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27 Jun Sue Moroney, List MP - Labour Party. 

4 Jul QUIZ 

11 Jul James Shaw. MP - Co Leader of the 

Green Party. START 10.45 am. 

18 Jul Vaughan Payne, CEO Waikato 

Regional Council - Waikato 

Freshwater Discussion. START 11 am. 

25 Jul Neil Tolan, manager, Western 

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1 Aug Deborah Tribble, NZTA - Defensive 

Driving and Driver Licensing for the 

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8 Aug Hon. Winston Peters, MP - Leader of 

NZ First Party. START 10.45 am. 

15 Aug Holly Snape, chief executive, 

Community Waikato. 

22 Aug Julie Nelson, The People’s Project 

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Exercise reinvigorates 

Parkinson’s patient 

A 

fter medically resigning from a lifelong teaching career 

following a Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2014, 62 year-old 

Gary Buttimore is using exercise to reclaim his motivation 

and vitality. 

His new-found passion for exercise began when his doctor told 

him about Green Prescription (an initiative that promotes physical 

activity as a way of staying healthy) and referred him on to 

Kristina Driller, the High Performance and Rehabilitation Consultant 

at UniRec – the health and fitness centre based on campus at 

the University of Waikato. Following his initial meeting with Krissie, 

Gary joined UniRec’s MediFit programme, a supervised group 

based exercise programme designed for people who are affected 

by a range of pre-existing and current medical conditions. 

“When I joined the MediFit programme mid-way through last 

year, it was the first time I’d ever had contact with a gym,” says 

Gary. 

“It was a first for me but once I started training I found it really 

enjoyable. I had my own personalised programme to work through 

and I found that the staff and members were all very friendly and 

supportive.” 

Within the first five months of joining the programme, Gary had 

already achieved huge personal gains. He went from managing 

five minutes on the treadmill during his initial assessment with Krissie, 

to completing the Round the Bridges 6km fun run and walk in 

November. By the end of the year Gary no longer needed to attend 

the supervised MediFit sessions and decided to progress on to a full 

UniRec membership. 

“Long-term it’s really paying dividends,” says Gary. 

“With Parkinson’s you get very tired and I found that because I 

wasn’t feeling like myself, I started to lose my motivation and vitality. 

This is where the exercise has helped. 

“It makes me feel confident and it helps me keep my mind off 

my medical situation. When you’re doing activities you forget 

about everything else. You’re not worried about your hands shaking; 

you’re just getting it done.” 

With a desire to continue on his health and fitness journey, Gary 

now trains individually at UniRec two to three times a week and is 

working towards reaching some new goals in 2016. 

To find out more UniRec’s MediFit programme, contact Kristina 

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Hamilton greypower Magazine – June 2016 3

President’s Report - May 30, 2016 

Hamilton Grey Power AGM 

Welcome to the 2016 AGM. I am happy to report 

that Hamilton Grey Power is in good heart both 

organisationally and financially. 

Last year’s membership 

grew to 1570 paid up 

members, a good result. 

We have had new computers 

that have brought 

us up to date and are 

making life easier in the 

office. 

The volunteer office staff 

camaraderie continues and 

we have catch up morning 

coffee to sort any issues before 

they become problems. 

We welcomed some new 

office members who have 

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Our current team is 

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John, Jack, Jane, Linda, 

Russelle and the late Barry 

Cope who sadly passed 

away earlier this year. A 

special mention goes to 

Jack who runs our Monday 

seminars and drops in 

and helps out as ‘an extra’ 

in the office regularly; 

Raewyn who has gone the 

extra mile as secretary - we 

will miss her services this 

year as she takes a step 

back but lucky for us she is 

staying in the office. 

Also thanks to Rowena 

and Russelle who have 

looked after our quarterly 

magazine; Dawn our health 

portfolio holder and John 

our long-standing treasurer 

and Jane and Lyn. 

