Grey Power November 2017

A lifestyle quarterly and official publication of Grey Power 

www.greypower.co.nz 

ISSUE 32 : NOVEMBER 2017 

Concerns with the provision of Home Care 

The Ministry of Health is now implementing the 

Healthy Ageing Strategy which has the objective of 

older people living well, ageing well and a respectful 

end of life in age-friendly communities. 

FROM ROY REID 

Chair Age Care Committee 

The Federation Board’s Age Care 

Committee has some concerns with 

changes that the Ministry of Health 

and District Health Boards may make to 

the provision for those people who have 

been assessed to be in need of home care. 

In the strategy the emphasis is on restorative 

care and we have been given 

the following definition by the Ministry 

of Health; “Restorative home care is an 

approach to the delivery of home care 

adopted by most if not all DHBs in New 

The care provided is for 

assistance with personal 

care with help provided 

for showering and 

dressing or assistance 

with house cleaning 

enabling an older person 

to remain in their own 

home. 

Zealand. The intent of restorative home 

support is that people are supported, as 

far as practicable, to maintain and where 

possible improve their independence 

with tasks of daily living. In a practical 

sense this means a “do with” rather than 

a “do for” approach, and working to support 

a person to achieve their individual 

goals. This approach has been shown to 

help people remain well in their homes 

for longer. 

Our main concern is that many of our 

members’ health will not be restored to 

the level that it was before an illness or 

medical mishap. The DHBs can and do 

reduce the care without a full assessment 

being done, often just a telephone call, 

with a question asking how are you? The 

answer is that you are good so time is reduced. 

The care provided is for assistance 

with personal care with help provided 

for showering and dressing or assistance 

with house cleaning enabling an older 

person to remain in their own home. 

To receive home care a person needs 

to be assessed by someone trained to assess 

using the interRAI assessment to 

gauge the need for care. The DHB then 

allocates funding to a provider to deliver 

the care either personal or house cleaning 

in the home. We also have concerns 

Roy Reid 

with idea that the Ministry of Health has 

that a person’s family can assist with the 

provision of home cleaning. They seem to 

forget that for many of those in need family 

can be living long distances away and 

are not able to assist with care. 

Earlier this year we did a follow-up 

survey to the Inquiry into Age Care with 

the Labour and Green parties. We held 

meetings hosted by associations to gain 

information from the membership. 

The recommendations of the report on 

those meetings are; 

1. Review interRAI governance and 

implementation of mandatory as- 

sessments. Investigate options for a 

consistent application of interRAI to 

home care services. 

2. Review and investigate updating the 

age care standards to set a nationally 

consistent baseline. 

3. Improve the consistency of treatment 

criteria between District Health 

Boards. 

The new Minister of Health (while 

in Opposition before the general election) 

launched this report to a meeting in 

Christchurch in September. As Minister, 

if he can now implement those recommendations, 

then we should see a more 

consistent delivery of home care to all 

those in need. 

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Enjoying 

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Hoko and Glenda exude happiness, and a 

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“When you’re out in the community you’re on 

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They began investigating retirement villages and 

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They picked Diana Isaac in Christchurch because 

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With no close family nearby, what stood out was the 

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They experienced this fi rst-hand when Hoko 

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Now life is back to normal they are enjoying the 

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Glenda is thrilled with her new kitchen, which is the 

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They are keen swimmers, they regularly attend 

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OBITUARY 

Sad farewell to Peter Rutledge 

A soft spoken outgoing gentleman 

with fine principles and a steely 

determination once he set his mind 

to a task, was how close friend and 

former National president Terry King 

described Peter Rutledge who died 

recently in Wellington. 

As Zone 4 director 

for four years, 

a board member 

elected by the AGM and 

finally a Federation Life 

Member Peter’s contribution 

to Grey Power was 

substantial over a period 

of eight years while attending 

board meetings 

from 2003 onward. 

A widely experienced 

electrical engineer with 

a background in senior 

management in New Zealand, 

Peter also worked as 

a consultant in Cambodia, 

Thailand, Vietnam, 

Nepal, finishing with an 

assignment in Gabon 

Central Africa before returning 

home. Besides the 

English language he also 

had a ‘fair’ proficiency in 

French and Indonesian. 

Peter joined three 

other electrical engineers 

who were also members 

of the Federation Energy 

Committee which was 

chaired by Terry King for 

a 10-year period. During 

this time the committee 

was successful in lobbying 

for a ‘low user’ tariff 

although some years later 

Peter strongly favoured 

the reverse Step Tariff 

known as progressive 

pricing. 

Former national president 

the late John Jefferson 

in his report to the 

2003 AGM, said Peter 

was a very worthy board 

member serving on the 

energy, social services, 

magazine, research and 

local bodies committees 

while also chairing the 

rest homes committee. 

It was on the energy 

committee where Peter’s 

skills came to the fore 

while working with team 

members David Berry, 

Les Howard, Graham 

Stairmand, John Irving, 

John Noble, Keith Allum, 

Molly Melhuish and 

chairman Terry King. 

Former national president 

Les Howard said Peter 

was a great colleague 

very much a team player 

and his knowledge of the 

electricity industry was 

outstanding as he addressed 

complex issues. 

During the period 

2004 to 2010 Peter led 

the way on behalf of Grey 

Power in the preparation 

of more than 17 submissions 

to the Government 

and Industry a few of 

which covered: 

The proposed Electricity 

complaints scheme 

The NZ Energy Strategy 

to 2050 

The Electricity security 

of supply Policy Review 

The proposed 2007 

Review of the Low User 

Tariff 

The draft 2003 revised 

Government Policy State- 

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of the Electricity Commission’s 

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Project team, and 

was also appointed to the 

Retail Market Advisory 

Group. 

In 2004 Peter appeared 

before a Parliamentary 

Select Committee and 

again in 2010 faced off 

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Carers of loved ones with dementia 

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More than half the people caring 

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For the first time in 

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• 44 percent of primary 

carers report feeling 

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of the demands 

of caring for their loved 

one. 

• 55 percent of family or 

friends who care for 

a person living with 

dementia report feeling 

overwhelmed by 

the person’s support 

needs. 

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to provide information 

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in December 2017. 

September was World 

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family member with 

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• See your GP for a diagnosis 

• Contact the needs 

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• Call 0800 004 001 to 

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education and support, secretariat services to 

the interRAI New Zealand Governance Board, data 

analysis and reporting, and software services. 

interRAI International has a royalty free licence 

with New Zealand through the Director-General of 

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Cochlear introduces the world’s first Made for 

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connectivity and wireless solutions.* 

For the first time, 

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people living in 

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hearing loss can access 

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From Lucy Hall 

on behalf of Cochlear 

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Last year nearly 19 percent of New 

Zealanders, 880,350 people, were estimated 

to have hearing loss and more 

than 20,000 New Zealanders over the 

age of 50 years were recorded as having 

severe hearing loss (greater than 65 decibels). 

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acknowledged the “life changing” 

benefits cochlear implants offer and 

boosted funding for adult cochlear implants 

to NZ$14.93 million for this calendar 

year. New recipients will be able 

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device. 

The technology is an innovative collaboration 

between Cochlear and Apple. 

It is the smallest and lightest behind-theear 

cochlear implant sound processor 

available on the market and it closes the 

digital divide for people living with disabling 

hearing loss by allowing them to 

access all the benefits of made for iPhone 

technology. 

An Auckland businessman, who recently 

received his implant, says “I was 

naturally apprehensive given the marketing 

of product providers can often over 

promise and under deliver. However, 

I’m very pleased that the outcomes so far 

have exceeded my expectations. In the 

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device from my phone.” 

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In the past, I have managed successfully 

to work around it… But somehow feel this 

new setup will add significantly to my 

ability to communicate with clients and 

other professionals as part of my business.” 

*Cochlear implants are electronic 

medical devices that replace the function 

of the damaged inner ear. Unlike hearing 

aids which amplify sounds, cochlear implants 

do the work of damaged parts of 

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processor was easier to 

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The study also reported 

the majority of participants 

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or very enjoyable) 

with the Nucleus 7 Sound 

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In August, the New 

Zealand government 

acknowledged the “life 

changing” benefits that 

Cochlear implants can offer 

and boosted the funding 

for New Zealand’s 

adult Cochlear Implant 

Programme to $14.93 million 

for 2017/2018. This 

additional spending will 

increase the total number 

of funded cochlear implants 

for adults in New 

Zealand from 40 to 100 

operations for 2017/2018, 

a rise of 150 percent.9 

Janet Menzies welcomed 

the availability 

of the Nucleus 7 Sound 

Processor, explaining it 

provides Australians with 

hearing loss with new opportunities 

to better manage 

and customise their 

hearing. 

“With the availability 

of the Nucleus 7 sound 

processor we are able to 

address important needs 

for people with hearing 

loss and make a real 

difference to how Australians 

with a Cochlear 

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hearing,” said Janet. 

“The connectivity, 

monitoring and accessibility 

not only helps 

people with the day to 

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hearing, but it also enables 

them to interact 

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technology to live their 

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The Nucleus 7 Sound 

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From a busy restaurant 

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sounds in a noisy 

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The Nucleus 7 Sound 

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of features with the Nucleus 

Smart App, exclusively 

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App Store. 

The new Hearing 

Tracker records coil-offs 

time (each time the sound 

processor coil does not 

detect the implant coil, 

such as if it has fallen off a 

child’s head) and time in 

speech (which measures 

the amount of time spent 

in speech environments 

in hours, including FM 

and streaming). 

The Find My Processor 

feature of the Nucleus 

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lost processor by using 

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the last place the 

processor was connected 

to the paired iPhone or 

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Hearing loss is often 

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health issue. 

However, unaddressed 

hearing loss can impact 

all aspects of life, from the 

development of speech 

and language, to education, 

career and social interaction. 

For children, early intervention 

is crucial so 

that they can develop 

oral communication and 

sound detection skills at 

the same rate as hearing 

children. In adulthood, 

hearing loss is associated 

with depression, dementia 

and increased risk of 

poor health, as well as 

greater unemployment. 

“A number of my patients 

have had their 

hearing gradually decline 

– sometimes it’s not immediately 

noticeable and 

so they may take a long 

time before seeking help. 

I would encourage anyone 

concerned with their or 

their loved ones hearing 

to not delay and make an 

appointment for a hearing 

test,” said Caroline 

Selvaratnam, audiologist, 

University of Auckland 

Clinics. 

Increasingly, evidence 

is showing cochlear implants 

for adults as an 

effective intervention for 

a much wider group of 

candidates than had previously 

been thought. 

Today more than 

450,000 people around 

the world can hear thanks 

to Cochlear’s technology. 

The company’s cochlear 

implants are the most 

reliable in the industry, 

which is one of many reasons 

why more people 

choose a Cochlear hearing 

solution than any other 

brand. 

About Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH) 

Cochlear is the global leader in implantable hearing 

solutions. The company has a global workforce 

of 3000 people and invests more than AUD$120 

million a year in research and development. 

Products include hearing systems for cochlear, 

bone conduction and acoustic implants. 

More than 450,000 people of all ages, across 

more than 100 countries, now hear because of Cochlear. 

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About the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor: The 

Nucleus 7 Sound Processor is the world’s first and 

only Made for iPhone cochlear implant sound 

processor. The Nucleus 7 Sound Processor works 

by detecting sounds which are then turned into 

electrical signals by the receiver-stimulator and 

sent to the brain by the electrode placed in the inner 

ear (cochlea).

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Life membership for Jill Jeffs long overdue 

At the age of 90 years Jill Jeffs was 

voted a Life Member at this year’s 

Federation AGM, an honour which 

was long overdue according to 

former national president Terry King. 

What is not widely 

known today 

is Jill’s involvement 

with the establishment 

of Grey Power.in its 

formative years. 

In 1986 the Auckland 

Town Hall was the venue 

for a standing room only 

meeting of a group of 

2000 angry superannuitants 

protesting against 

the imposition of a surtax 

on New Zealand Superannuation. 

From page 3 

to the Parliamentary Finance 

and Expenditure 

Select Committee which 

was considering 

the Electricity Industry 

Bill 2009. He prepared 

media releases on electricity 

pricing and other 

issues. Terry King said 

Peter was a great assistance 

during meetings 

over the years with various 

Ministers of Energy 

particularly Pete Hodgson, 

David Parker and 

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The surtax was firstly 

at 40 percent and later 

reduced to 25 percent of 

any work income, which 

on top of the 33 percent 

tax rate as secondary income 

made it 58 percent 

tax for working superannuitants. 

The meeting was preceded 

by a massive march 

up Queen Street with 

good media coverage. 

This protest led 

to the setting up of a 

OBITUARY: Sad farewell 

to Peter Rutledge 

Gerry Brownlee. 

