”
O’Connor said the
scheme cost something less
than four percent of GDP
and Government had not
made any contribution to
the fund since 2008. He
said the scheme was clearly
affordable now and would
be more so if Government
honoured its part of the
bargain and resumed contributions.
It would be unthinkable
to raise the entitlement
age to 67, particularly for
those involved in physically
demanding trades, he said.
O’Connor admitted there
were parts of the scheme
which need a review and
some tidying up but the
basic entitlements of a universal
pension for all New
Zealanders at 65 was out of
bounds. The deduction system
for people with foreign
state funded pensions who
applied for New Zealand
superannuation, after ten
Continued page 9
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My run-in with the Big C
It started about Christmas 2015 with colic
every time I ate something, so a trip to the GP
was in order.
ROSEMARY MACKENZIE
Grey Power Rotorua,
Committee Member
Her diagnosis was “probably
diverticulitis” and
the antibiotic she gave
me seemed to bear this out,
but with a family history of
bowel cancer she suggested a
colonoscopy to put our minds
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I seemed to be up there
every other day for one consultation
or another.
The date for surgery came
quickly. No mucking about.
Early April and I was in.
Surgery went really well
and the prognosis was looking
good with just some biopsies to
be checked.
Unfortunately, one of the
lymph nodes was affected
so the recommendation was
chemotherapy.
For that I needed to go to
Hamilton to see an oncologist.
The recommendation there was
chemotherapy for six months.
Yuk!
I took their advice and was
lucky enough to be given pills
to take at home and not a trip
to hospital for treatment.
I have been fortunate to not
have any major side effects;
just a lot of little things that on
some days combined to make
me feel grotty.
Tiredness was the most
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annoying as I needed a nana
nap more than once a day.
Bowel cancer is one of the
biggest killers in NZ - 1200
unnecessary deaths per year.
If you are a man you have
a one in 18 chance of contracting
the disease, and if you
are a woman one in 20. So if
you have any gastrointestinal
problems see your GP and get
a test done.
We can’t all wait for the
nationwide rollout of screening.
It may come too late.
The future looks good for
me. My GP, surgeon and oncologist
have all told me that I am
good for another 30 years at
least.
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Metiria Turei – what can we all do to hold
on to NZ’s values?
Metiria Turei, co-leader of the Greens spoke to 50
Grey Power members who turned out to listen
to her party’s position relating to the health and
wellbeing of not only New Zealand’s seniors but of
our society generally.
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Animated discussion followed
her address, and
as usual this continued
over afternoon tea.
In commencing her address
Metiria reminded us of New
Zealand’s proud and progressive
history in terms of social
policy – superannuation, welfare
for working families and
quality health care.
She said the Greens
believed equality, fairness and
a decent quality of life for
all were still the values subscribed
to by New Zealanders.
However if people stopped
asserting those values, there
was a real risk of losing the
tools that made them a reality.
It was an unfortunate truth,
she said, that hard-foughtfor
social policies were being
rolled back piece by piece, and
one of the Green Party’s major
concerns is inequality.
On the ground many people
are struggling to get by.
Benefits designed to help the
most vulnerable are not keeping
pace with the cost of
living. The healthcare system
is under a lot of strain, and
our rivers and natural environment
are becoming more and
more polluted.
Turning to the concerns of
seniors, she said many may
wonder how the Government
will look after people as they
need more care in their later
years. The issue is more pressing
as our population ages.
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Quality of life is a right.
Seniors facing retirement in
the near future need to feel
there is a strong safety net to
support them. But in recent
years more and more elderly
people are struggling to make
ends meet. In 2014 it was
identified that around half of
all elderly who rent are living
in poverty – more than 30,000
people.
The cost of living continues
to outstrip wages and benefits,
which puts vulnerable
people at more risk.
There is deep concern about
the long-term under-investment
in the aged care sector.
Those working in the sector
say there is simply not enough
money in the pot.
It is reasonable to expect
that in the later stages of life
there are options for everyone,
not just those who can afford
to pay market price.
Because NZ is facing an ageing
population this is not a positive
trend, and in the New Year
Labour and the Greens will be
talking to people working on
the front lines of aged care.
Young people may well
wonder what kind of world we
are leaving for them. They will
bear the brunt of the continued
growth in New Zealand’s
emissions which contribute to
damaging climate change and
environment pollution.