We enjoyed some 

excellent speakers 

over the two and a 

half days. 

Along with two other 

committee members I recently 

attended the National 

Federation AGM in Christchurch. 

It was well attended 

by most branches. 

Two candidates stood for 

the role of National President, 

Tom O’Connor and 

Miles Jackson. 

Tom O’Connor (you may 

recognise his name and face 

from articles in the Waikato 

Times) was elected and 

Miles Jackson long-time national 

board member was 

gracious in defeat. 

We farewelled president 

Terry King who has been involved 

with Grey Power for 

more than 16 years and was 

awarded a life membership. 

As usual the main part of 

the AGM was taken up with 

the remits and the counting 

of constitutional votes, 

these have to be counted 

individually and not by voice 

which takes up much of the 

time. 

We enjoyed some excellent 

speakers over the two 

and a half days. 

The first speaker was Andrew 

Little, Labour Party 

leader. 

I enjoyed his take on the 

state of the nation. Maggie 

Barry, Minister for Seniors 

was interesting - she spoke 

of appointing ‘senior champions’ 

for each city as role 

models. 

Precious McKenzie and 

Dame Kate Harcourt, among 

others have been selected to 

encourage more to follow. 

Winston Peters was his 

usual entertaining self and 

reinforced his support for 

seniors. 

I’m pleased to report 

that he will be speaking to 

us here in Hamilton at our 

August 8 Monday morning 

seminar. 

Also the co-Leader of the 

Green Party, James Shaw 

will speak on July 11 at 

10.45am. 

This is a real coup for 

Hamilton Grey Power, we 

will make them open meetings 

in the big hall so please 

encourage people to attend. 

On your behalf I have 

been working with HCC and 

Prof Peggy Koopman-Boyd 

as Hamilton works towards 

becoming an ‘age friendly 

city’. 

We are a pilot programme 

along with Kapiti and New 

Plymouth with funding coming 

from the Government. 

I also submitted on HCC’s 

Older Persons Plan on Grey 

Power’s behalf. I am concerned 

there is nothing in 

the plan which recognises 

affordability or a senior 

housing policy. 

As the council has washed 

its hands of the pensioner 

housing stock I maintain 

there needs to be a policy 

for new providers. 

I am pleased to confirm 

that HCC has agreed to give 

us a further two year lease 

on our office premises. 

Overall it’s been a good 

year for Hamilton Grey Power 

and I hope it continues. 

Thanks for your attendance. 

Roger Hennebry 

President

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How many of us find the drive to Auckland 

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Hello there – allow me to introduce myself. 

My name is John Heritage, I’m 62 

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My wife, Josie, is a foot care specialist with 

her own business here in Hamilton. 

I originally qualified as a Fellow of the Institute 

of Legal Executives and for roughly 30 years specialised 

in Wills, Trusts and the administration of 

deceased persons’ estates. I also practised as a 

financial planner for more than 25 years obtaining 

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and ultimately qualifying as a Certified Financial 

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All my qualifications were obtained in the UK, 

but I’ve been practising as a financial adviser here 

in NZ since 2002 and now specialise in personal 

and business insurance. 

In New Zealand I am a member of the Professional 

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in order to stay up-to-date with markets and 

products. I have previously served on the committee 

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I no longer practise law, concentrating instead 

on the provision of financial services. Not being 

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particular client’s needs. You can rest assured 

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Outside work – yes, there is life outside 

work – I have a keen interest in 

music and the theatre. I sing with the 

Hamilton Civic Choir and for more 

than 10 years I was also a member of 

the National Male Choir of New Zealand. 

I’ve always got at least one book on 

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or 021 184 3499, or 

send an e-mail to: 

jheritage@xtra.co.nz. 

I look forward to being 

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and your family 

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“As we know, it’s hard to avoid coming into contact 

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“By getting a flu shot, we are doing what we can to 

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“Every year more pharmacists in Unichem and Life 

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“You now have the choice of where to get your flu vaccine. 

