Rotorua Grey Power October 2017

Rotorua 

magazine 

November 2017 

ROTORUA GREY POWER 

HAD 1818 MEMBERS 

AT OCTOBER 2017

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President’s report - 

2017 General Elections 

The election is over. However, at the time of 

writing, we are awaiting the final results of 

coalition talks, to decide which parties will form 

our Government for the next three year term. 

RUSSELL HALLAM QSM 

President, Grey Power Rotorua 

With The Act Party 

seemingly not in 

Government, one policy 

of Grey Power is still achievable 

– retaining the age of eligibility 

to receive NZ Superannuation at 

65 years. 

A coalition of Labour, the 

Greens and NZ First Parties will 

concur with our policy, while 

National Party’s policy is for this 

to rise to 67 years in 20 years. 

Time enough for this policy to 

change. 

We must continue to strongly 

lobby Government on the nationwide 

housing crisis, particularly 

for those in retirement and those 

approaching this age. 

Every week I am approached 

by members who themselves, or 

whose relatives or friends, are 

faced with situations of unsuitable 

housing. These situations 

include having nowhere to live, 

and so are forced to stay with 

relatives or friends, sometimes in 

unsafe, unhealthy, and unaffordable 

housing. 

Central and local governments 

must address the growing demand 

for the basic right of us all to have 

a safe and healthy place in which 

to live. 

To make extra land available 

and lessen the compliance requirements 

for the development of new 

sub-divisions, does not necessarily 

address the real need, affordable 

housing. Instead, these only meet 

the need of providing new housing 

for those moving to the district, 

and those wishing to upgrade, 

using their current housing asset. 

Government has a responsibility 

to ensure we all have access to 

safe, healthy and affordable places 

in which to live. 

Increasing state housing stock, 

positively supporting local councils 

to provide residential housing, 

promoting the concept of low 

cost housing developments - all 

of which could be in mixed housing 

areas, are positive initiatives 

to address the crisis our country 

is in. 

The incoming government 

Russell Hallam 

must recognise and address the 

needs of our older residents, who 

are not only the growing percentage 

of our population, but also a 

growing percentage of those in 

critical need of suitable housing. 

It is not acceptable for our mums 

and dads and our grandparents to 

be in this compromised position. 

Though I’m preparing my article in October, I am mindful this is 

our last magazine for 2017, and the trappings of the Christmas 

holiday season are already emerging about us. 

This is therefore a good time to thank Grey Power members 

for your support during the year, and the Grey Power Rotorua 

committee extends to you good wishes, good health and safe 

driving over Christmas and the New Year holiday season. 

To those who have tickets to the Grey Power early 

Christmas lunch on Sunday, 5 November, your Grey Power 

committee is looking forward to welcoming you. 

Thinking about selling? 

Want ? 

- I can help to discuss your options 

on selling or purchasing. 

THANK YOU TO 

OUR MEMBERS 

We have had a great response to the request that 

interested members may like to volunteer their 

time to helping in our office. We have met with two 

interested members and will be seeing one other 

before our busy period begins. 

If anyone else would like to come forward, having 

seen what is involved in the previous newsletter, 

and be part of the office team, please do not 

hesitate to contact me 

Sandra Greeks, Roster Coordinator. 

- I am constantly exceeding my 

Vendors expectation on their sold 

price. 

- I work for my Vendors. 

Don’t Delay, Call Sue Today! 

Sue Baker AREINZ 

LICENSED SALESPERSON REAA 2008 

Residential Sales 

M: 027 430 4900 

DDI: 07 349 8085 

E: sue@rotoruaproperty.co.nz 

Rotorua greypower News – November 2017 3

Precautions for 

holiday periods 

The summer is upon us and during that time 

people often take their holidays and travel away 

from home. This is not a period to drop your 

guard regarding crime prevention as criminals 

don’t take holidays and often think of them as 

harvest time with fruit ripe for the picking. 

BRUCE QUEDLEY 

Neighbourhood Support 

Peace of mind while you 

are away helps you relax 

and enjoy your holiday. In 

your planning take into account 

the security of your home and 

possessions. 

No matter where you are, at 

home, in a bach, in a motel unit, 

at a camping ground, anywhere, 

do not leave your property 

insecure. 

Yes, it does get hot and 

windows do get opened to help 

air circulation but think about 

the consequences of leaving 

windows wide open with no 

security stays. An open window 

is an open invitation to the 

criminal who will use it to access 

your property and steal your 

possessions. 