Housing is a particular issue
affecting people who have
recently entered the workplace,
and those coming up to
retirement. Many older people
approaching retirement do not
own their own homes, and
as a consequence the dream
of self-sufficiency will not be
a reality. It’s simply not good
enough, Metiria stated.
In putting forward the
Green Party’s solutions there
were three key steps to
addressing the housing crisis.
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Is your neighbour’s behaviour
driving you crazy?
Rotorua’s Citizens Advice Bureau says:
If you’re not sure? Ask us!
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“When
neighbours, a
touch of diplomacy can go a
long way,” says Jane Eynon-
Richards of Citizens Advice
Bureau Rotorua.
“Whether you’re being kept
awake every night by noisy
neighbourhood parties, their
tree is blocking your sun, or the
dog from next door uses your
lawn as a toilet – it’s always best
to discuss the problem with
your neighbour first and try to
come to a compromise. “They
may not even know there’s a
problem, and be quite willing
to sort it out.
“When we see people with
“problem neighbours”, we
usually ask whether they’ve
tried talking to them. If they
have and it hasn’t been successful,
we can help them work
out where they stand with their
particular situation and what
their options are.”
If you’ve tried negotiating
with your neighbour and they
won’t budge, you may have to
consider taking further action –
and you’ll need to know what
your rights are if you do. For
example, when it comes to
neighbourhood noise, you can
contact the local council to find
out what (if any) noise restrictions
apply in your area.
If you complain to the council
they can send a noise control
officer to assess the situation.
They can issue a notice asking
the neighbour to reduce the
noise if it’s deemed excessive or
unreasonable, and non-compliance
could result in confiscation
of the noise-making equipment
(such as a stereo or jackhammer).
Similarly, if you are bothered
by constant barking from a
neighbour’s dog, you can complain
to the council and they
can send a dog control officer
to investigate.
But try to work it out with
the dog owner first, because
drastic action (such as having
the dog removed by a dog control
officer) is sure to ruin any
goodwill that you might have
with your neighbours.
There are also rules you need
to follow if you want to build or
replace your boundary fence.
The best advice is to find
out what these rules are before
you purchase the materials or
engage a builder to construct
the fence.
The first thing you need to
do is talk to the neighbour
who shares the boundary with
you. You’ll need to come to an
agreement with them about
building the fence, as well as
details such as how high the
new fence should be, what
building materials it will be
made of, and how much to
spend on it.
The Fencing Act 1978 provides
that in general the occupiers
of neighbouring properties
that are not divided by an adequate
fence have to contribute
equally to the cost of work on
a fence.
If there is no fence or you
think the existing fence is inadequate
or in need of repair, then
you can expect that your neighbour
will share the costs of getting
the fence built or repaired,
however you can agree to share
the cost differently.
Once you are in agreement
it’s preferable to get it all down
in writing, for future reference.
If you change your mind
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Time for a Digital Will?
WIELAND HARTWIG
Grey Power Rotorua,
Committee Me mber
Many of us have a lot
of personal digital data
such as photos, letters,
video, audio, etc.
I was lucky. When the time
came, I had access to my parents'
and grandparents' data
because everything was stored
on paper.
Nowadays many of us –
including me – have much of
our legacy stored electronically.
Some of it is in the 'cloud' (i.e.
letters and photos) and some of
it on our personal computers.
What will happen to all this
information when we are no
more?
Who will have access to it?
Do we want others to read
about our indiscretions, our
most intimate letters?
Our children presumably
want to have access to their
history, trace their ancestry,
and wallow in a digital treasure
trove of photos they never
First winners of Grey
Power’s $100 cash prize
In our November 2016 issue,
we announced that commencing
February 2017,
Grey Power Rotorua would
award a cash prize each quarter
in conjunction with the
publication of its magazine.
Our first winners, drawn
at random from all members
financial at the time of the
draw, are
MURRAY AND WILMA HALL.
knew existed. They will want to
read about our past and how
we became the people we are
now.
How can you ensure your
heirs get copies of your favourite
family photos and the few
key documents?
Do you want to catalogue
and keep hundreds of digital
items?
What strategies will you use
for sorting and preserving letters
and emails?
How can you ensure your
email and/or bank account will
be available to those wrapping
up your estate?
Which digital data should be
destroyed when you die?
What should you do with
the huge photo collection (both
digital and paper)?