You don’t need an appointment at your local pharmacy, 

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Popular Day Club in Cambridge 

A Day Club for Cambridge seniors is proving very 

popular in the community. It’s a social time, with 

lots on offer – from crafts, games and music, to 

baking and gardening. 

The Day Club is located in Magnolia Lounge at the 

Cambridge Health and Community Centre and is run 

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rest home. 

Cambridge Resthaven’s general manager Rachel Jones said, 

“Cambridge Resthaven has been part of Cambridge for 45 

years, and our philosophy has always been to get actively involved 

in the community, so it has been great to help establish 

and run the Day Club. It’s perfect for people living in their own 

homes who want extra companionship, activities and fun during 

the day.” 

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transport from home and back within a 15km radius. Two 

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Mrs Jones said, “It’s a safe, caring environment 

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It’s one of a kind in Cambridge, and interest has grown 

as more people have heard about it and want to join in.” 

If you would like more information, Dawn Miene is the first 

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Key drivers underway will allow for more service delivery 

FROM David Bennett 

National MP Hamilton East 

The year is already well underway and we have 

had several developments occurring within 

the region that will serve as key drivers for 

the development of our city and enable us as 

a Government to deliver more services to our 

communities. 

This year Rototuna Junior 

High school officially 

opened for students 

aged Years 7-10. 

The Rototuna Senior High 

School catering for students 

aged 11-13 is well under construction 

and is set to open in 

Superannuation 

has 

risen markedly above 

the rate of inflation, 

educational outcomes 

are constantly improving, 

reported crime is at 

its lowest level in more 

than a generation, more 

elective surgery is being 

completed than ever before, 

and our economic 

performance is among 

the best in the OECD. 

An extra $2.2 billion 

has been injected into the 

Health sector over the next 

four years. 

More provision for elective 

surgeries, medications 

for conditions such as advanced 

melanoma, a national 

bowel screening programme, 

and more support 

for ambulance services, 

were among important initiatives 

that received additional 

support. 

The Budget invested a 

further $40.9 million in the 

SuperGold card off-peak 

travel scheme, thereby increasing 

the mobility of the 

2017. Both will provide focal 

points for the community and 

will be a real asset for the area 

in the future. 

On March 11 this year, 

we had the sod turning of 

the Hamilton section of the 

Waikato Expressway. 

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MP FOR HAMILTON EAST 

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p 07 834 3407 

e davidbennettmp@parliament.govt.nz 

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MP FOR HAMILTON WEST 

543 Te Rapa Road, Hamilton 

p 07 850 6262 

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The $973 million Hamilton 

section of the Waikato Expressway 

is the largest roading 

project in Waikato history. 

Recently, we announced 

the official completion of the 

Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) 

rollout in Hamilton. With digital 

and online trading on the 

rise, the provision of rapid and 

widespread online connectivity 

will ensure that local firms 

remain competitive in modern 

markets. 

As we can see there have 

been significant investments 

in the Waikato region and 

Hamilton city this year. 

Along with this, we have 

also made provision for more 

services for our community in 

the recent budget. 

We are providing $41 million 

of additional funding to 

provide certainty for more 

than 670,000 SuperGold 

cardholders across New Zealand. 

Overall, we are building 

a strong economy based on 

successful cities like Hamilton 

that enable us to deliver more 

for all New Zealanders in the 

services we provide, such as 

recent Budget announcements 

around the SuperGold 

card. 

Responsible Budget delivers for New Zealanders 

From Tim Macindoe 

National MP Hamilton West 

Bill English’s eighth Budget again demonstrated 

National’s strong commitment to improving 

the welfare and incomes of older New 

Zealanders, along with investing in a growing 

economy, vital public services, innovation and 

infrastructure. 

670,000 cardholders who 

made 12.6 million trips last 

year. 