If you haven’t already done 

so and can afford to, have security 

stays fitted to windows. 

These prevent windows from 

being opened fully but do allow 

for ventilation. Criminals even 

target open windows on levels 

above the ground level and will 

seek ways to lift themselves up 

to that level. 

If you are staying in one part 

of the house don’t leave the other 

part unlocked as criminals do 

access unlocked doors while 

people are at the other end of 

their homes. Get in the habit of 

locking the doors. If you are able 

to afford it, have security screen 

doors fitted to allow circulation 

while being locked. 

When you plan on going 

away, even for a night, advise a 

trusted neighbour to keep an eye 

on your home. Leave with them 

a contact number for you while 

you are away and the expected 

date of your return. 

Have someone empty your 

mail/newspaper boxes as overflowing 

boxes are an indication 

to a criminal you are away. If 

possible have your trusted neighbour/relative 

open and close your 

curtains/blinds in the morning 

and evening to give the impression 

you are home. 

The trusted neighbour/relative 

could put out the rubbish 

and bring back the empty bin on 

rubbish day. Don’t leave a bin 

out so it will be emptied while 

you are away. Empty bins are 

again a sign to criminals that no 

one is home. 

If you have a timer switch 

on a light set it so that it will 

switch on and off each evening. 

If you are away for a long period, 

organise for someone to regularly 

mow your lawns. 

Make arrangements for your 

pets either to be boarded at a kennel/cattery 

or have someone feed 

and exercise them. Bored dogs, 

in particular can make a noise 

and disturb neighbours. Please 

consider your pets, including 

fish, guinea pigs, rabbits etc, in 

your holiday plans. 

When using your vehicle 

always lock it when unattended, 

no matter how short a period 

you are away from it. Never 

leave valuables in an unattended 

vehicle. 

Remember, if you see anyone 

committing a crime or behaving 

suspiciously, immediately phone 

the police emergency number - 

111 - and report it. If they are in 

a vehicle, write down the number 

plate and a description of the 

vehicle. 

Call the Neighbourhood 

Support Office on 349-9470 if 

you have any queries. Remember 

where there is a Neighbourhood 

Support Group established there 

is a network there to support 

each member. 

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Enjoy 

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living in 

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Bupa Redwood Retirement Village 

The Gardens has an excellent resident 

community centre and activities programme. 

Conveniently located next door, is The Gardens 

Care Home. Call for more information. 

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Call Jennie Arvidson on 

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Redwood is a friendly modern village. Our 

residents make the village their own, and we 

invite you to do the same. Redwood Care Home 

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What is timebanking? 

Timebanking is a way of trading skills in a 

community. Instead of dollars, time credits are 

used as payment. 

CHERIER CONRAD 

Whakatane Timebank 

You earn time credits for 

the work you do, and 

then use them to ‘buy’ 

another member’s time to get the 

services you need. Everyone’s 

Time is Equal. No matter what 

type of work is done, one hour 

always equals one time credit. 

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1=1. Every person is equally 

valued. 

Timebanking originated in 

the USA in the 1980s from the 

work of Edgar S Cahn. Since 

then it has spread worldwide. 

Project Lyttelton set up New 

Zealand’s first TimeBank in 

2005. Timebanking continues to 

grow with TimeBanks popping 

up all over New Zealand. 

Timebanking is based on five 

Core Values: 

1. We are all assets. We all have 

something to give. The real 

wealth of a society is its people. 

Every human being can 

be a contributor, no matter 

who they are and what their 

experience in life has been. 

2. Redefining work: Some work 

is beyond price. Work has to 

be redefined to value what it 

takes to raise healthy children, 

build strong families, 

revitalise neighbourhoods, 

make communities work, 

advance social justice, and 

make the planet sustainable. 

That kind of work needs to 

be honoured, recorded and 

rewarded. 

3. Reciprocity: Helping works 

better as a two-way street. 

The question: “How can I 

help you?” needs to change 

so we ask: “How can we help 

each other build the world we 

both will live in?” 

4. Social Networks: We need each 

other. Networks are stronger 

than individuals. People 

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strength and trust. Community 

is built upon growing roots, 

building trust and creating 

networks. 

5. Respect: Every human being 

matters. Respect underlies 

everything we value. Respect 

supplies the heart and soul of 

community. When respect is 

denied to anyone, we all are 

injured. We must respect where 

people are in the moment, not 

where we hope they will be in 

the future. 