Peter set up the Domestic 

Energy Users Network 

(DEUN) which was 

later chaired by Molly 

Melhuish and included 

National Council of Women, 

Public Health Association, 

Rural Women’s Association, 

Child Poverty 

Action Group and Age 

Concern. 

After standing down 

from the Federation 

Board in 2009, Peter 

maintained an involvement 

with the Energy 

formal structure. 

Initially known as the 

Auckland Superannuitants 

Association, it was 

formed at meetings where 

people were very vocal in 

their protest and anger at 

the surtax. 

Ray Cody was the 

president, Jill Jeffs vicepresident 

and Mary Tagg 

secretary. 

The organisation was 

registered in February 

1986 as the New Zealand 

National Superannuitants 

Federation Inc. 

Ray Cody is recognised 

in the Federation Constitution 

(Rule 4.1) as the 

founder president. 

During that time there 

was a media campaign 

against the current Labour 

Government, so the 

Committee as an ‘Off 

Board’ member. 

Although Peter made 

his mark as a Federation 

Board member he also 

served as a Zone 4 director 

and Graham Adams a 

former national treasurer 

and former Zone 4 director 

said Peter was a very 

active participant in Zone 

affairs and dedicated to 

the objectives of Grey 

Power. 

Peter Rutledge will be 

sadly missed. 

Life Member Jill Jeffs. 

meetings were well publicised 

which meant the 

movement quickly spread 

and further Associations 

were formed in other 

parts of the country. 

Jill Jeffs travelled to 

many towns in the upper 

North Island at the invitation 

of folk who wanted 

to set up an Association 

while Ray Cody covered 

the rest of the North Island 

and then further 

south. 

All the travelling was at 

their own cost. 

From 1989 to 1991 Jill 

served as national vicepresident 

and northern 

director of Grey Power. 

In October 1990 at the 

instigation of Jill Jeffs, 

the name changed from 

New Zealand National 

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‘Grey Power’ which was 

known in the United 

States was because there 

was a concern the public 

might think the organisation 

was actually a group 

of National Party supporters. 

Jill also had a background 

in community 

service, having served on 

the Waitemata Health 

Board and also as a Rodney 

District Councillor 

for 12 years. 

For a short period at 

the request of Radio Pacific 

Jill ran an hourly 

talkback session every 

Wednesday, mainly covering 

issues affecting the 

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the Hilary Commission, 

and the Police Community 

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spending five years with 

the North Shore Age Concern 

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With this background 

as a community-minded 

person her skills were 

a major benefit to Grey 

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various board committees. 

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Board as the Zone 2 

director and according to 

the board minutes of November 

2001 introduced 

the guiding principle that 

members take the cheapest 

form of travel or accommodation 

when on 

board business. 

Jill’s colleagues during 

this time were: 

John Jefferson, 

president; Don Chapman, 

vice-president; Liz 

Renner treasurer. 

Elected board members: 

Terry King, Dennis 

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Violet McCowatt, 

Pam Purdon, and Terry 

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Dick Stark (Zone 7) 

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT: 

Is it time to review our role? 

The election result and final makeup 

of the Government is an opportunity 

for Grey Power to make some 

progress on important issues which 

have been stalled for some time. 

FROM TOM O’CONNOR 

National President Grey Power NZ 

Federation Inc. 

These include elective 

surgery, affordable 

housing and national 

superannuation among 

others. 

To achieve good outcomes 

with these issues 

we will need to be united 

in our purpose as nothing 

will be handed to us on a 

plate. 

Over the past year Roy 

Reid and Jan Pentecost 

have been involved in the 

development of Labour 

Party and Green party 

policies on aged care and 

housing but there are no 

guarantees they will be 

implemented or remain 

unchanged. 

That means we will 

need to put some individual 

aspirations aside and 

work together as a team 

more so than ever before 

particularly when roles 

overlap, as they sometimes 

do. 

We were fortunate to 

have the opportunity to 

meet with a number of 

Government officials and 

associated organisations 

as they were preparing 

briefing papers for the new 

ministers. 

The discussions were 

frank and useful with details 

in a separate report. 

Over the past few 

months I have discussions 

with Grey Power members, 

former members 

and people outside the 

organisation about declining 

membership, the 

assumed reasons for that 

decline and what we, as a 

federation, should be doing 

about it. 

Grey Power is not 

alone in having a declining 

membership and most 

voluntary groups report 

similar problems. 

The genesis of the problem 

probably lies with the 

development of the “user 

pays” philosophy and 

neoliberalism of the late 

1980s among other things. 

Many people have to 

put self-interest and making 

economic ends meet at 

home ahead of the needs 

of the more vulnerable 

in the community and it 

is generally only older 

people who still retain the 

ethic of helping out when 

and where required. 

There are of course 

many exceptions to those 

generalities but, overall, 

fewer people are volunteering 

to be part of such 

groups. 

In discussions with several 

former members of 

Grey Power and looking 

back over the history of the 

Tom O’Connor 

organisation is it obvious 

that something else quite 

dramatic happened with 

membership numbers after 

the first few years. 

To establish what that 

might have been requires 

an analysis of the motivation 

to set up the original 

group of superannuates 

in the first place and how 

that group has evolved 

since 1985. 

In simple terms the 

proposed Government 

surcharge on national 

superannuation was a direct 

threat to the personal 

incomes of thousands of 

people and they had a 

single, common and very 

straightforward cause and 

people who would not 

normally have much in 

common came together to 

fight it. 

From that point, once 

the proposed surcharge 

had been defeated, the 

group morphed into the 

Grey Power Federation 

with very different, complex 

and much more altruistic 

goals. 

Those with a desire and 

the ability to assist others 

remained but many 

of those who were motivated 

only to defeat the 

proposed surcharge slowly 

left the organisation. 

Also, about two decades 

or more ago, a series of 

acrimonious internal political 

disputes caused disruption 

and divisions as 

the various factions jockeyed 

for senior positions. 

A modernisation plan 

was an attempt to put the 

organisation on a more efficient 

footing but the infighting 

only got worse. 

As a result of these 

combined influences, and 

without a single simple 

cause in common, many 

more people simply 

walked away from Grey 

Power and membership 

fell from a high of 89210 

financial members in 

2007 to about 70,000 this 

year. 

Some want the federation 

to become a political 

party or affiliated to a 

political party while others 

want Grey Power to 

adopt a more corporate 

style with a head office in 

Wellington, a professional 

lobbyist/CEO and Government 

contracts. 

Advice from across the 

political spectrum is that 

our effectiveness and ability 

to influence Government 

policies lies in the 

fact that we are a largely 

grass roots, volunteer organisation 

of unsophisticated 

amateurs without 

party political affiliation. 

Things are not as bad 

as they were two years ago 

thanks to the efforts of 

many people. 

With some of the principal 

causes of a declining 

membership defined, and 

accepting there is probably 

little we can do about 

them under our current 

rules, we face some challenges. 

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Interim lobby report, October 16, 

17 and 18. 

FROM TOM O’CONNOR 

Advocacy Committee 

With the general 

election result 

still undecided 

we took the opportunity 

to visit a number of senior 

department and ministry 

officials while they were 

preparing briefing papers 

for incoming ministers. 

We also spent time 

with the Aged Care Association 

and the Retirement 

Villagers Association 

head office people. 

Ministry of Social 

Development; 

We discussed rest home 

subsidies and problems 

which occur while a property 

is going through the 

sale process, SuperGold 

card off-peak travel and 

the smart card option, 

age-friendly cities. 

We were also informed 

Funding 

options 

available 

of interesting initiatives 

changes MSD is making 

for clients to make 

it easier to deal with the 

Ministry. 

Medicines New Zealand; 

We discussed issues with 

the over-use of opiates for 

older people. It is widely 

known that opiates are 

overprescribed both in 

quantity and dosage for 

the elderly. NZ Medicines 

is the watchdog over 

medications. 

General Practice New 

Zealand; 

We were informed of 

changes to the GP subsidy 

system and what impact 

that will have for community 

service card holders. 

Currently the assistance 

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from this card for GP visits 

is completely inconsequential. 

We also discussed the 

cost of GP visits and actions 

to reinstate personal 

access at a lower rate for 

those who have to make 

regular visits to the doctor. 

The government has 

changed this from personal 

to medical centre 

registration. 

New Zealand Aged Care 

Association; 

There was a general discussion 

on mutual interests 

they have with 

Grey Power. In particular 

the association wants 

to maintain immigration 

levels to ensure they have 

an available workforce 

which is not highly paid. 

Ministry of Health; 

There were wide ranging 

discussions on elective 

surgery and the need 

for the ministry to support 

a national criterion, 

Healthy Ageing Strategy 

was also important 

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to ensure that the Healthy 

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administered in the 

manner in which it was 

intended. 

We also explored options 

on how we can we 

work towards a better 

mental health care system 

particularly when there 

are cases where the psychiatrist 

in charge of inpatients 

can dictate whether 

support people can be 

present, flout a patient’s 

rights not to have students 

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We sought information 

on inteRai assessments, 

reductions in home care, 

more regular inteRai assessments 

of care hours 

and a definition of restorative 

care 

Kiwibank 

This was to meet the new 

Grey Power contact person 

Chris Grieg and arrange 

an informative 

article for Grey Power 

Magazine. 

Public Service Assn 

We met the PSA national 

secretaries Glenn Barclay 

and Erin Polaczuk to discuss 

a number of issues 

we have in common. 

These included, equal 

pay, the care and support 

workers settlement, security 

of national superannuation 

at age 65, ageism 

in the workplace and an 

adequately funded elective 

surgery. 

We also agreed to explore 

as more formal arrangement 

of mutual support 

with them. 

There will be ongoing 

discussions on this issue. 

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breakdown in communications 

brought 

about in part by internal 

staff changes. Vice-president 

Pete Matcham will 

now act as liaison with 

New Zealand Post. 

Ministry for the 

Environment 

We met with Land and 

Air policy manager Daniel 

Lawry to explore options 

for a review of the national 

environment standards 

for air and the negative 

impact of some regional 

air plans on the ability 

of older people to keep 

homes warm in winter. 

There will be ongoing 

discussions on this issue. 

A more comprehensive 

report will be prepared 

at a later date but these 

were the key issues we 

discussed 

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Telecommunication is changing but 

landlines will stay…for now 

A number of members have raised concerns about 

the future of their telephone land lines. Most of these 

concerns are based on the assumption that modern 

technology will replace the traditional telephone 

system but some areas with poor on non-existent cell 

phone coverage could end up with no communication 

with the outside world. 

With what the Grey Power Federation 

has been able to discover 

so far from Chorus this will not 

be the case but there is still some way to 

go to assure people that their telephone 

service will not eventually disappear. 

Telecommunications National Advisory 

Group chair Pete Matcham has been 

doing some investigative work which 

shows the situation is much more complex 

than most people realise but that no 

one will lose their telephone. 

In 2008, Telecom divided into three 

parts, with Chorus being responsible for 

the network; the copper cables in the 

ground and wires on telephone poles. 

Then in 2011 Telecom sold off Chorus 

but Telecom retained ownership of the 

exchanges and equipment. 

These exchanges and the wires together 

make up what is known as the 

Public Switched Telephone Network or 

PSTN. 

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members have been asking how this will 

affect them. 

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won’t affect them at all, but in this article 

I’ve tried to unravel the background, the 

various bits and pieces that are involved, 

why things are changing and what is 

likely to happen in the future. 

Most, but not all of the changes have 

either already happened or will happen 

without any user even knowing. Others 

do have implications for how we use our 

phones. 

Starting at the top – Spark (nee 

Telecom) is replacing the 30-year-old 

switches in telephone exchanges with 

up-to-date equipment. 

As the new equipment is much smaller 

and uses a lot less power, Spark is taking 

the opportunity to shut down some 

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Ingredients: 

For the yoghurt sauce: 

400g Greek yoghurt 

1 garlic clove 

1-3 pinches chilli powder 

salt 

pepper 

For the aubergine rolls: 

100g of quinoa 

3-4 tbsp olive oil 

1 tsp ground cumin 

Method: 

3 medium aubergines 

1 small onion 

1 garlic clove 

1 piece ginger (1 tsp finely chopped) 

1/4 tsp ground turmeric 

1/4 tsp chilli powder 

100g paneer and/or cooked minced 

meat 

1 tsp garam masala 

1/4 bunch of coriander 

1-2 red beetroot 

2 carrots 

1 red capsicum 

salt 

For the yoghurt sauce, press or thoroughly chop the garlic and mix with yoghurt. Add 

chilli powder and salt to taste. 

Prepare the quinoa as per instructions on the packet. Meanwhile, thinly slice the aubergines 

lengthways, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with cumin and salt. Fry, grill or 

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cut the paneer into thin sticks. Coarsely grate beetroot and carrots and cut capsicum 

into small cubes. 