What should happen to
your Facebook account when
you are no longer around?
What choices are available
for keeping your digital archives
available and backed up?
Hmm….plenty of food for
thought.
President Russell Hallam and
committee member [and photographer]
Wieland Hartwig
were delighted to pass on the
modest prize.
To be in the draw you
need to make sure you are a
financial member. Grey Power
Rotorua accepts members
who are in the 50+ age group.
The winner/s of our next
draw will be announced in our
May 2017 issue…good luck!
Half an inch, half an inch
Half an inch shorter,
Whether the skirts are for
Mother or daughter.
Briefer the dresses grow,
Fuller the ripples now,
While whisking glimpses
show,
More than they oughter.
Forward the dress parade,
Is there a man dismayed?
No—from the sight
displayed
None could be sundered.
Theirs not to make remark,
Clergyman, clubman, clerk,
Gaping from noon till dark
At the Four Hundred.
Short skirts to right of
them—
Shorter to left of them,
Shortest in front of them,
Flaunted and flirted —
In hose of stripe and plaid,
Hued most exceeding glad,
Sporting in spats run mad,
Came the short-skirted.
Flashed all their ankles
there,
Flashed as they turned in
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Charge of the limb brigade
air—
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(Though the exhibits show
Some of them, blundered)
All sorts and shapes of pegs,
Broomsticks, piano legs;
Here and there fairy shapes;
Just built to walk on eggs,–
Came by the hundred —
When can their glory fade? ,
Oh, the wild show they
made,
All the world wondered,
Grande dame and
demoiselle,
Shop girl and "Smart Set"
belle
Four hundred—H'm—oh,
well,
Any old hundred.
Ellis Burnett
Montgomery Advertiser
Freelance, Volume XVII,
Issue 901, 19 October 1917
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think of the hemlines today?
Submitted and researched
by Grey Power member Allan
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From the National
President’s desk: Issues
and options for 2017
From page 4
years residency, was generous
and basically sound
but there were a few anomalies
which needed to be
addressed, he said.
“We have a firm policy
to retain a state-funded,
universal, non-means tested
pension payable at age 65
years and that is our bottom
line. If politicians want
to use superannuation as a
political football they need
to remember that we can
field a formidable team and
there could be free kicks
and penalties aplenty.”
It was a proposal to apply
surtax to national superannuation
which gave rise to
Grey Power more than 30
years ago and O’Connor
said his national membership
of between 65,000 and
70,000 would not tolerate
another attempt to dilute
what was already a meagre
pension.
“We would rather
not get into a fight with
Government as we achieve
much more by working with
them on many important
issues but there are limits to
what we will tolerate.”
We hope the new Prime
Minster will discuss any proposed
changes to the system
with us before finalising
policies, he said.
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Connected and prepared neighbourhoods –
preparation for natural disaster
Over the Christmas/New Year period I heard
further rumblings in connection with the
Kaikoura earthquake.
BRUCE QUEDLEY
Neighbourhood Support Rotorua
It got me thinking
about what a vital role
Neighbourhood Support
has to play should a natural
disaster occur.
This has already been
integrated into our presentations
to new groups.
On returning to the office
I came across an online publication
from Civil Defence
which outlines the importance
for a neighbourhood
to get organised before a
disaster occurs.
The publication, although
originally from Wellington,
is applicable to all New
Zealand.
The publication: It’s
Easy - Get Prepared for
an Emergency – Prepared
Neighbours Edition outlines
a 10 step process to follow
to get your neighbourhood
prepared. These ten steps
are:
Step 1: Complete It’s Easy:
Prepared Households
Step 2: Identify Your
Neighbours
Step 3: Neighbourhood
Get-Together
Step 4: Safe Meeting Place
Step 5: Assign
Responsibilities
Step 6: Map Your Street
Step 7: Let Us Know
Step 8: Store This Guide
Step 9: Stay in Touch
Step 10: Review and
Update
The guide is available to
download from www.getprepared.org.nz/neighbours.
You can download it in
other languages as well.
I will be encouraging all
Neighbourhood Support
Rotorua groups to follow its
recommendations.
Yes, there is commitment
required to do this, but we
are part of a community and
if we want the community
to be prepared, we must
shoulder our own responsibility
to be prepared.
In the publication there
is a quote: “In a disaster,
the most immediate source
of help is not the emergency
services, but the people
around you. You’re not on
your own; you’re with your
community”.