The Defence Force received 

substantial new operating 

funding, giving it 

greater options in responding 

to changes in the security 

environment. 

Some political parties 

measure “success” by 

promising to spend more 

money on their pet projects 

than their opponents do. 

However, they fail to acknowledge 

the fact that 

governments don’t earn the 

money they spend, hardworking 

New Zealanders 

do. 

Recognising that we are 

accountable to taxpayers 

for every dollar spent, National 

is committed to a 

social investment approach 

that demands the best results 

from our public services, 

and I am proud of the 

significant improvements 

that have been achieved 

across the board during the 

last eight years. 

Kind regards to all Grey 

Power members. 

Tim Macindoe 

National MP Hamilton East 

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Retirement villages ‘a lifestyle’ 

FROM Anne Gibson 

Property editor of the NZ Herald 

Retirement village residents who bought into a huge new 

Hobsonville waterfront village will lose 25 percent of 

their purchase price when they sell their places after five 

years. 

But Summerset Group chief executive Julian Cook says people 

buying into the new $120 million Summerset at Monterey Park are 

not moving purely for financial reasons. 

They were picking a lifestyle, moving to a piece of land surrounded 

by water on three sides and a new village with a bowling 

green, swimming pool, village centre and many other amenities 

and where they could fish and sail. 

Places on the site 20 minutes’ drive from Auckland’s CBD are 

selling from $449,000 to $1.25 million. 

About 400 people would live in 125 villas and townhouses, 72 

apartments, 50 care apartments and 52 beds in a resthome when 

work is finished in 2018, he said. 

More than 100 people already live on the site, still being developed 

at 1 Squadron Dr, across the motorway from Hobsonville 

Point on the city’s northwestern outskirts. 

Mr Cook acknowledged that Auckland residential prices were 

rising rapidly and Summerset was likely to re-sell Monterey Park 

units at amounts well in excess of the original purchase price. 

“Valuations [at retirement villages] tend to follow what’s happening 

in the residential market, so it could be 15 per cent,”Mr 

Cook said of price rises. 

Asked if it was fair to take 25 percent, Mr Cook said: “[Value] increases 

are not always 15 percent. Sometimes it’s more and sometimes 

it’s less. What the model lets us do is put more facilities on 

site such as swimming pools and care centres, which we wouldn’t 

be able to do if we didn’t have that model. We have to make a 

return on investment.” 

Without the deferred management fee system, buyers would 

need to be charged more for units, he said. 

“If we were a one-off developer and there was no income 

stream, we would need to charge more upfront. We need to make 

a return on our investment.” 

Under the deferred management fee system, all the major listed 

retirement village businesses repay only a portion of the original 

purchase price once the resident sells, usually either following the 

resident’s move to the on-site nursing home or death. Buyers can 

lose 20 to 30 percent of their original purchase price. 

Yet Auckland residential price rises have been in the 14 percent 

region lately, making retirement villages bad property investments 

on resale. 

One Tauranga resident said an $800,000 retirement village unit 

purchase resulted in a payout $150,000 less after only three years, 

yet the operator resold the unit for $1.2 million. So the resident 

had effectively lost $550,000. Rob Wilson, the Auckland-based 

president of the Retirement Village Residents Association, says the 

existing system results in village owners getting all the upside and 

residents all the downside. 

“Operators don’t pay out any capital gain when they resell. But 

residents are liable for any capital loss. So when the market’s on the 

rise, that’s okay but when the balloon busts, the residents have to 

take the loss. That’s unfair,” Mr Wilson said. 

Mr Cook said Summerset’s growth was rapid. 

“We doubled in size in the last five years and we expect to double 

again in the next five to six years,” he said, referring to Summerset’s 

market capitalisation of $950 million which he said could 

stand at $1.8 billion by 2020, if the share price reflected the company’s 

growth. At Mt Wellington, Summerset is building a $150 

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Your community pharmacy is here to help 

Tips from The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand on 

how your local community pharmacy can help 

you with your medicines. 