Chop the onion and sauté with a dash of oil in a pan at low-medium heat until golden. 

Meanwhile, peel and chop ginger and garlic. Add with turmeric, salt and chilli powder 

to the pan and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the cooked quinoa and, if desired, the cooked 

minced meat and heat for 5 minutes. Then add the paneer, if desired, and remove from 

the heat. Season to taste with garam masala powder and chopped coriander. 

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up the aubergine slices to enclose the filling and serve immediately with yoghurt sauce. 

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to the doctors, and even tried acupuncture, to 

no avail”. 

Turning to a concentrated cherry extract 

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and the pain has subsided,” Murdoch says. 

Throughout history, gout was known as 

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Today however, it doesn’t discriminate. 

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110,000 people in New Zealand, making us 

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decade. Men are three times more likely than 

women to suffer from gout and up to 15 per 

cent of Maori and Pasifika men have gout, 

compared with fewer than five per cent of 

Pakeha men. 

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Telecommunication is changing but 

landlines will stay…for now 

From page 14 

exchanges and move 

others. The other change 

that will take place at 

the same time is the way 

phones are ‘addressed’ 

within the network. With 

the new switches, the 

routing information to 

the phone number you 

called will be done via 

an ‘IP’ address, the same 

system that is used when 

computers ‘talk’ to each 

other. 

Neither change will affect 

the way you use the 

phone. The migration 

entails a small outage of 

a few minutes, scheduled 

during off-peak times for 

residential customers. 

Next, the wires in the 

ground. As you know the 

Government has put a lot 

of money into Ultra Fast 

Broadband (UFB) and 

Chorus has been busy 

digging up paths to install 

the optical fibre cables 

this relies on. 

Whether this has any 

impact on you depends 

on whether you choose to 

connect to the UFB network. 

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For those that don’t, 

and for many like me that 

don’t have the option as 

UFB isn’t being installed 

in our area, you will still 

have a copper wire to 

your house. Importantly 

though, those wires only 

go as far as your local 

‘cabinet’. 

From then it’s fibre 

all the way – known in 

the trade as ‘Fibre to the 

node’ and has been for 

many years. So, we have 

all been connected to the 

fibre network rather than 

copper for a long time 

without noticing. 

Finally, there is the 

phone in your house, and 

this is where the potential 

impact of a fibre connection 

comes in. 

When you call a number 

with a touch tone 

phone, the handset generates 

a signal that is converted 

at the cabinet to 

optical impulses that can 

travel through the fibre. If 

your house is connected 

directly to the UFB fibre 

network, this conversion 

takes place in your router. 

Since that router relies on 

electricity, the same as a 

cordless phone connected 

to a copper circuit, if you 

have a power cut – “It’s 

dead Jim”. 

So, is the copper network 

going to be ripped 

up? 

No. 

It may be decommissioned 

in urban areas in 

the future when everyone 

has a fibre connection, 

but that is still a long way 

off. Anywhere outside the 

areas designated for Ultra 

Fast Broadband roll out 

will continue to use copper 

wires for the foreseeable 

future. 

We have also been 

asked about medical 

alarms. 

If that uses a dial up 

modem, it won’t work on 

the new system. 

Your alarm service 

provider will be well 

aware of the problem and 

should ensure you have 

an appropriate device before 

any network changes 

are made. 

Finally, just in case 

things aren’t complicated 

enough, both Spark and 

Vodafone are actively 

marketing their wireless 

Shirley from Auckland volunteering 

in India, 2017 

broadband service, and 

encouraging customers to 

change. 

As usual though, their 

marketing departments 

don’t seem to be too 

bothered by little inconveniences 

like the laws of 

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Consequently, an increasing 

number of customers 

who have taken 

up the offer find that 

they can’t actually get a 

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Solar panels for all? 

Grey Power may ask the newly 

elected Labour-led Government 

to keep the control of alternative 

sources of domestic energy out of 

the hands of power companies and 

to ensure people who sell surplus 

energy back to the national grid 

receive a fair price. 

In his report to the 

Federation Board in 

early November, Zone 

Six Board Representative 

Bern Sommerfeld, who 

chairs the Energy National 

Advisory Group, 

said the supply of energy 

to domestic dwellings is a 

vital and essential service 

to all New Zealanders and 

that householders generating 

their own energy 

should not be penalised 

by electricity supply retailers. 

Some power companies 

will pay for surplus 

electricity generated by 

home owners with solar 

panels and wind generators 

but Mr Sommerfeld, 

who is a retired civil engineer, 

said some retailers 

were not paying a fair 

price. 

One solution he is con- 

sidering is to have the 

role of the Commerce 

Commission expanded to 

include the regulation of 

the generation and retail 

of electricity to ensure domestic 

or home generator 

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about a Phd 

paper but we 

need some basic 

facts on which 

to base our 

discussions with 

Government. 

are not unduly penalised. 

While he had no formal 

qualifications in 

electricity generation or 

distribution Mr Sommerfeld 

said his engineering 

background and management 

of big construction 

projects gave him a good 

idea of how Grey Power 

should be working for it’s 

members. 

“When I first looked 

at solar panel and wind 

generation in the early 

1980s the technology was 

still quite new and very 

expensive for the average 

home owner. 

“Advances in that technology 

have now brought 

those systems within the 

reach of a growing number 

of people.” 

Rather than pay subsidies 

to help people on 

low incomes pay their 

power bills Mr Sommerfeld 

said it would perhaps 

be better for the Government 

to assist low income 

household become lessdependent 

on traditional 

electricity suppliers. 

He said the Low User 

Electricity Charge should 

be retained as an electricity 

conservation measure 

and should be targeted to 

people on low incomes. 

Financial assistance 

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Less dependence on big power companies; Energy NAG chair Bern Sommerfeld. 

solar panels or little wind 

generators for individual 

homes would be a far 

more economic investment 

in the long term 

than paying short term 

subsidies, he said. 

“We will always need 

the big power stations 

and the national reticulation 

grid but it is now 

possible for almost every 

house in the country to 

generate at least some 

of their own energy provided 

the alterative systems 

are affordable and 

don’t get captured by the 

big power or lines companies,” 

he said. 

Mr Sommerfeld said 

there is still a lot of work 

ahead for him before he 

would be able to make final 

recommendations to 

the Federation Board. 

“I need to do some 

more research. I’m not 

talking about a Phd paper 

but we need some basic 

facts on which to base our 

discussions with Government.” 

Mr Sommerfeld said 

he hoped to have an interim 

draft policy for 

consideration at the February 

board meeting in 

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- Do you find the internet scary? 

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Today, these – and 

many other things – have 

changed. And the changes 

have been both dramatic 

and irreversible. 

In this edition, we want 

to explore how the internet 

has changed the way 

people think about money 

– and we want to offer 

some hope. All is not lost 

– in fact, things may really 

be simpler and better. 

How did we do things in 

1977? 

Back in 1977, things were 

different. We remember 

long, hot summers 

– has the climate really 

changed? We remember 

paying for goods with cash. 

We drank coffee – but, we 

didn’t have to think too 

hard about which type of 

coffee. We drank wine – 

often out of a cardboard 

box. And we drank beer – 

from a very limited range. 

And water came out of a 

tap – not out of a bottle. 

Rob Muldoon was 

the Prime Minister (and 

Minister of Finance), and 

David Lange had just 

entered Parliament as a 

back-bench MP. Sir Dove 

Myer Robinson was Mayor 

of Auckland and Michael 

Fowler was Mayor of Wellington. 

Other notable events 

included: 

• The opening of the Beehive 

by Queen Elizabeth 

• The Human Rights Act 

• The occupation of Bastion 

Point in Auckland 

• God Defend New Zealand 

became New Zealand’s 

second official 

National Anthem 

• Fair Go made its debut 

on television 

• The Gleneagles Agreement 

was signed (sporting 

contacts with South 

Africa) 

• Sleeping Dogs was released 

(the first full 

length feature film 

made entirely by a New 

Zealand production 

crew) 

And remember how 

you ran your personal finances. 

You received a pay slip 

which you assiduously 

checked and then filed. 

And you made sure that 

you could meet all your financial 

obligations for the 

pay period before doing 

anything rash – or putting 

savings aside. But you did 

put savings aside to pay for 

the little extras. 

You carried a cheque 

book – because, if you 

weren’t carrying enough 

cash it was the only way to 

make payment. 

You visited your 

bank (regularly) to draw 

out cash, and to pay in 

cheques. And because of 

this, you knew your bank 

staff – and they knew you. 

None of this “hole in the 

wall” stuff. 

And, of course, all financial 

documents were 

in hard copy – in other 

words, you received a 

piece of printed paper, often 

through the mail. Yes, 

we had mail deliveries on 

six days a week then. 

We had one dollar and 

two dollar notes, and one 

cent and two cent coins. 

And they actually had 

some value. 

Do you hanker after 

those days? Or are you 

glad they have gone? 

Life in 2017 

Today life is different. 

We won’t look at all the 

differences in this article, 

but rather we will focus 

on one of the most fundamental 

differences – the 

internet. 

The internet is so pervasive 

that today it is almost 

impossible to live 

without it. That doesn’t 

mean you have to be connected 

– because, even if 

you aren’t, you will rely on 

the fact that others are. 

What does the internet 

mean for you? And in particular, 

what does it mean 

for the way in which you 

manage your money? 

Let’s consider some of 

the things we can do 

today: 

1. We don’t need to carry 

cash – although, 

if you’re like me, you 

probably will (maybe 

this is a throwback to 

the old days) 

2. We don’t use a cheque 

book – I can’t remember 

the last time I wrote 

a cheque 

3. We can get instant access 

to our financial 

information – you can 

do this through a computer 

and now through 

your phone 

4. We can move money 

around from the comfort 

of our lounge 

5. We can spend money 

we don’t have – it’s 

called a credit card 

6. We can arrange insurance 

and loans without 

leaving home 

7. We can choose (and are 

encouraged) to have 

our bank statements 

provided electronically 

(in other words, they 

are available to view, 

not sent to us in an envelope) 

8. Through the internet, 

we can get access to all 

sorts of information 

on all sorts of things – 

and we can “like” and 

“share” sites of interest. 

9. Increasingly, the community 

is becoming its 

own consumer watchdog 

– think of sites such 

as Trip Advisor and 

Trade Me. 

This is just a short list 

and you can probably 

think of many other things 

which you can do with the 

technology at your fingertips 

today. 

What’s the problem with 

all this information? 

In spite of the massive 

power of computers to 

search and sort information, 

the sheer volume of it 

can, for many people, have 

a reverse effect. Instead of 

finding it helpful, consumers 

can become confused 

and bewildered – and even 

scared. And in this state, 

far from making decisions 

easier, it makes them 

harder – and often creates 

the excuse for not making 

a decision at all. It is a kind 

of “paralysis by analysis”. 

I was talking with a 

doctor of medicine recently 

who referred to 

Doctor Google. They are 

constantly encountering 

patients who have “been 

on Google”. From their 

Google search the patients 

have found information 

– but the problem is that 

the average consumer 

doesn’t know how to interpret 

that information. This 

can make the doctor’s job 

much harder. 

Donald Trump has 

coined the phrase “fake 

news” – and the internet is 

the distributor of it. When 

you obtain information 

from the internet, how 

confident are you that it 

is accurate and properly 

researched? Or do you 

home in on the information 

which supports what 

you want to find out? 

It’s the same with money 

stuff. There is so much 

financial information on 

the internet that sorting 

through it is almost impossible 

for the layman. The 

challenge is to sort out the 

“wheat from the chaff”. 

What’s the solution? 

Our view is that the internet 

is a great way to support 

professional advice. 

The internet can help professional 

advisers avoid 

wasting time on really basic 

stuff (they give you a 

couple of web links to obtain 

that information). So, 

they can focus their valuable 

time (and someone’s 

valuable dollars – private 

or government) on the 

things that really make a 

difference. 

At the start of this article 

we said we wanted to 

offer some hope. If we can 

all accept that the internet 

is very good at dealing with 

basic stuff, we can then all 

work together to ensure 

that our professional advisers 

are working on the 

things which make a real 

difference to our lives. This 

can’t be a bad change – but 

all parties need to be on 

the same wavelength. 

This is the real challenge. 

A warning: 

Don’t forget that, because 

the internet is so open and 

so widely available, it can 

be home to those who are 

not so well-intentioned. 

You need to develop a sixth 

sense to spot these criminals 

and to prevent them 

from ruining your life – 

and the lives of others. 

Remember, con-artists 

have always been around. 

The internet just gives 

them another way to 

spread their mischief. 

Have some basic rules 

to help you to stay safe. 

A recent search for the 

phrase “how to stay safe on 

the internet” brought up 

55 million listings. 

Go and have a look – 

there’s rather an irony in 

the internet helping you 

to stay safe from the internet. 