It does not matter how
old or young you are, each
of us is responsible to see
that we are prepared and
in turn prepare ourselves as
part of a community.
Neighbourhood Support
helps you initiate this.
As the publication says
about Neighbourhood
Support Groups “it’s also a
great way to connect with
your neighbours on many of
these topics and more”.
Get this valuable
resource. If you can download,
you can print the 12
A4 pages.
If you are unable to print
a copy, contact me, Bruce
Quedley at Neighbourhood
Support Rotorua on 349-
9470, or contact RLC’s
emergency management
co-ordinator Linda Johnston
on the council’s number
348-4199.
Don’t just get it to read
DO it as well!
Advertorial
McClay welcomes more police for Rotorua
More police on the
streets of Rotorua
will be bad news for
criminals. We stand to get
our fair share of increased
police numbers, which was
recently announced by the
Government.
Everyone should feel
safe in their home and in
their community. By global
HON TODD MCCLAY
MP FOR ROTORUA
STOP BY THE OFFICE FOR A CHAT
1301 AMOHAU STREET
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12 Rotorua greypower News – February 2017
standards, New Zealand is
the fourth-safest country in
the world, but we want to
make it number one. Which
is why we are investing
half a billion dollars in a
Safer Communities package,
which will provide an extra
1125 police staff, including
880 sworn police officers.
All police districts, including
Rotorua, will receive
extra frontline police officers,
meaning more police on
patrol and responding to
reported crime.
Knowing there’s a nearby
police presence at all times
is something the community
expects. So we’re making a
commitment that people in
cities, the regions, and rural
areas will have officers they
can call on 24/7.
The increase in police
staff, means 95 percent of
New Zealanders will be within
25 kilometres of police
support, all day, every day of
the year.
This package unashamedly
targets offenders to ensure
they are off our streets – by
providing additional resources
to resolve more crime and
target criminal gangs and
organised crime.
This also comes with a
range of challenging targets
for police. Those include
higher attendance at home
burglaries, more assets
seized from organised crime,
fewer deaths from family
violence, and a reduction in
reoffending by Maori.
The targets won’t be easy
to meet – but we don’t shy
away from hard issues.
I'm committed to making
a difference. Investing more
in police will make our communities
safer. It will reduce
crime and reoffending, and
help steer some of our most
disadvantaged young people
onto a more productive
path. That’s an outcome
worth investing in.
If you have an issue that
I can help with as your MP,
I'm available meet and talk in
person. I'm interested in your
views. Please call my office on
07 348 5871 and my friendly
staff Tracey and Rosemary
will be able to help.

New Zealand First
I applaud the recent State Of The Nation
Report published by the Salvation Army that
has confirmed the Government’s handling
of the NZ housing crisis has continued to
worsen on the back of rampant Immigration.
Advertorial
FLETCHER TABUTEAU
NZ First List MP based in Rotorua
It confirms that unless you are
a property speculator then
there is no good news in the
housing sector. A record 70,600
migrants settled permanently
in New Zealand and while
migrants may bring short term
growth and in most cases thrive
in our society there is a downside
to those in New Zealand as
todays record, of 127,300 to
December 2016, drives down
wages through job competition
and actually props up artificial
consumption. Unfortunately
ordinary Kiwis are the ones
who struggle to compete to
get a house, a job or places
in hospitals and schools. The
Salvation Army says there are
few if any credible government
policy initiatives to address the
growing housing policies.
New Zealand First has
promoted a Foreign Ownership
of Land Register in an
Amendment Bill which has
not been supported by the
Government. We are upset
to see increasing hectares of
NZ land has gone into foreign
ownership which is only
acceptable if it works for New
Zealanders and for the good of
the economy but all too often
the balance is heavily weighted
in favour of the overseas buyers,
with no or miniscule returns to
New Zealand. The Bill would
have ensured a comprehensive
register of all foreign-owned NZ
owned land. We would then at
least have been able to establish
just how large the problem
really is, but the Government
does not want to know.
As a New Zealand First
Member of Parliament I was
delighted to see the end of
the TPPA agreement and I
spoke consistently against the
partnership agreement because
it had very little to do with
trade and the removal of trade
barriers for our businesses.