Do you understand what 

your medicines are for 

and how to take them to 

get the best result? 

Pharmacists are medicine 

experts and are here to help 

you understand everything 

about your medicines. 

Having a good relationship 

with your pharmacist can help 

you get the most out of your 

medicines. 

If you have any concerns or 

difficulties taking your medicines 

it is important that you 

discuss this with your pharmacist. 

Most pharmacies have a 

private area for patients to 

discuss sensitive issues, feel 

free to ask to go here if you 

would like to maintain your 

privacy while talking to your 

pharmacist. 

Difficulty taking medicines 

Losing strength or agility in 

your hands can make it difficult 

to open bottles, especially 

bottles with child proof caps. 

For safety reasons some 

medicines are supplied with a 

child proof cap. 

If you have difficulty opening 

these bottles discuss this 

with your pharmacist. 

They might be able to make 

this easier by arranging a different 

bottle lid for you. 

It can also sometimes be 

difficult to remove medicines 

from their foils. Although 

some medicines must remain 

in their foil to prevent spoilage, 

your pharmacist might 

be able to ‘pre-pop’ some pills 

for you if you are having difficulty 

with this. 

Understanding and using 

medicines 

If you are on a few medicines 

it can be difficult to remember 

what each is for. 

Your pharmacist can help 

with this. 

Pharmacists have a good 

understanding about what 

medicines are used for, how 

to take them, possible side effects 

and interactions. 

Your pharmacist is also able 

to provide you with leaflets 

which contain much of this 

information. 

Do you know how to use 

your eye and ear drops and 

inhalers correctly? 

If you are unsure about 

how to use these medicines, 

or would like to check you 

are using them correctly, 

please talk to your pharmacist. 

Your pharmacist is able 

to demonstrate and provide 

information to help ensure 

your technique is correct. 

To ensure you are getting 

the best care possible it is important 

your pharmacist and 

doctor know about all the 

medicines you take. 

This includes any prescription, 

non-prescription and 

over-the-counter medicines, 

and any vitamins, minerals 

and herbal supplements. 

Remembering to take 

medicines 

Remembering to take your 

medicines at the correct time 

can sometimes be difficult. 

Pharmacists can provide 

many useful suggestions to 

help you remember to take 

your medicine, such as placing 

your medicine by your toothbrush, 

or setting a reminder 

alarm. Pharmacies also sell 

weekly dose aids to help you 

organise your medicines, or 

you might prefer to request 

the pharmacy to do this for 

you at a small cost. 

Returning medicines 

To maintain the quality of 

your medicines the pharmacy 

regularly monitors the temperature 

they are stored at. 

This is one of several reasons 

why returned medicines 

are not allowed to be reused. 

Pharmacists however, encourage 

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you are no longer taking 

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Fluoridation of water a trampling of our rights 

From Tom O’Connor 

(National Grey Power president) 

The right of the 

majority to rule is not, 

and never has been an 

absolute right. 

From the birth of Greece, 

about 3500 years ago, it 

was clearly understood that 

the majority must rule in the 

interests of the community 

as a whole, not merely the 

majority themselves. 

To do so was known as the 

Tyranny of the Majority and was 

recognised as a fatal anathema 

to democracy itself. 

The Greeks also discovered 

very early in the development 

of democracy that any elected 

body, without constraints, 

could not be relied on to protect 

liberty and quickly became 

tyrannical dictators. As 

democracy evolved restraints 

on majority ruling groups were 

developed to ensure elected 

representatives, at all levels of 

government, could be held to 

account, controlled and even 

dismissed from office by those 

they represented if the rights 

of the minorities were denied. 

Included in these rules were a 

set of inalienable rights of the 

individual which are supposed 

to be beyond the interference 

of the ruling democracy or even 

a ruling monarch. Several monarchs 

lost their crowns and the 

heads which held them for ignoring 

that rule. 