But this is the modern 

world. 

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Cause for concern 

As a leader in the campaign against the 

TPPA (Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement) 

Grey Power has cause for serious 

concern if our new Prime Minister signs 

up to any or all of the pending talks in 

Vietnam. 

As you know, the TPP idea has been 

urged upon us by the global corporations 

for the global corporations. 

The involvement of our politicians is 

meant to give a semblance of democracy 

to the negotiations - but just sufficient 

to ensure nations surrender enough of 

their sovereignty to lock them into longterm 

obeisance. 

The carrot dangled before agricultural 

nations like ours is that the TPP 

will facilitate more exports, otherwise 

our balance of payments suffers. But, as 

Australian economist, Peter Self wrote 

in “Rolling back the Market”: 

“...the global expansion of [mercantile] 

trade itself intensifies environmental 

impacts. It requires goods to be 

transported over ever-increasing distances, 

adding to energy consumption, 

and it stimulates a very large volume of 

business travel to increase atmospheric 

pollution...” 

He also points out that the dollar 

gains from such trade are offset by the 

demands of debt-servicing. 

Actually, we do not need the TPP. As a 

sovereign nation we can arrange reciprocal 

and multilateral trade with any countries 

we choose - and transacted in our 

own currencies. 

Indeed, if the Labour-led government 

is sincere about rejecting neo-liberal 

global capitalist dogma, it ought to boycott 

the TPP talks. 

Too much to expect? 

Heather Marion Smith 

Social Credit Advocate for Seniors 

Gisborne 

Card to exempt members from 

GST… it won’t work 

Time to put GST misunderstandings to 

bed. 

My letter has been sparked by a letter 

from Peter Groves in the September 

2017 edition of this magazine. In it, 

he proposes that presentation of a GP 

membership card should exempt the 

holder from GST. 

This is far and away the most impractical 

idea I’ve heard for a long time. 

To put this in perspective, as an accountant, 

I was responsible for understanding 

GST before it was implemented, 

then writing a manual covering 

aspects relevant to the large number of 

accountants in the nation-wide company 

where I was the tax manager, followed 

by in-house seminars. 

Then keeping them up-to-date with 

changes and the implications of any 

court cases which impacted on our operations. 

So, I think, even after being retired 

for more than 20 years, I can claim some 

knowledge of the topic. 

For Peter’s benefit, the regime which 

NZ instituted was based on having studied 

the good and bad points experienced 

in comparable regimes overseas. It is 

thus a relatively simple tax, albeit that 

hasn’t precluded court cases to clarify its 

intent. 

When I heard Australian politicians 

horse-trading this topic during an election 

period, saying it would exempt food 

& god (small g) knows what else, my first 

thought was – how bloody stupid! 

Let’s be quite clear – the more exemptions 

are built in, the more tax avoidance 

schemes and arguments there will be. 

Court time would be wasted and lawyers 

would have a field day. There are 

3 rates – full (currently 15%), zero and 

exempt. I won’t go into the reasons and 

technicalities for these, but for all practical 

purposes, within NZ, interest and 

residential accommodation are exempt 

– but GST is built in anyway, as it cannot 

be recovered by the entity charging. 

To extend the exemption to anything 

else would be totally impractical. Trust 

me! Peter’s idea opens up an even wider 

field of evasion – who is the rightful owner 

of the card? Absolutely impractical to 

the max! 

Stop and think, Peter. If government 

had their GST tax take reduced, the 

shortfall would be taken up somewhere 

else. 

As to things like rates and fuel/ alcohol/tobacco 

duties attracting a GST taxon 

tax – I have some sympathy, BUT the 

essence of this is that they are not called 

a tax. 

A matter of semantics. Refer to my 

preceding sentence. His complaint that 

it is now 15% - again refer back. 

However, one thing which needs 

stressing is that it is a tax which impacts 

more on the lower income strata. So here 

there is an argument that income tax 

should be the basis for raising government’s 

additional funding requirements 

– that being a progressive tax which hits 

the higher income folk to a greater degree. 

Take that one up with your MP. 

Can we now drop this line of thinking, 

please? 

Peter Patten 

Albany 

Grey Power Electricity 

At our recent Zone Meeting strong exception 

was taken to a front page article 

in the September magazine concerning 

the anniversary of Grey Power Electricity 

which contained inaccurate information. 

Mr Bob Thompson was not involved 

in the negotiations between Grey Power 

and Pulse Energy. 

In 2013 Allen Davies initiated discussion 

with electricity retailer Pulse Energy 

and at his invitation was then supported 

by vice president Terry King and Zone 2 

director Bill Rayner a chartered accountant. 

Allen Davies had undertaken most 

of the preparatory work leading up to a 

formal agreement. 

Because Terry King had been involved 

with Bob Thompson and Mac Welch in 

unsuccessful discussions with electricity 

retailer “Tiny Mighty River” he recommended 

to Allen Davies that Mac Welch 

with hands on commercial experience 

could be of assistance with the Pulse energy 

discussions. As team leader Allen 

agreed. Although reluctant, Mr Welch 

joined the team. 

During the discussions with Pulse Energy 

Terry King made two stipulations 

which he said were non-negotiable. The 

first was naming rights where he wanted 

the deal to be known as “Grey Power 

Electricity”. Pulse raised no objection to 

this suggestion. 

The second stipulation was there be 

‘transparency of charges on final invoices’. 

This related to the successful Grey 

Power negotiations in 2003 with Minister 

of Energy Pete Hodgson wherein he 

agreed that domestic consumer contracts 

should have transparency of charge components 

and this became part of the official 

Government Policy Statement (GPS) 

on Electricity Governance released in 

September 2003. Allen Davies fully supported 

this. 

The inference that the Pulse Energy 

CEO suggested that Mr Welsh was a key 

instigator is also not correct, as Mr Gary 

Holden clearly stated at the Federation 

AGM in May that Mr Allen Davies was 

the key instigator in the negotiations 

leading to the establishment of Grey 

Power Electricity. 

Les Glassey 

Zone 7 Director 

Mataura 

Socialists make my blood boil 

For the first time since joining Grey 

Power I had a good read of the quarterly 

magazine. 

I had assumed Grey Power would be 

run by a sensible group of people with 

good life experience and some smarts. 

It only took a short read of el presidente 

O’Connor’s report to realise that 

this just another organisation controlled 

by a silly socialist. 

Following that was an article effectively 

saying that air pollution shouldn’t 

have to be worried about by pensioners 

because they are pensioners. 

It got worse when a letter to the editor 

informed me that he couldn’t recommend 

the National party as our next 

government. This has certainly made me 

think about my ongoing membership of 

Grey Power. 

Pensioners are the wealthiest demographic 

in our society because they have 

had a lifetime to accumulate some assets 

and they have access to one of the best 

super schemes in the world. 

That super scheme has gone up markedly 

because we have had a National government 

for nine years who understand 

business and the economy. 

Superannuation is based on (I believe) 

66 percent of the median wage and as 

wages have grown steadily the increase 

has meant that a married couple now 

gets $360 per fortnight more than they 

did before National came to power ($210 

for a single person). 

That is what should be important to 

Grey Power members and we all know it 

wouldn’t have happened under a Labour 

government. 

Then we can add low inflation that 

doesn’t eat into our savings, low mortgage 

rates for those of us still with a 

mortgage or our kids, cheaper ACC rates 

for the car registration, 28 percent more 

doctors and nurses and an extra $5 billion 

for health care, 11,500 more jobs 

every month, the first increase in benefit 

rates for more than 40 years, and the list 

goes on and on. 

The next report shouldn’t read “what 

will they do for us” as we are already the 

most advantaged section of society. 

Bloody socialists just raise my blood 

pressure. 

Anyone with half a brain understands 

that super as we know it is just not sustainable 

so Greypower needs to start 

working with the government to look at 

mitigating the effects of raising the age of 

entitlement on certain sectors. 

Just saying “no” is not an option. 

John Beattie. 

Levin 

It’s a bit silly to call people he does not 

agree with a Socialist and I don’t control 

Grey Power. That is the exclusive role of 

the membership. It was the clear opinion 

of the 2017 Annual General Meeting of 

Grey Power members that the age of entitlement 

for National Superannuation 

should remain at 65. The former Prime 

Minister announced an intention lift that 

age to 67 contrary to our requests. In all 

conscience I could not advise members 

to vote for a party which made such decisions 

and I made that very clear. It is 

part of my role as president to give that 

advice to members. It is no accident that 

the only two political parties who were 

determined to lift the age to 67 are now 

no longer in Government. 


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scammers posing as genuine buyers. 

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Investors benefit from Midlands Mortgage 

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You’ve worked all your life, carefully 

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So why wouldn’t you be 

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The consequences were 

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All in all, it’s easy to see 

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Too many Kiwi women tolerate bladder leaks, 

says top personal trainer 

National award-winning personal 

trainer Renee Riley is encouraging 

more discussion about pelvic health 

because too many Kiwi women 

tolerate bladder leaks unnecessarily. 

Around a quarter of 

New Zealanders 

aged 15 and over 

are affected by some type 

of continence problem and 

it is estimated that about 

590,000 people have urinary 

incontinence. 

These figures could be 

even greater with around 

two-thirds of Kiwis unlikely 

to seek professional help 

for their continence issues 

due to embarrassment or 

shame. 

Women are about six 

times more likely to experience 

incontinence than 

men; with pregnancy, 

childbirth and menopause 

the common contributors, 

yet many women fail to 

seek help. 

Renee was awarded 

small group trainer of the 

year at the 2016 NZ Exercise 

Industry Awards 

and runs her own Bay Fitness 

exercise business in 

Golden Bay. She says there 

is too much stigma and 

misunderstanding around 

incontinence in New Zealand 

and women need to 

seek help sooner. 

“Many women don’t 

talk about their pelvic 

health because they think 

the problems they’re experiencing 

are normal and 

that they just need to accept 

it and get on with life. 

“This is especially the 

case for new mums or 

mature women as they believe 

it’s just part of being 

female and something you 

have to put up with. 

“When I notice women 

frequently running off to 

the bathroom during sessions 

it raises flags. I include 

pelvic floor exercises 

into classes to help normalise 

the issue by teaching 

techniques that can 

help.” 

Renee says although 

1.1 million New Zealanders 

are affected by incontinence 

there are distinct 

types of issues and urinary 

incontinence is one type 

where personal trainers 

can help. 

“Stress and urgency 

urinary incontinence are 

most common for women 

– stress incontinence being 

what usually causes 

leakage during physical 

Lost Rivers – in New Zealand 

New Zealand’s trout 

fisheries are going 

downhill and 

in some cases, such as 

Canterbury’s Selwyn and 

Irwell Rivers, “lost” as 

public trout fisheries, says 

Graham Carter, president 

of the NZ Federation of 

Freshwater Anglers. 

Co-ordinated by Federation 

executive member 

Steve Gerard of Methven, 

the federation had compiled 

a list of rivers that 

were either lost or in noticeable 

decline, from an 

angler’s perspective. 

“It is very eye-opening 

and a sharp reminder post 

activity. Some women 

cannot lift heavy objects, 

jump, run or even cough 

without experiencing leakage. 

“Personal trainers can 

help educate women with 

the correct exercise techniques 

and we also know 

when the time is right to 

refer a client to a women’s 

health specialist or physiotherapist. 

election, that water and rivers 

is an issue to take up 

with politicians. It is hoped 

that when anglers voted 

they did so with the future 

of our trout rivers in mind,” 

he said. 

“Lost Rivers" represents 

a decline of the ‘intergenerational 

equity’ and every 

New Zealander shares in 

our freshwater resources. 

A link gives all the other 

lost rivers in both the South 

and North Islands - see 

http://www.nzffa.co.nz/ 

map.html 

“This mapping lists rivers 

where a significant loss 

of opportunity to catch fish 

“There are many exercises 

for getting your heart 

rate up that can be just as 

effective as running, jumping 

or skipping. Returning 

to heavy lifting after pregnancy 

or pelvic floor issues 

can take time too, but this 

time can be used to master 

core stability and lifting 

techniques.” 

Renee warns there are 

many misconceptions 

about the correct techniques 

for strengthening 

pelvic floor muscles and 

has been identified, and 

highlights the significant 

decline in our freshwater 

fisheries. 

The causes generally relate 

to developments such 

as large-scale irrigation, 

intensive farming particularly 

dairying and forestry 

clear felling and forestry 

monocultures within 

catchments that have impacted 

on those river environments.” 

Graham said the mapping 

was compiled using 

NIWA angler usage and 

perception surveys and expert 

angler input. 

Only rivers where there 

she says it is important 

that both male and female 

personal trainers receive 

specific training in this 

area. 