We have many issues in New
Zealand that need sorting and
those include improving the
Manuka Honey Standard which
was supposed to have been
released by mid last year. The
last thing we want is to have
is our honey devalued by illegal
competition. The slow response
by this government as Russia
moves to ban our beef when
they are the world’s number
two beef importer is deplorable.
We need to be on our toes and
move more quickly and have
fresh ideas.
The year will be busy as
Members of Parliament gear
up towards an election in
September. I hope that Grey
Power members are able to
unite and help each other as
power prices and food costs
will bring a heavier burden
to many. Thank you for your
wonderful contributions to NZ
society and I hope New Zealand
First will have a stronger voice
to support our citizens after
September 23.
New Zealand First
Rotorua Office
Fletcher Tabuteau List MP
Office Hours: 10am -3pm
Dropinorcall for an appointment
07 347 4045
Level6,Hinemoa Tower
1154 Hinemoa St,Rotorua
PO Box1561, Rotorua, 3042
www.nzfirst.org.nz
Rotorua greypower News – February 2017 13

Linton Park Community
Centre – fancy giving a hand?
Linton Park Community Centre is sited at
the old Rotorua West Bowling Club in the
Rimuvale area of our city’s west. It caters for a
diverse range of residents from Pukehangi to
Western Heights.
ROSEMARY MACKENZIE
Grey Power Rotorua,
Committee Member
The buildings house two
large rooms available for
meetings and activities
plus the Community Centre
office where one occasionally
finds Rick Mansell, the centre
manager.
Most of his time is involved
in communicating with volunteers
and course participants,
planning the many activities
and keeping an eye on the
flourishing community gardens.
The gardens boast an array
of beautiful roses, fruit trees
and many garden plots where
groups or individuals can grow
vegetables for their own consumption
or whatever takes
their fancy.
Like most Community
Centres it is a struggle to have
sufficient funding to provide
the day-to-day items needed
for smooth running. Most trust
funds concentrate on the bigger
projects, so there seems
always to be a constant need
for domestic items which, given
the amount of use on a daily
basis, soon show signs of wear
and tear.
If you are thinking of
down-sizing your home or even
have come to the realisation
that what you have no longer
fits your needs, the Centre
would be grateful for your
donation of practical things like
towels and tea towels, cutlery
and crockery, large cooking
pots that were ideal when the
family was at home and now
are much too big for the two
of you.
The kitchen also needs to
replace the old and unreliable
commercial stove with a
couple of domestic cookers to
enable cooking classes to be
more realistic for those who
are missing the skills of “how
to” provide healthy meals on
a budget.
If you have any domestic
appliances that still have some
life left give the Centre a call
[phone 348 0757] it could be
just what is needed, and much
easier than trying to figure out
which of the wheelie bins it
goes in.
The Centre would also be
A view of the Linton Park Community Gardens
grateful for tools and equipment
for the gardens, as well as
some volunteer labour to help
keep things ticking over.
Many of you will have skills
that can still be utilised to teach
those men and women, both
young and not so young, who
have missed out somewhere
along the line, and who are
anxious to improve their lives
for the betterment of their children
and community.
There are also some special
skills needed that retired tradesmen
could supply for just a few
hours a week along with some
of those admin skills you left
behind upon retiring from that
office job.
Computer skills are especially
welcome.
And if you fancy yourself as
an event organiser Rick would
love to hear from you. That
number again…348 0757
Metiria Turei – what can we all
do to hold on to NZ’s values?
From page 7
• The Government must build
thousands more affordable
homes.
• A Government crack-down
on property speculation and
overseas buyers.
• The introduction of a capital
gains tax on all properties
except the family home.
Metiria contended that none
of us want New Zealand to be
a country where even working
people and families cannot
afford somewhere to live.
She asked us to imagine
how our city could be:
• Everyone having a warm,
safe, quiet home;
• Reliable public transport
links that take you to where
you want to go.
• Green spaces, both private
and public
• Bustling neighbourhood
shops and schools, and
• After paying your rent or
mortgage, there is enough
money left over to enjoy
what your city has to offer.
Small but important
changes to realise this
vision include:
• Cutting back on road freight
and investing in safer and
cleaner rail.
• Urban planners to make
more room for high quality
public spaces
• Urban areas that are
age-friendly – that work
well for young, old and
people with disabilities
• Renters having stability so
they put down roots in their
community
• Actively working towards
the bold vision of rivers that
you can swim in and safe
drinking water.