Cherie Conrad, coordinator for 

EastBay TimeBank, covering the 

eastern Bay of Plenty and based in 

Whakatane, mentioned that they 

recently held a TimeBank Retreat 

in Rotorua. She said “A very successful 

weekend was held, inspiring 

all who attended” and “lots 

of information was shared and 

Timecredits exchanged”. 

If you’re interested in starting a 

Rotorua TimeBank there is a great 

resource at timebanks.nz/images/ 

Resources/Startup/How-to-Builda-TimeBank.pdf 

and she would 

be very happy to come across and 

speak to a small group and support 

the set-up of your local TimeBank. 

Contact Cherie on eastbaytimebank@gmail.com 

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Trees 

Can my local council help me with my 

problem with the neighbour’s tree? What 

can I do about the neighbour’s trees that are 

hanging over my boundary? 

Who should pay for any 

work done? 

I have a problem 

with my neighbour's tree but the 

neighbour won’t do anything 

about it. What can I do? 

These are common questions 

the volunteers at the Rotorua 

Citizens Advice Bureau are 

asked on a weekly basis. 

Trees – we love them but they 

can also cause a lot of issues and 

bad feeling between neighbours. 

There are a few basic facts you 

should be aware of when dealing 

with a tree problem. 

Firstly, the local Council will 

only get involved with issues 

involving a tree on private property 

if it is a protected tree 

or it is causing problems near 

a public road or other public 

property - for example its roots 

are damaging the drains. So if 

you ring Council about a tree 

v 

problem you generally will be 

told to ring the bureau. 

If the branches of your neighbour’s 

trees are overhanging your 

property then you are allowed to 

cut them back to the point where 

their tree crosses your boundary. 

Incidentally, any fruit on a tree 

overhanging your property still 

belongs to the neighbour. 

We would recommend, however, 

that before you do this, 

you firstly check with council 

whether it is a protected tree, 

and also talk to your neighbour 

about it. Whether your neighbour’s 

tree is blocking your sun, 

its branches are overhanging 

your property or its roots are 

growing into your drains, it's 

always preferable if you can 

reach an agreement with your 

neighbour about what to do. 

If this doesn't work: 

If the tree is causing damage 

to your property, you can trim 

(as far as the boundary) the 

tree branches or roots which 

are causing the problem, and 

apply to the Disputes Tribunal 

or District Court to claim back 

the costs of the work; or apply 

to the District Court for an 

order requiring your neighbour 

to remove or trim a tree on their 

property which is: causing damage, 

injury or loss to you, to the 

property, or to anyone you live 

with, or obstructing your view, 

or diminishing the value of your 

house, or reducing the enjoyment 

of your property. 

You will need to be able to 

produce proof of the above and 

the Court won't make the order if 

doing so would cause more hardship 

to your neighbour than the 

hardship you'd have to suffer if 

the Court didn't make the order. 

As regards payment for any 

work done, if the tree is overhanging 

your property, but it is 

not causing any damage to your 

property, then you are responsible 

for the costs of cutting it back 

as far as the boundary 

If the tree has caused damage 

to your property (for example, 

the tree's growth has damaged 

your drains, wall or fence) and 

you cannot agree with your 

neighbour about who should pay 

for the repairs, you can apply to 

the Disputes Tribunal or District 

Court for a decision. 

If your neighbour has been 

issued with a District Court order 

to cut back their tree, then you 

are responsible for paying for the 

work unless the court decides the 

neighbour is responsible because 

of their conduct. The Court may 

also require that the neighbour 

compensate you for any damage 

caused to your property as a 

result of removing or trimming 

the tree. 

If your neighbour hasn’t done 

so within 20 working days, you 

can (with the neighbour’s or the 

Court’s permission) go onto the 

neighbour’s property and carry 

out this work. In this situation 

you would be entitled to recover 

the cost of the work from your 

neighbour. 

If you want more information 

about trees and your neighbours 

you can visit our website 

www.cab.org.nz 

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Healthline 

With the concern in rising doctors’ fees 

it is perhaps timely to remind or inform 

members of Healthline. 

JO MILLER 

Grey Power Federation board 

member and chair the of Health 

National Advisory Group 

Healthline is a free telephone 

service which 

provides advice for all 

ages. Healthline is covered by 

registered nurses who will ask 

questions about your symptoms, 

condition or illness when you 

ring them. They can also provide 

general health information on a 

wide to range of topics. From the 

answers to their questions they 

will recommend the best thing 

to do. 