The Exercise Association 

of New Zealand, NZ 

Register of Exercise Professionals 

(REPs) and 

Continence New Zealand 

work together to offer 

REPs registered exercise 

professionals training so 

they can provide pelvic 

floor safe exercises to New 

Zealanders. 

was an obvious decline 

have been listed, there remain 

a significant number 

of others where there 

wasn't enough collaborating 

information to include 

them. 

“The purpose of the 

mapping is to further raise 

awareness of just how big 

an issue this really is, and is 

a work in progress, we will 

keep updating the map as 

more information is compiled.” 

He urged anglers to tell 

the Federation about any 

degraded rivers that should 

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National leader Bill English’s says… 

As largest party be assured, National will be 

keeping a close watching brief on things 

After a hard-fought campaign, 

National won 44.4 percent of the 

vote and became the largest party in 

Parliament by a considerable margin. 

It is of course disappointing 

for us and 

our supporters that we 

are not in government. 

I am incredibly grateful 

for the continued support 

of Grey Power and its 

members. It was great to 

meet and talk to so many 

of you along the campaign 

trail. 

We congratulate the 

new Government on their 

success. Prime Minister 

Jacinda Ardern and Deputy 

Prime Minister Winston 

Peters have the privilege 

of leading a country 

in good shape. 

Rest assured National 

will be holding the new 

Government to account 

and making sure that they 

deliver for you, your children 

and your grandchildren. 

Our job now is to fight 

hard for the values that 

really matter and ensure 

that the Government does 

not fritter away the great 

gains made by New Zealanders 

over the last nine 

years. 

National recognises 

and respects the contribution 

that older people have 

made to New Zealand and 

I am proud of our record 

of achievement for seniors 

in our country. 

Under National, the 

New Zealand Superannuation 

couple rate increased 

by more than $7000 a 

year from $24,062 in 

2008 to $31,216 in 2017. 

We also invested significantly 

in health and made 

it easier for seniors to access 

the healthcare they 

need, with a record high 

As the largest Opposition Party 

New Zealand has ever seen, and the 

largest party in Parliament, we’ll work hard 

to hold the Government to account and 

ensure New Zealand continues to succeed. 

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of 178,000 hip, knee and 

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These gains were underpinned 

by a strong 

and growing economy, of 

which your children and 

grandchildren have also 

reaped the benefits. 

The unemployment 

rate at 4.6 percent is now 

the lowest since the beginning 

of the global financial 

crisis and the employment 

rate is the highest it’s ever 

been. 

The number of New 

Zealanders employed has 

risen to a record high of 

nearly 2.6 million and 

the average wage has increased 

to $59,840 – up 

more than 28 percent over 

National’s time in office. 

This reflects the hard 

work of all our businesses 

and the confidence they’ve 

had in our economic plan 

over the last nine years. 

The new Government 

has inherited a strong 

labour market and it is 

National’s intention to 

ensure they don’t squander 

the opportunities New 

Zealanders have worked 

so hard to create. 

We are not prepared 

to let a Labour-NZ First- 

Greens coalition risk everyone’s 

future and take 

us backwards. There is far 

too much at stake. 

Some of the policies 

they’ve come up with this 

past week have already 

got us concerned. 

For instance, their 

proposal to ban overseas 

buyers from purchasing 

homes in New Zealand. 

This ‘ban’ isn’t an actual 

ban and would mean 

massive compliance costs 

for house buyers of all 

types. 

And evidence in both 

Australia and New Zealand 

is that foreign buyers 

don’t have a significant 

impact on the 

housing market. Which 

begs the question: what’s 

the point? 

They’ve also announced 

they will repeal 

the three strikes law while 

at the same time promising 

to boost the number of 

police. 

There is no point increasing 

police numbers 

through the front door if 

you’re going to let more 

criminals out the back 

door. 

National’s 56 talented 

and dedicated MPs will 

work tirelessly to ensure 

that New Zealanders continue 

to get ahead, while 

holding the Government 

to account for any decisions 

that risk the progress 

New Zealanders have 

made in recent years. 

We remain ambitious 

for New Zealand and we 

remain committed to 

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confident and more prosperous 

nation. 

Exercise for your heart 

“It can be tough for 

those who are active 

to watch family and 

friends who are suffering 

from the ill effects of inactivity. 

Approximately 33% 

of deaths annually are due 

to heart disease. This article 

has some easy information 

for those wanting 

to get someone active.” 

Cardiovascular disease 

(including heart, stroke 

and blood vessel disease) 

is still the leading cause 

of death in New Zealand, 

accounting for 33% of 

deaths annually. 

Every 90 minutes 

a New Zealander dies 

from heart disease, with 

172,000 New Zealanders 

currently living with heart 

disease and are limited by 

it impacts. 

To onlookers it can 

seem straightforward to 

make changes with the 

threat of disease or early 

death, but for many of the 

New Zealanders who are 

inactive or at risk of heart 

disease due to insufficient 

exercise, or unhealthy 

food choices, making the 

change to a healthier lifestyle 

can often be in the 

too hard basket. 

The statistics are 

alarming but are often not 

enough of a reason for an 

individual to take the first 

step to change habits, 

even if health issues are 

starting to arise. 

That’s where friends 

and family come in by 

offering support and encouragement 

for someone 

who needs motivation to 

make changes; changes 

that may save their life. 

A good place to start is 

with getting active, as being 

physically active can 

reduce the risk of getting 

heart disease by 50%. 

There are also important 

extra benefits through 

eating a healthy diet and 

not smoking. The benefits 

are not just for those 

wanting to prevent heart 

disease, as exercise can 

also lower blood pressure, 

and assist with reducing 

weight, which are both 

risk factors for heart disease. 

A good way to support 

someone to get moving 

is by offering the support 

and encouragement they 

need. This could be offering 

to exercise with them, 

educating them about 

how easy it can be, and 

that they are able to work 

at their own pace. Exercising 

with them could be 

something as simple as a 

walk or a stretching session 

to begin, or you could 

offer to take them along 

to your gym. Positivity 

works better at motivating 

people, so focus on 

achievements rather than 

stumbles. 

Encourage them to 

talk to or get information 

from someone who can 

give them good advice, 

either from a reputable 

online resource, or from a 

qualified expert. The first 

visit with an expert need 

not involved any actual 

exercise. Many exercise 

professionals will offer an 

introductory meeting to 

find out how it all works. 

While images of fit 

looking people doing 

great things can be motivational 

for regular exercisers, 

for someone new 

these same images can be 

quite intimidating. The 

reality is that while the 

media promotes unrealistic 

body types, a look 

around a gym or exercise 

facility these days shows 

just how diverse exercisers 

are, when it comes 

to age, size, fitness levels 

and health status. 

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every minute of exercise 

counts, with benefits increasing 

with time spent. 

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is that 30 minutes 

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enough to have a significant 

health impact. And 

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minutes does not need to 

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Where to access useful resources for someone 

new to exercise: 

- REPs registered exercise professionals have access 

to a range of Tell Me More brochures packed 

full of information for New Zealanders starting 

exercise suitable for those new to exercise. 

- The Heart Foundation of NZ is a great resource 

for heart friendly dvice:.heartfoundation.org.nz 

- Contact details for further information about the 

exercise industry: NZ Register of Exercise Professionals, 

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Labour Party leader Jacinda Adern says… 


First 100 days (and onward, of course) include 

some great ideas for New Zealand’s seniors 

The last couple of weeks have been 

a whirlwind – so I’m really pleased to 

have the chance to check in and say 

thank you! 

Thank you for the 

support so many of 

you gave during the 

campaign period, and the 

support you continue to 

give as we've formed the 

new Government and begun 

our important work. 

It is a huge privilege to be 

your new Prime Minister, 

and I will give it my all. 

I’m also proud we’ve 

formed a Government 

with New Zealand First, 

and have signed a confidence 

and supply agreement 

with the Green Party. 

During our negotiations, 

it became clear we 

have far more in common 

with our partners than 

that which divides us, and 

I’m thrilled we are working 

together to provide a 

strong and proactive Government. 

Throughout the campaign 

period, we made it 

clear we had some pretty 

big goals for New Zealand: 

better healthcare, warm 

housing, and a fairer New 

Zealand for everyone. We 

know we have much to do 

to achieve those goals, but 

we’re ready to get to work, 

and I’m excited to share 

some of our plans with 

you. 

Firstly: health. We 

know all too well, from 

what you’ve been telling 

us these past nine years, 

that our health system has 

been woefully neglected. 

That’s why we’ll invest an 

extra $8 billion into it. For 

all New Zealanders, that’ll 

mean more operations, 

shorter waiting lists, and 

more help in our communities. 

I’m also very pleased 

to confirm that, as part of 

our negotiations with New 

Zealand First, we’ll be introducing 

an annual free 

health check for seniors 

- including an eye check - 

as part of the SuperGold 

card. We’ll also progressively 

increase the age for 

free breast screening to 74. 

As well as this, GP visits 

will become cheaper for all 

New Zealanders. Many superannuitants 

are eligible 

for a Community Services 

Card, and they - and those 

who are patients at lowcost 

clinics - will pay just 

$8 for a GP visit with our 

Government. Everyone 

else will get $10 off. 

Housing is another issue 

we’re taking urgent action 

on. We know there are 

far too many people living 

in cold, damp, unhealthy 

homes, and the housing 

crisis means many of our 

young people - perhaps 

your own children and 

grandchildren - have really 

been struggling to buy 

their first home. 

That’s why I’m delighted 

that, in our first week, 

Cabinet decided to ban 

foreign speculators from 

buying existing homes in 

New Zealand. That’ll make 

housing and homeownership 

more accessible for 

all New Zealanders. 

In our first 100 days, 

we’ll also be legislating 

to pass our Winter Fuel 

Payment. Every single 

superannuitant will receive 

a $450 payment in 

the winter months to help 

with heating bills, while 

couples will receive $700. 

We won’t stand by as New 

Zealanders struggle to 

keep their homes warm 

and avoid getting sick in 

those cold months. 

We’ll also safeguard 

our financial future in our 

first 100 days by resuming 

contributions to the 

Super Fund, so the money 

is there in the future when 

we need it. By saving now, 

the Labour-led Government 

will keep the super 

age at 65. 

We have many more 

plans for our first 100 

days, and for our first 

months in government. I 

look forward to keeping 

you updated. In the meantime, 

thanks again for 

your support. 

I will be a Prime Minister 

for all New Zealanders, 

and this Government will 

be one that works for all. 

Thank you. 

Thanks to you, I’m proud to be 

able to lead a new Government 

for all New Zealanders. 

Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern MP 

Prime Minister & MP for Mt Albert 

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Surprisingly, young athletes can be at 

a higher risk of poor bone health, arising 

from what’s known as relative energy deficiency 

in sport (RED-S) which expands 

upon the more commonly known female 

athlete triad. 

RED-S is where energy intake is insufficient 

to meet the demands of energy output 

and can result in issues with health, 

daily functioning and growth, which can 

then go on to affect bone health, menstruation, 

metabolism, immunity, psychological 

and cardiovascular health and protein 

synthesis. It is interesting to note this 

condition can affect both male and female 

athletes5. The female athlete triad is well 

researched and is a syndrome identified 

in female athletes by assessing menstrual 

disturbance (amenorrhea), low energy 

availability (with or without disordered 

eating) and how this affects bone health 

and can contribute to a low BMD6. We 

know that during adolescence the foundation 

is laid for bone health and something 

we now know is that osteoporosis 

can become an issue later in life for young 

athletes as a result of low energy availability 

if gone unnoticed. In addition, poor 

bone health can lead to stress fractures in 

young athletes5. 

Approximately 4000 people sustain a 

hip fracture in New Zealand each year1, 

with the most common sites for osteoporosis 

fracture being at the hip and the 

spine3. Following a hip fracture, rates of 

between 14 – 58 percent have been reported 

for death within one year7. Reason 

enough to do as much as possible to prevent 

osteoporosis, falls and broken hips. 

Half of hip fracture patients will experience 

a fracture before their hip. Osteoporosis 

New Zealand states it is essential for 

any individual who experiences a fracture 

from a bump or fall over the age of 50, to 

undergo a thorough osteoporosis assessment. 

Individuals will then be able to access 

appropriate treatment and consider 

appropriate lifestyle changes to reduce 

their risk of a hip fracture1. 

Resistance training for women is an 

important aspect of maintaining and increasing 

BMD, not only does resistance 

training positively impact on bone health, 

but it also has a positive effect on lean 

muscle mass. Often women are concerned 

that resistance training will make them 

look bulky or masculine. This isn’t the 

case, unless they train for hours a day and 

eat a particularly strict diet. 

Women who train 3 – 4 times a week 

for up to 60 minutes and include resistance 

exercises, jumping or high impact 

exercise such as running or skipping will 

maintain or improve their BMD. This will 

reduce the risk of osteoporosis and therefore 

risk of fractures from a fall, in addition 

to increasing lean muscle mass. 