In concluding, Metiria said
the Greens believed that
many New Zealanders share
From page 8
about the type of fence you
want, you’ll need to consult
with your neighbour to ensure
they agree to it.
If your neighbour moves
before the fencing work
begins you’ll need to make a
new agreement with the new
neighbour.
If you have a problem with
something that your neighbour
is doing, and you haven’t
at least some of these values.
She encouraged the wider
Grey Power membership to
help us better understand the
challenges for seniors and
how we can work together to
fix them.
In 2017 it is within our
reach more than ever.
Is your neighbour’s behaviour
driving you crazy?
been able to sort it out by talking
to them, visit the Citizens
Advice Bureau at 1143 Eruera
Street.
The Bureau is open Monday
to Friday 9am to 5pm.
You could also phone on
348 3936 or toll free on 0800
367 222, or send an email to
rotorua@cab.org.nz.
There is also information
about neighbourhood problems
on the CAB website
www.cab.org.nz.
14 Rotorua greypower News – February 2017

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We offer a "consultation
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Dependant on where that
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with a site visit to look
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the job as well as sizing the
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We offer quite a range of
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We fully understand the
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Rotorua greypower News – February 2017 15

The Meat Shoppe – one of the businesses
on Grey Power Rotorua’s “Discount” list
The Meat Shoppe, 1294 Tutanekai Street
Rotorua, has been a long-time supporter
of Grey Power members by providing a 10
percent discount on all purchases.
The current owner Ross
Dittmer has worked at
the Meat Shoppe since
he left school and been
owner-operator for the past
16 years.
Ross chose to continue the
member discount given by the
previous owner; he feels it’s
a practical service that helps
Rotorua’s seniors.
Ross says he has many regular
customers who are Grey
Power members and he sees
the discount as a two-way
benefit – both for his business
and Grey Power members.
The Meat Shoppe staff is
great – helpful and friendly
and happy to give a bit of
guidance when asked.
Thanks from Grey Power
Rotorua for your support and
service, Ross.
Current owner Ross Dittmer
2017 dates for your diary
At the time of this magazine
going to print,
the venue for all Grey
Power forums during 2017 is
the Bainbridge Centre, 187
Old Taupo Road, Rotorua.
The Christmas lunch
venue will be decided later.
Any changes will be notified
in our May magazine.
To kick off the year, the
Grey Power Federation
has asked our Rotorua
Association to organise a
consultative meeting about
aged care – on behalf of
Labour and the Greens. This
consultation follows up on
progress with implementing
the recommendations relating
to the Human Rights’
Commission’s report Caring
Counts published in 2012.
This meeting will be open
to the public.
So if you are working in or
interested in what is happening
in aged care/home care
please participate in this consultative
meeting and listen
to the facts, ask questions
and provide any feedback to
the MPs who will be present.
As we know it’s general
election year with the date
now set for September 23.
As usual Grey Power will be
organising two general election
forums – participants
and format to be confirmed
later.
Tuesday 28 March, 1.30pm
Public Consultative Meeting
– Progress with Implementing
the 2012 Report “Caring
Counts”. Speakers will be
senior Labour and Green Party
personnel [to be confirmed].
Monday 26 June, 1pm
Grey Power Rotorua’s AGM
Monday 24 July, 1.30 pm
[date maybe subject to
change depending on
participants’ availability]
General Election Forum
16 Rotorua greypower News – February 2017
Monday 28 August, 1.30pm
[date maybe subject to
change depending on participants’
availability] General
Election Forum
Sunday 5 November, 12noon
Grey Power Early Christmas
Lunch
Aged care public forum
– consultative meeting focusing
on what progress has
been made in implementing
the 10 recommendations
in the 2012 Human Rights
Commission’s report “Caring
Counts”.
The report was the result of
the Commission’s inquiry into
equal employment opportunities
in the aged care sector.
But quality of care for older
people [maintaining an optimum
level of physical, mental
and emotional wellbeing]
is inextricably linked to well
trained, well paid carers. A
comment in the report from a
senior medical specialist: “the
whole of society’s attitude to
older people has to change.
There are weak signals from
political leadership about age
issues. Older people should
not be out of sight, out of
mind. Communities have to
accept responsibility.” And
another quote: “The care
given to our most frail elderly
must be worth more than that
given by a vet nurse to my cat
or dog.”