This might be to see a doctor 

or go to hospital and where possible 

they will give you advice on 

how to take care of yourself or 

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macro micro-nutrient 

plant food 

A MUST for all gardeners 

and plants 

One sachet of concentrate 

makes 10 litres of high quality 

plant food. Garden friendly. 

Call into the Grey Power 

Rotorua office and pay by cash 

or cheque. 

All purchases to be collected 

from the office, 1333 Eruera 

Street, Rotorua. 

[If you have transport difficulties, 

delivery within Rotorua 

suburbs may be arranged by 

House-price-to-income multiples 

The house-price-to-income 

multiple is a simplified, but 

internationally recognised 

measure of housing affordability. 

Country/Region 

NZ Total 

Whangarei 

Auckland Metro 

Hamilton 

Tauranga 

Rotorua 

Wellington Metro 

Christchurch 

Dunedin 

Invercargill 

Population 

4,805,000 

80,500 

1,486,000 

145,600 

115,700 

68,900 

487,700 

367,700 

126,000 

53,000 

if you are not able to phone, the 

person ringing on your behalf. 

They are able to tell you where 

to find your nearest GP afterhours 

service, hospital emergency 

department, pharmacy or out-ofhours 

dental surgery. 

The system has been designed 

using a world-class, successful 

clinical decision support tool 

widely used for telephone consultations. 

The system uses up-todate 

information about many different 

illnesses and the symptoms 

of those illnesses. After going 

through the question process they 

will not diagnose your ailment 

but will be able to tell you the 

best thing for you to do and how 

quickly you will need to act. 

Healthline is a free phone 

service operating 24 hours a day 

It is covered in the United Nations 

Framework and is defined as the 

ratio between median house price 

and median annual household 

Median House 

Price July 2017 

518,000 

452,000 

830,000 

529,000 

606,000 

341,000 

490,000 

430,000 

370,000 

230,000 

Median Household 

Income 

87,334 

84,529 

91,059 

83,320 

81,378 

83,077 

95,082 

87,130 

74,404 

77,543 

Liquid Gold is your 

year round plant food 

income – known as the median 

multiple. 

The World Bank says the ratio 

is “possibly the most important 

Median 

Multiple 

5.93 

5.35 

9.12 

6.35 

7.45 

4.10 

5.15 

4.94 

4.97 

2.97 

seven days a week. It is always 

available to you. 

Healthline phone number is 

0800 611 116. Further information 

on Healthline can be obtained 

from simply typing healthline 

into google and looking under 

Conditions and treatments. 

phoning the office 07 346 1739 

Tuesdays – Thursdays between 

10.00 am – 2.00 pm. 

Sourced from 

interest.co.nz 

summary measure of housing 

market performance” indicating 

not only the degree to which 

housing is affordable by population, 

but also the presence of 

market distortions”. 

Based on this official work, it 

seems to have become accepted 

that a median multiple of 3.0 times 

or less is a very good marker of 

housing affordability. Much of the 

work in support of the 3 x standard 

is based on US research on the US 

housing market. 

- As at August 2017.


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Easy Level - The rules of Sudoku are that you should fill a number 

in to every cell in the grid, using the numbers 1 to 9. The restriction 

is that you can only use each number once in each row, each 

column, and in each of the 3x3 boxes. Solution page 14 

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JOKE CORNER 

The Redhead 

A man is dining in a fancy restaurant and there’s 

a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. 

He’s been checking her out since he sat down, 

but lacks the nerve to talk with her. Suddenly 

she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out 

of its socket toward the man. 

He reflexively reaches out, grabs it out of the 

air, and hands it back. “Oh my, I am so sorry,” 

the woman says as she pops her eye back in 

place. “Let me buy your dinner to make it up to 

you,” she says. They enjoy a wonderful dinner 

together, and afterwards they go to the theater 

followed by drinks. 

They talk, they laugh, she shares her deepest 

dreams and he shares his. She listens. 

After paying for everything, she asks him if he 

would like to come to her place for a nightcap. 

They had a wonderful time. He stays for 

breakfast. The next morning, she cooks a 

gourmet meal with all the trimmings. 

The guy is amazed. Everything had been SO 

incredible! 

“You know,” he said, “you are the perfect 

woman, are you this nice to every guy you 

meet?” “No,” she replies...”You just happened to 

catch my eye.” 

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Grey Power a good 

“parking place”? 

Being on the Board of the Grey Power 

Federation is a bit like being betwixt the devil 

and the deep blue sea, as the saying goes. 