My recommendations for women 

with osteoporosis would be to include 

body weight exercises in their home programmes 

and resistance exercises with 

weights and/or machines and balance exercises 

if they go to a gym. Exercises such 

as push ups, skipping, box jumps to an 

appropriate height, squats with a weight, 

deadlifts, shoulder press, even burpees 

would be a great start. Include a few balance 

exercises for falls prevention, think 

heel/toe walking, standing with your eyes 

closed, single leg standing followed by single 

leg standing on a pillow or with your 

eyes closed. 

As with all exercise programmes, 

please seek out professional advice if 

embarking on a new health regimen and 

ensure you have a programme tailored to 

your specific needs and goals. 

1Fractures caused by osteoporosis. (n.d.). Retrieved 

April 19, 2017, from https://osteoporosis.org.nz/ 

osteoporosis-fractures/fractires-caused-by-osteoporosis/ 

2Huovinen, V., Ivaska, K. K., Kiviranta, R., Bucci, M., 

Lipponen, H., Sandboge, S., . . . Nuutila, P. (2016). 

Bone mineral density is increased after a 16-week 

resistance training intervention in elderly women 

with decreased muscle strength. European Journal 

of Endocrinology, 175(6), 571-582. doi:10.1530/eje- 

16-0521 

3Zhao, R., Zhao, M., & Zhang, L. (2014). Efficiency of 

Jumping Exercise in Improving Bone Mineral Density 

Among Premenopausal Women: A Meta-Analysis. 

Sports Medicine, 44(10), 1393-1402. doi:10.1007/ 

s40279-014-0220-8 

4Watson, S. L., Weeks, B. K., Weis, L. J., Horan, S. 

A., & Beck, B. R. (2015). Heavy resistance training 

is safe and improves bone, function, and stature in 

postmenopausal women with low to very low bone 

mass: novel early findings from the LIFTMOR trial. 

Osteoporosis International, 26(12), 2889-2894. 

doi:10.1007/s00198-015-3263-2 

5Mountjoy, M., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Burke, L., Carter, 

S., Constantini, N., Lebrun, C., . . . Ljungqvist, A. 

(2014). The IOC consensus statement: beyond the 

Female Athlete Triad—Relative Energy Deficiency in 

Sport (RED-S). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 

48(7), 491-497. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2014-093502 

6Gibbs, J. C., Nattiv, A., Barrack, M. T., Williams, N. 

I., Rauh, M. J., Nichols, J. F., & Souza, M. J. (2014). 

Low Bone Density Risk Is Higher in Exercising Women 

with Multiple Triad Risk Factors. Medicine & Science 

in Sports & Exercise, 46(1), 167-176. doi:10.1249/ 

mss.0b013e3182a03b8b 

7Schnell, S., Friedman, S. M., Mendelson, D. A., Bingham, 

K. W., & Kates, S. L. (2010). The 1-Year Mortality 

of Patients Treated in a Hip Fracture Program for 

Elders. Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 

1(1), 6-14. doi:10.1177/2151458510378105


Happy body, happy mind 

While the benefit of exercise on our bodies is the hot 

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exercise is also one of the best things we can do for our 

brain function and our mental health. 

Exercising, even at a moderate level, 

can improve mood and create a 

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For those living with depression or 

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In New Zealand, more than half a million 

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There is a good reason why exercise is 

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The New Zealand Mental Health Foundation 

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sleep. 

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It’s often hard to get motivated to exercise 

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Take these steps to make getting active 

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− Exercise with a friend 

− Try a group exercise class. You can disappear 

into the group and share the energy 

of those around you 

− Talk to a registered exercise professional 

who will be able to give you the 

right advice about how to fit exercise 

into your life. 

− Plan ahead and set up a routine so you 

know what you are going to do each 

day, even if it’s just a walk around the 

block. 

− Start gently and build up as you start 

to feel the benefits on your mood and 

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Association Contacts: 

PO Box 272-1719, Papakura 2244 

Ph 09-299 2113 

Email: fed-office@xtra.co.nz 

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

Auckland President & Contact: Anne-Marie Coury, Mobile: 022 659 550, Email: seniorswellbeing@gmail.com. Secretary & 

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

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

co.nz 

Cambridge President & Contact: Mrs Val Massey, Phone: 07 827 0273, Email: vlmassey.vm@gmail.com. Postal Address & 

Contact: The Secretary, PO Box 369, Cambridge 3450. 

Central Hawkes Bay President & Contact: Mrs Vaietu T Araipu, PO Box 255, Waipukurau 4242, Phone: 06 928 0618, Email: 

etu_wpk@hotmail.com 

Central Otago President & Contact: Mrs Margaret Hill, Phone: 03 446 8623, Email: margarethillrox@gmail.com. Treasurer & 

Contact: Mrs Jacqueline Goyen, 32 Ventry Street, Alexandra 9320. Phone: 03 448 7043, Email: jgoyen32@gmail.com. Secretary & 

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

Christchurch Secretary & Contact: Maureen Price, PO Box 31010, Christchurch 8444, Phone: 03 942 8816. 

Coromandel President & Contact: John Rabarts, PO Box 91, Coromandel 3543, Phone: 07 866 8068, 

Mobile: 022 611 5717, Email: john.rabarts@ihug.co.nz. 

Counties Manukau Secretary & Contact: Noel Gibbons, PO Box 75722, Manurewa, Auckland 2243, Phone: 09 269 7489, 

Email: algib@hotmail.co.nz. 

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

Email: aburlace1@xtra.co.nz. 

Eastern Southland President & Contact: Evan Currie, Phone: 03 208 8288, Email: bbsbari.123@gmail.com Postal Address: PO 

Box 100, Gore 9740. Treasurer & Contact: Lynley Leatham, Email: lynley.leatham@aol.co.nz. 

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

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

Golden Bay Postal Address: 14 Sunbelt Crescent, Takaka 7110. Membership Secretary & Contact: Mrs Barbara Smith, Phone: 03 

525 8295. 

Greymouth President & Contact: Maree Awatere-Jones, P.O. Box 291, Greymouth 7804, Phone: 03 768 7407, Email: awatere11@ 

gmail.com. 

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

07 834 0668, Email: hamgreypower@outlook.co.nz, Email: greypowerhamilton.org.nz 

Hastings & Districts President & Contact Hastings Havelock North: Ron Wilkins, PO Box 98, Hastings Central 4156, Phone: 06 

876 6147, Email: ronwilkins73@gmail.com. Membership Contact: Janice Gooch, Email: goochi153@gmail.com. 

Hibiscus Coast Membership Contact: Simonne Dyer, PO Box 129, Orewa 0946. Phone: 09 424 1315, Mobile: 027 212 8322, 

Email: hbcgreypower@gmail.com. 

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

hokigreypen@xtra.co.nz. 

Horowhenua President & Contact: Terry Hemmingsen PO Box 328, Levin 5540, Phone: 06 367 0300, Email: terry.hemmingsen@ 

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

Gary Benton, Phone: 06 368 7350, Email: gdbenton@xtra.co.nz. 

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

9409, Email: sandyferinga@xtra.co.nz 

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

485 9101, Email: brubarbnz@gmail.com, Website: http://greypowerhuttvalley.org.nz/huttvalley Treasurer & Second Contact: Lisa 

Seerup, Phone: 022 618 9058, Email: wildmo@gmail.com 

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

vodafone.co.nz. 

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

kapitigreypower@outlook.com, Website: www.kapitigreypower.co.nz 

Kawerau & Districts President & Contact: Brian Dent, PO Box 209, Kawerau 3169. Phone: 022 381 0663, Email: brdent49@gmail. 

com. Secretary & Contact: Lyn Hughes, Email: lynhughes63@gmail.com. Membership & Contact: Jan Sparks, Email: jansparky12@ 

gmail.com 

Kerikeri Temporary Contact: Shaun O’Reilly, Email: reillysk76@gmail.com. Postal Address: PO Box 401, Kerikeri 0245 

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

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

greypowermanawatu@digitalcloud.nz. Membership & Contact: Mrs Sally Mayne, 2 Charisma Court, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North 

4414. Phone: 06 353 0835, Cell: 027 742 1925, Email: salsscratch1@gmail.com. 

Marlborough President & Contact: Brian McNamara, Phone: 03 928 4479, Email: mcnamarabrian100@gmail.com. Office, 

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

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

Matamata President & Contact: Mr Brian Arndt, 11 Simpson Lane Matamata 3400, Phone: 07 888 6812, Email: brianarndt@xtra. 

co.nz 

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

Whitianga 3542. 

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

Rodda, 31 Rushton Road, Morrinsville 3300. Phone: 07 280 5499, Mobile: 021 0227 5859, Email: valeriemrodda@gmail.com 

Motueka Office & Postal Contact: 9am- 3pm, Mon-Fri, Community House, Decks Reserve, PO Box 350, Motueka 7143. Phone: 03 

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

Napier & Districts Membership Secretary & Contact: John Wuts, PO Box 4247, Marewa, Napier 4143. Phone: 06 844 4751, Email: 

wutsie@xtra.co.nz, Website: www.napiergreypower.org 

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

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

7041. 

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

757 5886, Email: greypowernp@gmail.com. 

North Canterbury Membership, Secretary & Contact: Pauline Jackson, PO Box 28, Rangiora 7400, Phone: 03 310 6563. 

North Otago President & Contact: Mr Paul Hyde, Phone: 03 434 1025, Community House, 100 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400, 

Email: nogreypower@yahoo.co.nz. Membership Secretary & Contact: Mr Graeme Leather, Phone: 03 437 2220. 

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

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

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

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

greypowerotago@gmail.com, Fax: 03 456 1686. 

Otaki (sub branch of Kapiti) Contact: Vacant 

Otamatea President & Contact: Beverley Aldridge, Phone: 09 431 9188, Email: relax@serendipitypark.co.nz 

Paeroa President & Contact: Ken Carter, Phone: 07 862 7271, Email: carterkb@xtra.co.nz, Secretary & Contact: Gail Locke, 26 

Waimarei Avenue, Paeroa 3600. Phone: 07 862 6256, Email: gailsone53@gmail.com. 

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

Email: ruth.Dekker1@gmail.com 

Queenstown President & Contact: Doug Parker, Phone: 03 409 0767, Mob: 022 3507820, Email: doug.parker@xtra.co.nz. 

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

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

4741 

Rotorua President & Contact: Russell Hallam, Phone: 07 348 6034, Office: Tues-Thurs 10am to 2pm, 1333 Eruera Street, Phone: 07 

346 1739, P O Box 414, Rotorua 3040, Email: greypower.rotorua@gmail.com, Website: www.greypowerrotorua.org.nz 

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

5385, Mob: 027 814 2279, Email: theateam33@xtra.co.nz. Secretary/Treasurer & Contact: Beth Sorensen, Phone: 895 7079, Email: 

bsorensenneill@xtra.co.nz 

Southland President & Contact: Mr Peter Kennett, Phone: 03 217 6616, Mobile: 022 612 5504, Office & Contact: PO Box 

861, Invercargill 9840, Hours: 9.30 am to 1pm. 122 Esk St, Invercargill, (Cnr Esk and Deveron St), Phone: 03 214 5008, Email: 

greypowersouth@xtra.co.nz, Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GreyPowerSouthland 

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

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

South Taranaki President & Contact: Alison Howie, PO Box 167, Hawera 4640 Phone: 06 272 8029, Email: alioop1942@gmail.com. 

South Waikato President: Janet Boyce, Phone: 07 886 1317, Mobile: 021 172 2336, Email: swgreypower@gmail.com Secretary & 

Contact: Heather Williamson, 158 Elizabeth Drive. Tokoroa 3420, Phone: 07 886 5658, Email: hwilli@xtra.co.nz. 

Stratford Secretary & Contact: Claire Trowbridge, 110 Orlando Street, Stratford 4332. Phone: 06 765 7044, Email: c.c.trow@xtra. 

co.nz. 

Taupo Postal Address: PO Box 862, Taupo 3351. 

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

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

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

Box 841, Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga 3140, Website: www.greypowertauranga.org.nz. 

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

Te Aroha 3342. 

Te Awamutu President & Contact: E Hazel Barnes, Phone: 07 870 1924, Email: edithhazelbarnes@gmail.com. Contact Address: PO 

Box 540, Te Awamutu 3840. 

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

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

634 948, Email: barry.carolyn@xtra.co.nz. Membership Contact: Colin and Christine Hovell, Phone: 07 868 8196, Email: cchovell@ 

gmail.com. Website: www.greypowerthames.co.nz. 

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

Box 4060, Highfield, Timaru 7942. 