In November more than 100 Grey Power members attended the annual Christmas lunch
- at the Copthorne Hotel
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard all the bull before!

Grey Power Rotorua meets with National and
NZ First local MPs
As part of our work locally, throughout the
year Grey Power meets with local Members
of Parliament Hon. Todd McClay and Fletcher
Tabuteau. It’s an opportunity to discuss Grey
Power policy and matters concerning our
members.
RUSSELL HALLAM QSM
President, Grey Power Rotorua
Hon Todd McClay,
National MP, Rotorua
In November Hon Todd McClay
met with our local committee.
These matters were on Grey
Power’s agenda:
• The level of the
Accommodation Supplement
[has not increased since 2003]
• DHB-funded homecare and
the perception cuts to funding
were being made
• DHBs to ring-fence aged care
funding
• State housing and housing
affordability
• Public funding of the shingles
vaccination for seniors
After undertaking to seek
further information about all
the issues, Grey Power Rotorua
recently received written feedback
from Hon Todd McClay.
Accommodation Supplement
- while not increasing is costing
the Government more
as a higher number of New
Zealanders become eligible
for the support. Grey Power
Rotorua’s view is that it is a
fact that housing costs have
increased dramatically but the
level of assistance has not.
Apparently the Government
will consider looking at the
supplement during this year.
Aged care and homecare
Funding - Hon Todd McClay
has contacted the Lakes DHB
about Grey Power’s comments.
Discussions with them
will continue.
State housing - we know
the Government’s policy is
to reduce the State’s direct
responsibility for affordable
housing. In that context
Hon Todd McClay advises the
Government is looking to
work with a number of emergency
housing providers about
the lack of suitable affordable
housing for those in need.
PHARMAC is the Government
agency responsible for deciding
which pharmaceuticals are
publicly funded. There is an
application before PHARMAC
for funding the shingles vaccination,
but Todd McClay
advises it has been given only
medium priority for funding.
Additionally Hon Todd
McClay informed:
• In the USA the vaccine is
approved for use from age
50, but is routinely administered
to over 60s due to
limited supply.
• Australia funds the vaccine
for over 70s
• The UK recommends a universal
programme for 70 to
79-year-olds
• Canada recommends the
vaccine for over 60s but
does not fund.
Fletcher Tabuteau, NZ
First List MP, domiciled
in Rotorua
Three Grey Power Rotorua
committee members met
with Fletcher Tabuteau in
December. The matters on
the agenda were:
• Age of Eligibility for NZ
Superannuation
• SuperGold Card
• Housing
• Elective Surgery – GST
exemption for patients
able to have surgery privately
Fletcher’s responses were:
NZ Superannuation - NZ
First is committed to retaining
the age of eligibility at
65. NZ First believes the status
quo is affordable for the
foreseeable future.
SuperGold Card - NZ First is
committed to retaining and
expanding SuperGold card
benefits by encouraging
more private business participation
in the scheme.
State Housing - they support
the retention of and
possible increase in State
housing, along with supporting
the provision of additional
social housing in partnership
with local bodies and
other providers.
Elective surgery and the
GST exemption idea - Grey
Power supports a GST exemption
for patients who are in a
position to pay for elective
surgery privately [thus taking
some pressure off public
hospital waiting lists]. The
initiative was discussed with
Fletcher Tabuteau and he
undertakes to discuss the
idea and provide Grey Power
Rotorua with feedback.
Regular meetings with
both politicians are planned
for this year. We appreciate
their willingness to listen
to us. We realise they
both have busy schedules,
especially Hon Todd McClay
who is Minister of Trade and
Minister for State Owned
Enterprises.
Health and wellbeing – Getting
the Vitamin D we need
JUDY GREEN
Grey Power Rotorua Treasurer
It’s possible that up to 50
percent of the world's population
does not get enough
of the essential Vitamin D
required by our bodies.
It can be obtained from
both food and some exposure
to the sun.
I guess one reason we lack
Vitamin D is we are conscious
of, or have had, skin cancer
scares, so we tend to cover up
or use sunblock when we’re
outside.
Our western diet can also
be a problem.
However there are healthy
foods high in Vitamin D that
you can eat to supplement
your daily exposure to the
sun.
I love salmon and it is one
of the best foods for providing
you with Vitamin D.
Preferably you need to choose
wild salmon, although the
farmed salmon is still a good
alternative.