In 1215, rather than risk 

that fate, King John signed the 

Magna Carta which included 

many of those individual rights 

we now take for granted. In 

some nations these minority 

and individual rights are written 

into a constitution, which bind 

their governments. In New Zealand, 

they are listed in the New 

Zealand Bill of Rights (1990). 

Only in time of war, declared 

civil emergency or on conviction 

of certain crimes, can some 

of these democratic rights be 

denied or suspended and then 

only under strict conditions. 

Now we are faced with a blatant 

denial of individual democratic 

rights in the proposal to 

give the decision to introduce 

fluoride into drinking water to 

district health boards. What 

process of public consultation, 

if any, they use is irrelevant as 

Clause 11 of the Bill of Rights 

says: “Everyone has the right to 

refuse to undergo any medical 

treatment”. 

There have been various High 

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Fluoridation of water 

From page 19 

Court hearings to determine if, 

in fact, fluoride is a medical 

treatment within the meaning 

of the law. A final determination 

is due some time in July 

but it is illogical to argue that 

fluoride is not a medical treatment 

but then introduce it 

to drinking water to combat 

tooth decay. 

If it is a medical treatment 

the Bill of Rights clearly prohibits 

its introduction to communal 

drinking water. If it is not a 

medical treatment to combat 

tooth decay, there is no logical 

reason to introduce it to communal 

drinking water. 

There is no middle ground. 

The key issue here, however, 

is not the effectiveness or otherwise 

of fluoride as a treatment 

for oral health. 

That is an unresolvable argument 

between competing proponents 

and opponents which 

lay people are not equipped or 

even obliged to decide. 

The Government passed a 

truly absurd regulation, in January 

2015 which exempts all 

chemicals containing fluoride 

from being classed as medicines 

if they are delivered via 

the public water supply. 

A medical treatment by any 

other name is still a medical 

treatment no matter how it is 

administered and no regulation 

can alter that fact. No-one, 

not even a majority of voting 

ratepayers or the government 

itself, has the authority to put 

any form of medical treatment 

into communal drinking water. 

To do so is the Tyranny of the 

Majority. 

Tom O’Connor is a retired 

journalist, political commentator, 

president of Grey Power 

for New Zealand and vice president 

of Grey Power Timaru. 

This article first appeared in the 

Timaru Courier in May. 

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Amber Garden Centre: 

Winter … a great time to plant 

What a wonderful Autumn we have had, with 

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with all its beautiful autumn colourings. 

Winter is now 

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weather is finally starting 

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In the vege garden, it’s 

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Where possible, leave 

yams and parsnips in the 

ground until a few frosts 

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Prepare soil to a depth 

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What do you see, nurses . What do you see? 

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Who need me to guide ... And a secure happy home. 

A woman of thirty, ... My young now grown fast, 

Bound to each other ... With ties that should last. 

At forty, my young sons ... Have grown and are gone, 

But my man’s beside me ... To see I don’t mourn 

At fifty once more, ... Babies play ‘round my knee, 

Again we know children, ... My loved one and me. 

Dark days are upon me, ... My husband is dead, 

I look at the future, ... shudder with dread. 

For my young are all rearing ... Young of their own, 

And I think of the years ... And the love that I’ve known. 

I’m now an old woman ... And nature is cruel; 

‘Tis jest to make old age ... Look like a fool. 

The body, it crumbles, ... Grace and vigour depart, 

There is now a stone ... Where I once had a heart. 

But inside this old carcass ... A young girl still dwells, 

And now and again, ... My battered heart swells. 

I remember the joys, ... I remember the pain, 

And I’m loving and living ... Life over again. 

I think of the years ... All too few, gone too fast, 

And accept the stark fact ... That nothing can last. 

So open your eyes, people, ... Open and see, 

Not a crabby old woman ... Look closer....see, ME! 