Upper Hutt Membership Contact: Sally Becker, Phone: 04 973 4247 Office: PO Box 40306, Upper Hutt 5140, Email: gpuhainc8@ 

gmail.com, Email: deanmills@hotmail.co.nz Comb Hutt Valley Assns’ website: www.greypowerhuttvalley.org.nz/huttvalley 

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

Email: allen.davies38@gmail.com. 

Waihi President & Contact: Gareth Cook, Mobile: 021 071 0515. Secretary & Postal Contact: Elspeth Heaton, 9a Athenree Road, RD 

1, Katikati 3177. Phone: 07 863 5853, Email: elspethath@xtra.co.nz. 

Waimate President & Contact: Bern Sommerfeld, Phone: 03 612 6292, Email: lynbern@xnet.co.nz. Office Postal Address & 

Contact: Community Link, Event Centre Waimate, Paul Street, Waimate 7924. Membership, Secretary & Contact: Mrs M Henshaw, 

Phone: 03 689 7539. 

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

Mobile: 027 320 8879, Email: horatio@paradise.net.nz, Website: http://greypowerhuttvalley/huttvalley 

Wairoa & District President & Contact: Les Hine, Phone: 06 838 6545, Email: greypower.wairoa@outlook.co.nz or leshine@xtra. 

co.nz. Secretary & Contact: Shirley E Callaghan, PO Box 26, Wairoa 4160. Phone: 06 838 8770, Email: shirley.cally@gmail.com. 

Waitakere Office & Contact: 9.30 am – 12 pm, 247 Edmonton Road, Te Atatu Sth Community Cte, Waitakere. Phone: 09 838 5207, 

Fax: 09 838 5237, Email: waitakgp@xtra.co.nz. Postal Address: PO Box 83300, Edmonton, Waitakere 0652. 

Waitomo President & Contact: Ngaire Grayson, Phone: 07 878 6938, Email: bobngairegrayson@gmail.com. Membership Contact: 

Helen Easton, Phone: 07 878 6939, Email: helen.easton.nz@gmail.com. Secretary, Contact & Postal Address: Mr Merv Williamson, 6 

Eketone Street, Te Kuiti 3910, Phone: 07 878 6018, Email: mvw@clear.net.nz. 

Wanganui President & Contact: Sharron Callaghan, Phone: 06 345 4890 Administration & Contact: GPO Box 4197, Wanganui 4541 

Phone: 06 345 4559, Email: info@greypowerwanganui.co.nz. 

Warkworth Contact: Carole Greenwood, Phone: 09 425 8672, Email: carolgreenwood44@gmail.com Postal Address: PO Box 351, 

Warkworth 0941. 

Wellington Central Membership Contact: Ray Markham, PO Box 13755, Johnsonville, Wellington 6440. Phone 04 478 6091, Email: 

rbmarkham@gmail.com, Website: www.greypowerwellington.org.nz. 

Wellington South East Contact Address: PO Box 14051, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6241. President & Contact: David Williams, Phone: 04 

934 3484, Email: david_williams_wlg@yahoo.co.nz. 

Whakatane Secretary & Contact: Susan Anderson, PO Box 830, Whakatane 3158. Phone: 07 307 7410, Mobile: 021 116 9115. Email: 

whakatanegreypower@gmail.com, Website: www.greypowerwhakatane.org.nz 

Whangamata President & Contact: Mrs Jo Schneebeli, PO Box 223, Whangamata 3643. Phone: 07 865 9288, Email: joschneebeli@ 

value.net.nz. Secretary & Contact: Mrs Cushla Jarvis, Phone: 07 865 7111, Email: bruges@xtra.co.nz. Membership Contact: Maree 

Burt, Phone: 07 865 8924, Email: whangamatagreypower@gmail.com 

Whangarei President & Email Contact: Jan Kini, Email: janicemkini@gmail.com. Postal Address: PO Box 964, Whangarei 0140. 

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Old human cells rejuvenated in breakthrough 

discovery on ageing 

A new way to rejuvenate old cells in 

the laboratory, making them not only 

look younger, but start to behave 

more like young cells, has been 

discovered by researchers at the 

Universities of Exeter and Brighton. 

A 

team led by Professor 

Lorna Harries, 

Professor of 

Molecular Genetics at the 

University of Exeter, has 

discovered a new way to 

rejuvenate inactive senescent 

cells. Within hours of 

treatment the older cells 

started to divide, and had 

longer telomeres - the 

'caps' on the chromosomes 

which shorten as we age. 

This discovery, funded 

by the Dunhill Medical 

Trust, builds on earlier 

findings from the Exeter 

group that showed that 

a class of genes called 

splicing factors are progressively 

switched off as 

we age. The University 

of Exeter research team, 

working with Professor 

Richard Faragher and Dr 

Elizabeth Ostler from the 

University of Brighton, 

found that splicing factors 

can be switched back on 

with chemicals, making 

senescent cells not only 

look physically younger, 

but start to behave more 

like young cells and start 

dividing. 

The researchers applied 

compounds called reversatrol 

analogues, chemicals 

based on a substance nat- 

urally found in red wine, 

dark chocolate, red grapes 

and blueberries, to cells 

in culture. The chemicals 

caused splicing factors, 

which are progressively 

switched off as we age to 

be switched back on. Within 

hours, the cells looked 

younger and started to 

rejuvenate, behaving like 

young cells and dividing. 

The research Small 

molecule modulation of 

splicing factor expression 

is associated with rescue 

from cellular senescence, 

is published in the journal, 

BMC Cell Biology, https:// 

bmccellbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/ 

s12860-017-0147-7 . 

The discovery has the 

potential to lead to therapies 

which could help 

people age better, without 

experiencing some of the 

degenerative effects of getting 

old. Most people by 

the age of 85 have experienced 

some kind of chronic 

illness, and as people get 

older they are more prone 

to stroke, heart disease 

and cancer. 

Professor Harries said: 

“This is a first step in trying 

to make people live 

normal lifespans, but with 

Our discovery of cell rejuvenation 

using these simple compounds 

shows the enormous potential of 

ageing research to improve the lives 

of older people. 

health for their entire life. 

Our data suggests that using 

chemicals to switch 

back on the major class of 

genes that are switched off 

as we age might provide a 

means to restore function 

to old cells.” 

Dr Eva Latorre, Research 

Associate at the 

University of Exeter, who 

carried out the experiments 

was surprised by 

the extent and rapidity of 

the changes in the cells. 

“When I saw some of 

the cells in the culture dish 

rejuvenating I couldn’t 

believe it. These old cells 

were looking like young 

cells. It was like magic,” 

she said. “I repeated the 

experiments several times 

and in each case the cells 

rejuvenated. I am very excited 

by the implications 

and potential for this research.” 

As we age, our tissues 

accumulate senescent 

cells which are alive but 

do not grow or function 

as they should. These old 

cells lose the ability to correctly 

regulate the output 

of their genes. This is one 

reason why tissues and 

organs become susceptible 

to disease as we age. 

When activated, genes 

make a message that gives 

the instructions for the 

cell to behave in a certain 

way. Most genes can make 

more than one message, 

which determines how the 

cell acts. 

Splicing factors are crucial 

in ensuring that genes 

can perform their full 

range of functions. One 

gene can send out several 

messages to the body to 

perform a function – such 

as the decision whether 

or not to grow new blood 

vessels – and the splicing 

factors make the decision 

about which message 

to make. As people age, 

the splicing factors tend 

to work less efficiently or 

not at all, restricting the 

ability of cells to respond 

to challenges in their environment. 

Senescent 

cells, which can be found 

in most organs from older 

people, also have fewer 

splicing factors. 

Professor Harries added: 

“This demonstrates 

that when you treat old 

cells with molecules that 

restore the levels of the 

splicing factors, the cells 

regain some features of 

youth. They are able to 

grow, and their telomeres - 

the caps on the ends of the 

chromosomes that shorten 

as we age - are now longer, 

as they are in young 

cells. Far more research is 

needed now to establish 

the true potential for these 

sort of approaches to address 

the degenerative effects 

of ageing.” 

Professor Richard Faragher 

of the University of 

Brighton, will now argue 

for more research into 

the degenerative effects 

of ageing in a debate into 

whether science should 

be used to extend people’s 

lifespans. 

“At a time when our 

capacity to translate new 

knowledge about the 

mechanisms of ageing into 

medicines and lifestyle 

advice is limited only by a 

chronic shortage of funds, 

older people are ill-served 

by self-indulgent science 

fiction. They need practical 

action to restore their 

health and they need it 

yesterday,” he said. 

Professor Faragher 

added: “Our discovery of 

cell rejuvenation using 

these simple compounds 

shows the enormous potential 

of ageing research 

to improve the lives of older 

people.” 

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Loving England’s autumn change 

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out limited seats. Join our escort for the flight to Beijing Fly to Brisbane (2 Walter nights), Peak. then coach to Join us on a relaxing stayput Puffing on Billy the Steam DON’T train MISS & out! garden Already selling visit. fast. This tour At Join 6 your decks escort high on this and annual 27 metres tour to see wide, she is the largest and only 

(4 nights). Visit Tiananmen Square, Toowoomba, our home for 5 nights. Here Sunshine Coast. Including return flights sells out every year. Join your escort and fly to the impressive active range steam of gardens powered on display paddle in steamer still operating. 

Forbidden City, Highlight visit To Great Wall we enjoy visits to award-winning private From Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland, Wellington from Auckland. 3 nights at central New Plymouth. Rhododendrons in a myriad of 

China. Flight to Xi’an (2 nights), amazing gardens, the art deco Empire hotel. Picnic 7 nights at the centrally located Oaks in Novotel Hotel, all breakfasts and dinners included. We have VERY limited availability on the tour. The price is based 

different Colours together with gorgeous roses 

Terracotta Warriors!, Then to Chongqing lunch Japanese Garden, undercover Caloundra. Enjoy all breakfast & dinners PREMIUM PLUS Seats to opening night of on cabins and different which styles Of open gardening. through Stay 3 nights French doors on to the veranda. You 

to Join 3 night Yangtze River Cruise – the seating to the fabulous Flower Carnival as well as some lunches, A variety of sights spectacular Wearable Arts show! Including can in upgrade New Plymouth to with the a full next programme category to the which opens to a private veranda 

magnificent scenery of the three gorges. Parade, Spring Bluff Railway to listen to including Eumundi Markets, cruise on the programme. Fabulous day trip to Wairarapa festival. Exclusive activities for our group. We 

Country Lanes of Ireland, Scotland & England 2018 - Including Edinburgh Tattoo 

Finish with 2 nights in Shanghai with big band music. All Breakfasts and Dinners harbour with lunch, sights of Noosa and with lunch at the gorgeous Peppers Parehua in (supplement applies). Visit Vicksburg, described as the “key to the 

travel to Rotorua for overnight and then join 

shopping and Bonus: sights. Includes $500 air discount fares, 4 for and all most bookings lunches! Special deposited evening Garden by 15th December Mooloolaba, 2017 lunch at a local surf club, Visit Martinborough, time in Greytown and a special south” the Railcruiser historic for a new Civil experience War city, In our and own Natchez, the oldest city on the 

star accommodation, all breakfasts and visit with a glass of bubbles and nibbles.!! Maleney and Montville (Devonshire tea garden visit… (option to return to Auckland on 

30 days $14,950pp share twin - Departs 28 July 2017 

Mississippi-visit specially adapted Rail car! a lovingly Includes all breakfasts restored mansion here. St Francisville 

dinners (most lunches), great local guides Air fares, Central 4* accommodation, free in the botanic gardens) and to a couple of the train – no extra cost) Flights costs available & Dinners and Free home pick up & return in the 

with its iconic locations, Nottoway with Nottoway Plantation, the 

and free home pick up & return from home pick up and return from Auckland, gorgeous private gardens. Free home pick from other centres – FREE home pick up Auckland/ greater Auckland Areas. (ask us about add on’s to 

Join our escort from Auckland Auckland, (max of Wellington 22 passengers). or Christchurch. Fly to Hong Wellington Kong & Christchurch. (2 days). On to Dublin (3 up nights) and return greater sights, AKL, Book CHC, WLG. of Kells, Waterford Christchurch or with Tauranga visit great to city areas. south’s join the tour largest from other and centres). most glorious remaining Antebellum mansion 

House of Waterford, Blarney Castle, Killarney (2 nights) jaunting car, Ring of Kerry, Cliffs Of Moher, Galway, Derry with guided walk, Giants Causeway, 

dating back to 1859. 

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(2 nights), World of Beatrix Potter, Scenic Cruise & Steam train journey, York (3 nights), free day, Whitby, Lunch at Castle Howard. Chester, Cotswolds (3 

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Hello from the team at Take It Easy Tours – 

operating for more than 25 years with Jimmy 

Elliott and Jason Granville taking over the reins 

3 years ago and absolutely loving it! 