KILIAN DE LACY 

Grey Power federation member 

On the one hand are the 

people, largely old-timers, 

who have remained energetic, 

ever on the watch for issues 

which could adversely affect 

the elderly in New Zealand, and 

diligent in doing the necessary 

research to bolster their case, and 

on the other are the rest. 

It makes me think of some 

recent words of Pope Francis, 

who criticised “lazy Christians, 

Christians who do not have the 

will to go forward, Christians 

who don’t fight to make things 

change.” Such Christians “have 

found in the Church a good place 

to park,” the Pontiff said. 

How many of our members 

have found the organisation “a 

good place to park”? 

With 16 years of Grey Power 

involvement behind me, and 

being a newly elected Zone 

ADVERTISING 

Representative PROOF to the Federation 

Board, I am amazed at the wondrous 

power the majority members 

of associations seem to 

invest in us. 

We are expected to accomplish 

all the outcomes you, the members, 

would like to achieve to 

make your old age more comfortable 

and equitable, but few of you 

are prepared to supply us with 

information and facts to enable us 

to do what you want. 

Not only are we expected 

to persuade governments to be 

more aware of the needs and 

contribution of the elderly in our 

profit-driven society, but we are 

presumed to know, without being 

told, what your issues are. 

We are somehow expected to 

have extra-sensory perception, 

wave a magic wand and solve all 

your difficulties. That is amazing. 

And impractical. 

Over the past years, I have 

been involved at an association 

level, sometimes as president, but 

nearly always on the committee. 

Time and time again, I would 

ask the members for information. 

Time and time again, I would 

receive nothing. The same thing 

has happened during the last three 

years when I have served as zone 

director. What is going on? 

When Grey Power was formed, 

the elderly had a cause – the 

infamous surcharge imposed by a 

Labour government and retained 

by a National government despite 

a promise to remove it. 

Superannuitants started blowing 

trumpets, waving flags, getting 

media attention, and generally 

imposing their presence on the 

country. As the movement spread, 

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At one point, we had more than 

100,000 members, I believe, all 

with an axe to grind. And grind 

they did. The associations were 

alive, letting the powers-that-be 

know they were a force to be 

reckoned with. Members were 

only too happy to volunteer to 

join committees, knowing they 

had energetic leadership and rearing 

to get their teeth into the 

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enjoy any of the activities we have to offer: 

Scrabble • Bokwa Fitness • Tai Chi • Line Dancing • Zumba Gold 

Canasta • Table Tennis • Indoor Bowls • Embroiderers • Housie 

• Travel Club • Embroidery • Card Games • Mah Jong 

We are not a retirement village 

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Hours: 9am –3pm |9Tarewa Place 

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Since that time, it seems to me 

that, with a few notable exceptions, 

Grey Power has become 

comfortable. It’s an organisation 

you join to gain the benefits, like 

Grey Power Electricity, enjoy the 

monthly get-together with friends 

along with a cup of tea and a 

biscuit, and listen to a talk given 

by somebody whom someone has 

organised. 

But as for active participation, 

forget it. This, I believe, is the 

comfort zone for many. But, as 

Roy T Bennett wrote: “The comfort 

zone is a psychological state 

in which one feels familiar, safe, 

at ease, and secure. You never 

change your life until you step 

out of your comfort zone; change 

begins at the end of your comfort 

zone.” 

I know that many of us are 

tired, having served on committees 

in the organisation, some for 

many years. At the association 

level, it appears that if you can get 

someone to take up the offices in 

Start your summer with 

fresh, clean curtains 

Here’s an excellent curtain 

cleaning deal for Super 

Gold Card holders. 

Ray and Lynn Kelly offer 

discounts and don’t charge for 

pickup and rehanging for card 

holders. 

Question: Don’t know what 

to do with your curtains that are 

stained with mould, mildew, 

cigarette smoke or just getting a bit 

grubby and need freshening up? 

Ray and Lynn can clean all 

curtains including thermal drapes. 

Their system of cleaning 

curtains works equally well 

for Roman, Austrian or 

We clean all 

curtains 

(Thermal backed included ) 

Roman blinds Austrian blinds 

cedar blinds 

ALL CLEAN CURTAINS 

Phone Ray and Lynne Kelly 

on 07 349 3736 or 027 495 0892 

the group, the members can just 

sit back and leave them there. 

Somehow the Federation is 

expected to keep going, taking 

your concerns to Parliament, 

convincing politicians of all 

stripes of the justice of our cause 

and generally keeping the drum 

rolling – but without any sound 

information on which to base 

their case. 