Wild salmon has way over
the required daily amount of
this vitamin, and the farmed
salmon has more than 50 percent
in a normal portion.
Canned tuna is also an
easily accessible and adequate
source of Vitamin D. You will
need to eat approximately
170g of tuna a week.
It also provides a good supply
of niacin and Vitamin K.
Oysters, shrimps, sardines
and herrings are all good in
aiding our supply of Vitamin
D.
Cod liver oil is another
source of Vitamin D, though
many of us are not big fans
because we remember it
being administered when we
were young.
I didn't like it then and I
don’t like it now!
Wild mushrooms can supply
vitamin D2, so a small
helping is a good addition to
any meal.
And lastly, don't forget that
egg yolks contain Vitamin D -
from free range chickens if
possible.
Rotorua greypower News – February 2017 17

SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2017/18 DUE BY 1 APRIL 2017
Enclosed with this magazine is a green invoice for your Grey Power annual subscription through to 31 March 2017.
Members who joined recently will not receive an invoice for 17/18. Subscriptions remain at $20.00 single, $30.00
couple. Please consider making a donation to Grey Power Rotorua when you pay your subscription. If you are a Grey
Power Electricity customer early renewal is vital so you continue to receive the benefit of discounted electricity/
gas, as well as other Grey Power discounts. As payments are processed, a 2017/18 Grey Power membership card
will be posted to you, or if you pay at the Grey Power office, you will be given your new card. Please remember to
bring the remittance advice section of your invoice with you so we can verify your membership number.
Options for paying your 17/18 subscription:
• Use the subs renewal form on our website www.greypowerrotorua.org.nz and pay by internet banking.
• Use your Grey Power membership number as your reference and specify RENEWAL. Bank account details are
on the website.
• Send in your cheque with the remittance advice section of your invoice to: Grey Power Rotorua, P O Box 414,
Rotorua 3040 or Call into the Rotorua Grey Power office at 1333 Eruera Street, Rotorua.
• From 1 March the office will be open Tuesdays- Fridays between 10.00am – 2.00pm. Friday opening is temporary
during the subscription renewal period.
• [Bring the remittance advice section of your invoice with you.]
ROTORUA GREY POWER
HAD 1928 MEMBERS AT
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CONTACT US
GREY POWER, ROTORUA INC.
OFFICE: 1333 Eruera Street, Rotorua
(at rear of Age Concern premises, Ranolf St end of Eruera St)
Phone: 07 346 1739
Email: greypower.rotorua@gmail.com
Office hours: 10am-2pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and office will be open Fridays from 1 March -
during subscription renewals period.
Grey Power Rotorua Inc., PO Box 414, Rotorua 3040
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2016/17
PRESIDENT
Russell Hallam
Phone: 07 348 6034
All inquiries: contact Russell
SECRETARY
Jennifer Francis
Phone: 07 349 3185
TREASURER
Judy Green
Phone: 07 357 5867
COMMITTEE
David Bruce
Daniel Harris
Wieland Hartwig
Esther Johnson
Rosemary Mackenzie
Yvonne Marehu
Judy O’Connell
Waitsu Wu
If there are issues you would like Grey Power to take up, let your
Committee know by phoning, contacting us via our website
www.greypowerrotorua.org.nz or email.
Your Grey Power Committee meets on the 3rd Monday monthly.
Remember Grey Power when you change your contact details.
Introducing
David Bruce,
Grey Power
Committee
Member
I
joined the Grey Power
committee because I felt
the need to support an
organisation advocating for
those of the third age. As the
number of seniors continues
David Bruce, Grey Power Rotorua
Committee Member
to increase, the possibility of
marginalisation grows.
JOKE CORNER
A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor’s office.
“Is it true,” she wanted to know, “that the medication
you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?”
“’Yes, I’m afraid so,”’ the doctor told her.
There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied,
“I’m wondering, then, just how serious is my condition because
this prescription is marked
‘NO REFILLS’.
An older gentleman was on the operating table awaiting surgery
and he insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the
operation.
As the anaesthetic was about to be administered, he asked to
speak to his son. “Yes, Dad, what is it?”
“Don’t be nervous, son; do your best, and just remember if it
doesn’t go well, if something happens to me, your mother is going
to come and live with you and your wife....”
18 Rotorua greypower News – February 2017

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20 Rotorua greypower News – February 2017