WHAT WE DO We travel throughout the country and 

overseas, escorting you on the entire journey from start to 

finish ensuring everything is professionally organised, full of 

adventure while still ‘taking it easy’ and enjoying countless 

amounts of fun and laughter right throughout our trips. 

WHO WE ARE We are based in Wanganui and have recently 

purchased another tour company that operates out of 

Tauranga and Auckland however we can organise for you to 

be part of our tours no matter where you are situated in NZ. 

We are the best of friends with Jimmy having over 10 years’ 

experience in the tourism industry here in NZ and abroad 

– Jason’s background is in broadcasting where he was the 

local breakfast announcer and was also a former district 

councillor – now focusing completely on tourism and travel. 

Our office extraordinaire Karlene Wagstaff has been with 

the company for over 10 years and is an absolute delight to 

deal with. She assists with bookings, tour management and 

general running of the company – she also keeps the lads 

in line… 

COMPANY VALUES We pride ourselves on finding unique 

places off the beaten track to visit, and participate in 

activities that really showcase the beauty of the area we are 

travelling through. Going beyond the call of duty to ensure 

your holiday is care free is of utmost importance to us and 

we are sure you will instantly feel part of the Take It Easy 

family as soon as you board the bus. Singles, couples and 

groups all welcome so why not give it a try and enjoy a fun, 

relaxed, informative and unique holiday experience with 

us – you won’t be disappointed! Take it Easy Tours – where 

strangers become friends for life! 

SOME UPCOMING TOURS 

• Vintage Whanganui - January 2018 

• Mrs Browns Boys - March 2018 

• Great Barrier Island - March 2018 

• Auckland Island Hopper - April 2018 

• Central Otago Golf Tour - April 2018 

• Rarotonga - June 2018 

• Fiordland Discovery - August 2018 

• Norfolk Island - November 2018 

Get in touch today 

Visit our website for all details on upcoming trips 

www.takeiteasytours.nz 

Sign up to receive free updates on various day trips, 

shows, concerts and tours! 

Phone 06 344 7465 | Freephone 0508 4U2CNZ 

Email info@takeiteasytours.nz

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Chatham Islands adventure begins 

when you arrive at the airport 

As we approach Chatham Islands, the vast expanse of 

the Te Whanga Lagoon comes into view and beyond 

the landscape appears to be flat with volcanic peaks 

thrusting up out of the rolling peatland. 

The Chatham Islands, situated in 

the South Pacific Ocean, are about 

800 kilometres east of Christchurch 

and are New Zealand’s most 

easterly region. An archipelago of 11 islands, 

only Pitt and Chatham Island are 

inhabited. 

Our adventure begins at the airport 

where we meet our hosts Greg and Rosemarie 

– owners of Awarakau Lodge. 

Greg, also our tour guide for the week, 

explains the geology of the land and 

Let the Scenery Unravel 

with Twilight Travel 

Small Group Tour Specialist 

Chatham Islands 

Getaway on an adventure to the Chathams. 

Staying 7 nights at Awarakau Lodge, explore the 

diverse landscape and discover the history, 

heritage and culture of the these peaceful and 

unique islands with your Chatham Island hosts. 

2018 Departures 

Ex. Wellington : 19 January & 21 February 

Ex. Auckland : 1 February & 1 March 

Catlins & Stewart Island 

Explore the ‘Wild South’ from Dunedin to 

Stewart Island via the rugged Catlins region. 

Highlights include Albatross Centre, Ulva Island 

and 3 nights Stewart Island. 

9 days departs 20 March 2018 

Adelaide & Murray River 

Discover Adelaide and the surrounding regions 

of the Fleurieu Peninsula and Barossa Valley. 

Enjoy a night cruise on the Murray Princess 

paddle-wheeler 

10 days departs May 2018 

All tours are escorted from Auckland. 

Options from other regions available. 

Twilight Travel & Tours 

Freephone: 0800 999 887 

www.twilighttravel.co.nz 

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

IATA Accredited and Bonded 

gives us a brief explanation of things to 

come as we make our way to the lodge. 

Situated on a working farm with uninterrupted 

ocean vistas, Awarakau Lodge 

offers guests a quiet haven to relax and 

unwind. Guests can fossick along rocky 

shoreline, explore the farm or simply relax 

at the lodge. 

The lodge accommodates up to 12 

guests and offers rooms with en-suite facilities 

or a self-contained two bedroom 

unit. 

Our week with Greg takes in the geology, 

some of the 29 species of indigenous 

flora found nowhere else in the 

world, birds of which there are 18 species 

unique to the Chathams, history, 

heritage and culture plus numerous 

photographic opportunities. 

We explore archaeology sites, visit 

Hapupu National Historic Reserve to 

view the remaining Dendroglyphs – Moriori 

tree carvings, and get up close to 

the fur seal colony at Pt.Munning. 

Our excursion along the south western 

coastline finds Parea or Kereru foraging 

among the grasses on the edge of 

the bush. These are no ordinary wood 

pigeon, but a unique species to the Chathams. 

Of the week’s highlights, the informative 

cultural talk at Kopinga Marae 

– New Zealand’s only Moriori Marae 

would have to be at the top. The Marae 

shaped like an albatross when viewed 

from the air is one place not to be missed 

when visiting the Chathams. 

There is mystique on these islands, 

an extraordinary quality, vastness and 

beauty that can only be understood by 

visiting. If you do get the opportunity to 

visit, and I encourage you to put the Chathams 

on your bucket list, this will be a 

holiday and experience like no other. 

Discover the vast array of beautiful 

scenery for yourself by booking on a 

small group tour with Twilight Travel. 

BOUTIQUE RAIL & COACH TOURS 

Australian Tours 

Perth and Margaret River 

Departs 6th May 2018. Includes Wave Rock, Albany, 

Margaret River, Fremantle, Perth, New Norcia and much 

more. 12 nights $5995.00 per person twin share. 

Cairns and North Queensland 

Departs 24th June 2018. Includes Skyrail, Great Barrier 

Reef, Daintree, Savannahlander train and more. 11 

nights $4995.00 per person. 

Adelaide and Murray River 

Departs 25th July 2018. Includes 5 nights on the Murray 

River, plus a visit to Kangaroo Island, Handorf and 

Barossa. 11 nights, $5250.00 per person 

$100 pp discount for any Australian 

trips booked by 31st December 2017 

New Zealand Tours 

South Island Autumn Spectacular 

Departs 5th April 2018. Includes Tranz Alpine train, 

Treetop walk, Fox Glacier, Milford Cruise, TSS Earnslaw 

plus more. High Quality accommodation including 

Novotel Lakefront Queenstown, Hermitage Mt Cook 

and the brand new Crowne Plaza Christchurch. 11 days, 

$3750.00 per person Twin Share** 

** Also 17 and 23 day full New Zealand tours available 

Stewart Island, Queenstown and Catlins 

Departs 20th January 2018. Includes Queenstown, TSS 

Earnslaw, Stewart Island, Ulva Island and Catlins Coast. 

Days, $2995.00 per person. 

Hokianga and Far North 

Departs 20th April 2018. Includes Hokianga, Opononi, 

Paihia, Waitangi and Cape Reinga plus more. 7 days, 

$2250.00 per person. 

All tours include home pickup and return airfares ANYWHERE in New Zealand 

Contact us now for an itinerary for these great tours or to join our mailing list P: 0800 446 886 

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

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Playaway Tours (NZ) Ltd 

LEADERS IN QUALITY ESCORTED OVERSEAS TOURS 

2 White St, Taradale • P.O. Box 7123, Taradale • Napier, New Zealand 

0800 12 86 87 • Email: pt@nowmail.co.nz 

ENQUIRE NOW ABOUT OUR 2018 TOURS 

SUPER DESTINATIONS - SAME GREAT VALUE 

ITALIAN MASTERPIECE 

with Med Dream Cruise 

2 June - 3 July 2018 

$15,590 

PANAMA CANAL 

via Hawaii & US 

8 Oct - 5 Nov 2018 

$15,490 

AFRICA 

The Beauty & the Beasts 

27 Aug - 17 Sept 2018 

$13,870 

EASTERN US/CANADA 

& Atlantic Coast cruise 

15 June - 15 July 2018 

$16,750 

A fabulous look around the 

country gems of Italy. 

Tuscany, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, 

Italian Lakes (Maggiore, Como, 

Garda), the gourmet province of 

Cuneo, Verona, the cruise visits 

Croatia Dubrovnik & Split, Albania, 

Sarande, Greek Islands of Mykonos, 

Souda, Katakolon, Malta, Gozo, Italy, 

Sicily, Naples & Rome. 

Hawaii breaks the journey - 

Waikiki, the Volcanoes of the Big 

Island. Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, 

French Quarter New Orleans, 

Louisiana, South Beach, Miami and 

Florida wetlands. Cruise completes 

full traverse of the Panama Canal. 

Cartagena, Colombia, Colon, 

Puntarenas, Costa Rica, two 

Mexican ports and San Diego. 

A wonderful trip to see a 

vast array of majestic animals 

and beautiful scenery. 

An overnight stop-over in Perth. 

Nelspruit, Hazyview, two safaris 

in Kruger Park, Knysna, Garden 

Route, Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, 

Hermanus, Whale Coast, Cape 

Town, Livingston, Zambia, Victoria 

Falls, Zambezi River, Chobe 

National Park Safaris, Pretoria. 

A tour of exciting and 

unbelievable variety. 

Houston Space Centre, a great jaunt 

through the Southern States with fun 

musical treats at Memphis and Nashville, 

the seat of power - Washington DC, 

The Big Apple, New York, quaint 

and historic Newport, Rhode Island, 

Boston. Cruise visits New England, the 

Maritimes and French Canadian ports, 

Quebec, Montreal. Ottawa, Toronto, 

Niagara Falls, Vancouver. 

Brochures are ready right now! Look for ‘early bird’ discounts 

• Specially Designed For The Over 50’S 

• Mainly 2 & 3 Night Stays 

• Top Class Hotels 

• Client References Available 

SOUTH AMERICA 

The Great Exploration 

& Cruise 

3 Nov - 5 Dec 2018 

$17,850 

• Hard To Beat For Value 

• Many Exciting Excursions 

• No Tipping For Guides And Drivers 

SUNNY SOUTHERN 

EUROPE 

& Iceland/Norway cruise 

21 July - 21 Aug 2018 

$16,575 

CHINA & S.E. ASIA 

‘Unusual Suspects’ tour 

with 7 Day Cruise 

14 Aug - 7 Sept 2018 

$12,385 

• All Flights, Sights & Activities Included 

• Fully Escorted Throughout 

• Smaller Groups 

• Great Kiwi Companions 

SPAIN PORTUGAL 

HOLLAND & 

Luxury Baltic Explorer Cruise 

18 July - 21 Aug 2018 

$17,690 

A magical odyssey to the 

most dramatic and exciting 

gems of the continent. 

Amazing Iguazu Falls, Brazil/ 

Argentina, the Sacred Valley of the 

Incas and Machu Picchu, Cuzco, 

Peru. Quito, Ecuador, Jungle Lodge, 

Amazon Basin, Santiago, Chile. 

Cruise visits ports in Southern Chile, 

Patagonia Fjords, Strait of Magellan, 

Ushuaia, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, 

Montevideo and Buenos Aires. 

The North and South of 

Europe. 

Sunny sophisticated Barcelona, 

medieval Carcassonne, canal Du Midi, 

Languedoc and Roussillon provinces, 

the spectacular Tarn Gorges, Chateau 

stay, Avignon, Arles, and Les Baux 

de Provence, Annecy, Chamonix 

in the Alps. Fabulous cruise from 

Amsterdam, Scottish Highlands, 

circumnavigation of Iceland, 

Norwegian Fjords. 

This tour accents the less 

visited beautiful scenic areas 

of China’s interior. 

Beijing, Great Wall, Forbidden 

City etc., Shangri La, Yunnan/ 

Tibet, Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge, 

ethnic tribes, Chengdu, Pandas, 

Leshan Buddha, Guilin, Li River 

trip. Cruise departs Hong Kong to 

Viet Nam (two ports), Bangkok, 

Singapore. 

An Iberian idyll, a Dutch jaunt 

and a peep at Scandinavia, 

Russia and the Baltic States. 

Trendy Barcelona, sunny Seville and 

Andalusia, charming Faro, historic 

and colourful Lisbon, vineyards and 

fun in Porto. The uniqueness of stylish 

Amsterdam. Cruise visits Copenhagen, 

Ronne, Denmark, Kaliningrad, 

Klaipeda, Lithuania, Riga, Latvia, Tallin, 

Estonia, St Petersburg, Russia, Helsinki, 

Finland and Kiel Canal, Germany. 

TO RECEIVE OUR DETAILED COLOURED BROCHURES CALL 0800 12 86 87 

or ORDER FROM OUR WEBSITE - www.playawaytours.co.nz

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