Remember this poem when you next meet an older person 

who you might brush aside without looking at the young soul 

within.....we will all, one day, be there, too! 

PLEASE SHARE THIS POEM. IT’S SOMETHING WE ALL 

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free off-peak travel on public transport. 

This enables seniors to be actively engaged in activities which 

otherwise may not occur, one of which is volunteering locally. For 

those older folk who are getting too old to safely drive around, it 

enables them to remain independent. 

This government wants to pass its responsibility on to understandably 

concerned Regional Councils with capped funding and 

not taking into account annual increasing numbers reaching 65. 

his means ratepayers will end up paying the difference in what 

the government gives and actual cost of the scheme. Associate 

Minister Craig Foss said there is a “need to cut costs”. 

Over 65s have to buy a local smartcard costing $10, region by 

region, rather than relying on the SuperGoldCard which is free. 

If they travel to another area, they have to buy and top up that 

region’s card. If government need to cut costs, put an immediate 

cap on immigration, which is costing our services dearly in 

the way of employment, housing and health and putting these 

services in crisis mode. This is affecting all of us. How about a cap 

on parent reunion immigrants – more than 80,000 in the last 15 

years who obtain full benefits of superannuation after 10 years 

at the age of 65 whether they have contributed to the system or 

not. 

Additionally, the failed $26 million flag debacle, if it had been 

successful, would have cost anywhere from $500 million on up to 

switch over - figures hadn’t been worked out - no concern there 

about cutting costs. This government needs to give credit where 

credit is due - show some respect for our seniors in their golden 

years. Leave the SuperGold card arrangement as it is. 

Rowena Kaleopa 

Past Vice President, Grey Power, Hamilton 

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Methamphetamine contamination clean-ups a 

growing problem 

The contamination of rental housing by 

the residues left by the manufacture of 

methamphetamine is a large and growing 

problem for property owners. 

Small landlords have been forced to spend thousands 

stripping out affected properties and State social housing 

provider Housing New Zealand has demolished more 

than a dozen properties as a result. 

Rental property managers and owners are concerned at the professionalism 

of an expanding industry of methamphetamine testing 

‘experts’. Standards New Zealand is only beginning to consider 

formal requirements for testing and remediation and Health Ministry 

guidelines around methamphetamine contamination remain 

at the ‘advisory’ level. On top of that - common chemical products 

used in the domestic environment can be just as toxic given dosage 

and proximity - but are not tested. Following a study of international 

practice, guidelines for maximum contamination level for 

chemicals used in the manufacture of Methamphetamine were set 

down by the Ministry of Health in ‘Guidelines for the Remediation 

of Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories Sites.’ The document 

qualifies the guidelines as being ‘of an advisory nature only.’ 

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health said anyone concerned 

that their property may have been used for the manufacture of 

methamphetamine should contact their local council which should 

be able to provide advice on how to go about getting the property 

tested. As of March this year (2016) Standards New Zealand was 

‘preparing to start work’ on the development of a New Zealand 

standard covering the testing and remediation of properties used 

for the manufacture of methamphetamine. The standard is aimed 

at addressing a need for guidance on methods, procedures and 

other supporting material that will ensure a consistent and effective 

approach to managing the testing and remediation of affected 

properties. Jeremy Baker of Hamilton-based Glasshouse Property 

Management said there was an increasing demand for testing. 

“We test about one-third of our portfolio at the request of owners 

and the demand is rising all the time. My concern is that there 

is no regulation of testers and some could become cowboys in the 

market. 

‘’This could put tenants in situation where they are faced with 

a hefty clean-up bill when there might not have been contamination. 

There is also a growing issue not just around the residues left 

by meth labs but also those who smoke crack and could have been 

for years before discovered.” 