Those who are vocal in condemning 

the efforts of the Board 

on their behalf (and, sad to say, 

they are many) forget that Board 

members have a lot of work to 

do, and they, like you, are volunteers. 

They have a life to live as 

well, generally. 

So, let me remind you that 

“Teamwork is the ability to 

work together toward a common 

vision. The ability to direct 

individual accomplishments 

toward organisational objectives. 

It is the fuel that allows 

common people to achieve great 

things.” (Roy T. Bennett) Let’s 

get ourselves out of the parking 

space and feed the Board with 

accurate information with which 

they can work. 

In this age of social media, 

perpetual youth and money-grubbing, 

don’t let the elderly 

be trampled on or forgotten. 

vertical blinds. 

They don’t use heat in the 

cleaning or dying so shrinkage is 

kept to a minimum or none at all. 

They also clean Cedar and 

PVC Venetian blinds. 

Most people deliver the 

curtains to Ray and Lynn but 

they offer a removal and hanging 

service. 

Also offered are repairs and 

alterations to curtains and Roman 

blinds. 

Contact Ray and Lynn 

Kelly, 18 Jade Place, Rotorua. 

Phone: (07)349-3736 or mobile: 

(027) 495-0892 

Drop off at 18 Jade Place 

Rotorua or call us to pick up 

We also do alterations to curtains and make new 

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Rotorua greypower News – November 2017 11 

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Grow Grey Power Rotorua – 

Invite a friend to join and give Grey Power a greater voice 

Each year your GP committee finds that after 

the main flurry of subscription renewals, we 

end up with around 200 people who have not 

renewed their Grey Power subscription and 

therefore become unfinancial. 

JENNIFER FRANCIS 

Secretary/Vice-president 

Grey Power Rotorua 

There are varied reasons 

for this – in our phase of 

life some members transfer 

to other areas and join the 

local Grey Power, and inevitably 

some members die. But a number 

of previously financial members 

just choose not to renew without 

explanation. 

Grey Power Rotorua has had 

a consistent target to reach 2000 

financial members, yet we just 

haven’t managed to get there. So 

as one of our growth strategies, 

your committee of volunteers is 

turning to members to take one 

step to help Grey Power Rotorua 

grow. 

Using the membership appli- 

cation form below, we’re asking 

you to invite just one person to 

join Grey Power Rotorua. Or with 

the festive season almost here, 

perhaps there’s someone to whom 

you could gift a Grey Power membership. 

Maybe you’ve almost forgotten 

why you joined Grey Power. 

Here are some good reasons to 

be an interested [if not active] 

member. 

• Grey Power exists in the interests 

of advancing and protecting the 

welfare and wellbeing of seniors 

[50 +] 

• Over its 30 year history Grey 

Power has become a recognised 

voice for all seniors. 

• Grey Power is politically unaligned. 

• Grey Power lobbies local and 

central government about 

fundamentals such as NZ 

Superannuation, quality health 

care and safe affordable housing 

- regardless of income and 

location. 

• Grey Power offers a range of 

discounts negotiated for financial 

members [Grey Power 

Electricity, Challenge fuel, 

Interislander ferries, Vesta health/ 

funeral insurances, AIL free accidental 

death cover of $2000] 

• Quarterly Federation magazine 

to update you on seniors’ issues 

Locally we: 

• Maintain dialogue with local 

MPs 

• Produce a quarterly magazine to 

report on our work 

• Organise members’ forums, 

around local body and general 

elections and other topical issues 

for the 50+ 

• Have negotiated local discounts 

• Organise an annual Christmas 

function for members 

• Have a low annual subscription - 

$20 single; $30 couple. 

• Offer the options of joining via 

our website, by post, or at our 

office. [No EFTPOS sorry] 

So to strengthen Grey Power’s 

influence as it strives to protect the 

rights, security and dignity of all 

New Zealanders as we age, Grey 

Power must keep growing. The 

bigger our numbers, the greater 

our voice! 

Join up one new member to 

Grey Power today. 

NEW MEMBER APPLICATION 

Grey Power Rotorua Inc. PO Box 414 Rotorua 3040 

Surname 

Address 

Email 

Phone 

First name 

Post code 

SUBSRIPTION 

1 year subscription (April-March) 

$20 single $30 couple Donation most welcome $ 

Please indicate possible voluntary involvement/interest 

Occupation prior to retirement 

Can we email you the Grey Power Rotorua Newsletter and information/items of interest? 

Y / N 

Please indicate if you do now wish your deails to be used for promotional or advertising mail 

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Be in charge of your wellbeing 

Winter has supposedly left us. The weather 

is getting warmer, but the rain continues. 

Doesn’t make us feel like getting outside to 

exercise, like going walking or playing croquet. 

JUDITH O’CONNELL 

Grey Power Rotorua member 

But we could still go to 

fitness classes - try the 

easy exercises at Heart 

of Gold gym – that’s if you have 

transport. What about inviting 

friends who can travel (have 

cars or on a bus route) to your 

place and have a jive session 

(or any sort of dance/exercise) 

before rewarding yourselves 

with morning tea, lunch or afternoon 

tea. 

However, this isn’t always 

possible, and if we’re unable to 

get out we tend to stay inside, 

reliant on family and caregivers. 

In this magazine – following 

on from the article by Maggie 

Barry, Minister for Seniors 

about the new Elder Abuse 

Response Service [EARS] we 

again highlight the dangers of 

elder abuse. 

In terms of physical abuse – 

hitting, slapping or any unwanted 

physical contact: don’t take 

it! Don’t think you are in the 

wrong - you’re not! No-one 

must be subjected to this. CALL 

THE POLICE as soon as you 

are able, or get someone you 

trust to do it for you. 

Mental or emotional abuse 

is also very disturbing, but 

sometimes harder to identify. If 

there is no-one you feel you can 

turn to, call the EARS helpline 

which is a 24 hour, 7 day a week 

service with registered nurses 

on the end of the phone [0800 

3266865]. They will be able 

to provide you with information 

including services available 

locally. 

Then there’s financial abuse. 

Somehow, there are low-lifes 

in our communities that think, 

because you are retired, you 

have money to ‘share’. 

There have been various high 

profile cases even involving 

family members. So how do we 

prevent this? 

Ring your bank and explain 

that you know that your 

accounts are being abused by 

someone. They can set up a 

separate account or offer ways 

for you to manage your money. 

They can organise your bills 

(phone, power, rent/mortgage/ 

rates, insurances and any other 

regular payments) to be paid by 

direct credit. Friendly bank staff 

can explain all this in easily 

understood language. 

Make sure you have Enduring 

Powers of Attorney. There are 

two types: one for property/ 

assets, and the other for your personal 

care/welfare. EPAs allow 

you to nominate someone you 

trust to make decisions for you 

should you no longer be able to 

make these decisions yourself. 

Set up your EPAs while you 

are physically and mentally fit. 

Contact a lawyer to do this and to 

explain how they work to protect 

your interest. 

Now onto another type of 

abuse that really annoys me. It’s 

those pesky phone calls offering 

you the deals of a lifetime, 

or telling you your computer 

isn’t working or has a virus. 

The list goes on. And all those 

door knockers who want to sell 

us something we usually don’t 

need, change our phone or energy 

provider, or worse, wants 

to come inside to see what we 

need to make our home more 

comfortable. Don’t fall victim 

to these deals either. SAY NO 

THANKS. That’s it! Hang 

up! Close the door! Don’t give 

out any details – neither your 

name, or your phone number. 

You can be polite but take decisive 

action. In the event that 

an offer interests you, get the 

seller’s details and phone them 

after discussing with a trusted 

friend or family. 

A rule of thumb: do not buy 

anything over the phone or from 

door knockers. Never agree 

to part with your hard-earned 

money on the spot. 

This article is a reminder 

that we must take responsibility 

to protect ourselves. Safety is 

important to our physical, mental 

and emotional selves. 

Thank you Rotorua 

I 

wanted to say a heartfelt thank 

you to everyone in the Rotorua 

electorate for their support in 

this year’s election. 

I’m humbled to have been 

returned to Parliament to represent 

Rotorua for a 4th consecutive term 

and with an increased majority. 

Not since Paul East or Harry 

Lapwood has a local person been 

given this honour and I will continue 

to work hard on behalf of 

you and your family. 

Rotorua has made great progress 

over the last nine years and 

local families and businesses are 

seeing real rewards for their hardwork. 

My focus for the next three 

years will be on continuing fight 

for the things that matter and to 

deliver for Rotorua. 

We must future-proof and 

support our growing economy, 

create more jobs and business 

opportunities, build more homes 

and improve the important services 

that will help us to grow 

sustainably. 

Much of this work is already 

underway. 