Hamilton rental property owner and manager Daryl Fisher is 

concerned “alarmist beatups” in the media were fuelling a methamphetamine 

testing frenzy. Massey University senior lecturer in 

environmental chemistry Dr Nick Kim has confirmed that, given 

proximity and dosage, other chemicals, common in the domestic 

environment, including cleaning products, deoderants, disinfectants, 

insecticides and their propellants - can be just as toxic as the 

chemical residues left by methamphetamine contamination - but 

are not tested. 

“Testing for each additional chemical will most commonly require 

a separate analysis. This will increase the cost for the person 

requesting the test. Also a specific additional test may not be available 

anyway because no labs are offering it.” 

Dr Kim said the foundation principle in toxicology was ‘the dose 

makes the poison’. 

‘’Certainly some other substances used in households can cause 

serious poisoning. Although for low dose exposures through contact 

with walls it would be very hard to make a comparison.” 

Andrew King executive officer New Zealand Property Investors 

Federation, said he was aware of Dr Kim’s view and the organisation 

was working with Government on the issue. 

‘’This is a big issue that affects tenants as well as landlords. We 

want to establish what are safe levels and place regulations on 

meth testing and cleaning companies so people are not taken advantage 

of.” 

Hamilton residential rental property owner ‘Rebecca’ - not her 

real name as her former tenant has unsavoury associates - has 

discovered the expensive part of not only dealing with difficult 

tenants, but also having to clean up a house due to Methamphetamine 

contamination. 

Rebecca bought a three-bedroom west-Hamilton house about 

10 years ago as an investment. Around 2011 she let the property 

to a solo mum with two children - and having some sympathy for 

the woman’s situation and did what she could to help her. 

But later last year the tenant stopped paying the rent. After 

three weeks arrears and no attempt to make up the difference, 

Rebecca started the eviction process. 

“Things were a bit tense but went reasonably amicably. But 

she kept asking for more time. I said that was OK if she paid the 

rent, but she didn’t. I ended up chasing her around and in the end 

served notice which she claimed she did not see stuck to the front 

door.” 

The tenant abandoned the property leaving everything behind 

including kids toys, clothes and furniture - and a vast mess. 

‘’It was the sort of squalor I could not believe. There were piles of 

rotting rubbish full of food scraps and maggots.” 

The property had also been physically damaged, with broken 

door handles, holes in the walls, carpets ruined and window stays 

cut through. 

Rebecca and her husband took two months, including several 

weeks her husband took off work, to clean up the mess. The 

house was completely repainted and re-carpeted. It was then put 

on the market One keen prospective buyer brought in a meth-testing 

company, and to their horror they found the house was contaminated 

- even though it had been re-painted, the tester sanded 

back the new paint on the wall over the stove, a key area for meth 

preparation, to take the reading from the original paintwork. 

The test was a ‘Stage 1’ test, costing $300, which simply confirmed 

the presence of methamphetamine. The next test, Stage 

2 - $2000 - was more comprehensive with samples taken in every 

room. Luckily, contamination levels were below Health Ministry 

guide lines in all areas except above the stove where they were 

only slightly over. The house required a further cleaning with industrial-strength 

cleaning agents. The house was back in a condition 

to sell. Meantime the prospective buyer had legged-it. 

“The house is safe now. The real estate agent is required to tell 

people, but the contamination does not have to be noted on the 

LIM report,” she said. 

The renovation, costs of testing, and the re-cleaning cost them 

about $15,000 - but the real casualty had been her faith in people, 

she would never be as trusting with a tenant again. 

What is Methamphetamine.? 

Pure Methamphetamine also known as ‘P’ is a central nervous 

system stimulant made from pseudoephedrine. It stimulates the 

brain to release the ‘pleasure’ chemical dopamine. A normal dopamine 

high, without drugs will cause the brain to release about 

100-units of dopamine, by contrast cocaine will release about 400 

units and P about 1250 units. The effect is to create a sense of 

euphoria and invincibility that can last up to 12 hours but can also 

cause paranoia, sleeplessness for days, agitation and hallucination. 



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