National has increased the 

Lakes DHB funding to record 

levels and seen 60 more doctors 

and 80 more nurses added since 

2008. We have secured funding 

to double crew all of Rotorua’s 

ambulances and this will deliver 

better outcomes for patients and 

faster response times. 

A historic pay equity settlement 

will see better wages for the 

hard-working aged care sector 

and we’re expanding affordable 

GP visits to more than 300,000 

over 65s. 

My Housing Accord between 

the Government and the Council 

will continue to deliver some of 

the 900 more Rotorua homes and 

1050 sections planned over four 

years. More space will also open 

up in the 117 more social homes 

planned for those in need. 

Our community will be kept 

safer as the roll-out of 1125 more 

police staff nationwide continues 

over the next four years. A 

minimum of 69 are coming to 

our region. 

National’s strong economic 

stewardship will also see increases 

to the pension in April. A 

married couple will get $680 a 

week next year. Pensions have 

increased under National by 

more than $160 a week since 

2008. Around 15,000 super 

annuitants will also benefit by 

an average of $29 per week from 

the increases to accommodation 

supplements. 

I’ll be pushing for work 

Hon Todd McClay 

MP for Rotorua 

Thank you Rotorua 

ELECTORATE OFFICE CONTACT 

E rotorua.mp@parliament.govt.nz 

/ToddMcClayMPforRotorua 

A 1301 Amohau Street 

P 07 348 5871 

toddmcclay.co.nz 

Authorised by Todd McClay, 1301 Amohau 

Street, Rotorua 

Todd McClay NZ First Advertorial 

and planning to begin as soon 

possible to four-lane Te Ngae 

Road from the city to the airport 

- boosting jobs and freeing 

up land. 

Work on the feasibility of a 

public walking track to open over 

Mount Tarawera will also be a 

focus. It has the potential to be 

New Zealand’s next ‘Great Walk’ 

and the jewel in our tourism 

crown. 

Drop into my electorate office 

anytime for a chat. I’m here to 

help and represent you. 


JOKE CORNER 

The top 8 funniest jokes from the Fringe 

1. I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, 

but then again, I hate all change - Ken 

Cheng 

2. Trump’s nothing like Hitler. There’s no 

way he could write a book - Frankie 

Boyle 

3. I’m looking for the girl next door type. 

I’m just gonna keep moving house till I 

find her - Lew Fitz 

4. I like to imagine the guy who invented 

the umbrella was going to call it the 

‘brella’. But he hesitated - Andy Field 

5. Combine Harvesters. And you’ll have a 

really big restaurant - Mark Simmons 

6. Whenever someone says, ‘I don’t 

believe in coincidences.’ I say, ‘Oh my 

God, me neither!’ - Alasdair Beckett- 

King 

7. A friend tricked me into going to 

Wimbledon by telling me it was a 

men’s singles event - Angela Barnes 

8. As a vegan, I think people who sell 

meat are disgusting; but apparently 

people who sell fruit and veg are 

grocer - Adele Cliff 

Grey Power Rotorua’s 

$100 cash prize winners 

Wendy and Ross Allen from Hillcrest are the 

winners of our latest quarterly $100 prize draw. 

Wendy works as a photographer 

(the selfie 

is her own work) for 

SCION where she documents – 

for SCION's database – the scientific 

work that is being developed 

at the institute. She is also 

an active member of the Rotorua 

Camera Club. Wendy loves her 

teddy bear collection. 

Ross is a customer representative 

for a major nationwide 

retail chain. He came to 

NZ from the UK some decades 

ago. His hobby is collecting 

Royal memorabilia with about 

250 items. It was inspired by his 

grandmother. 

The couple have a lovely 

house that they have now lived 

in for more than 20 years... and 

it is quite impressive to see how 

much love and care they put into 

creating their little 'nest'. Lots of 

plants and pots and a little leanto 

conservatory for cacti and 

succulents. They created it in a 

Greek/Roman style. 

Apart from being members 

of Rotorua Grey Power, Ross 

and Wendy are also members of 

Rotorua East Lions Club. 

Congratulations Ross and 

Wendy. 

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 and Thursday 

Wendy and Ross Allen 

SUDOKU ANSWERS 

Grey Power Rotorua Inc., PO Box 414, Rotorua 3040 

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2017/18 

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 

Sandra Greeks 

Wieland Hartwig 

Esther Johnson 

Damian Robertson 

MAGAZINE COORDINATOR 

Miriam Ruberl 

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. 

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