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It’s springtime 

A time to feel alive and relish in new 

beginnings. Cleaning the house as we 

come into spring brings a feeling of 

satisfaction. 

Brushing away the 

cobwebs that all the 

extra light reveals, 

airing out the pillows and 

duvet and giving the house 

a thorough clean after the 

long winter months. The 

longer days bring with 

them more daylight to 

be outside in the garden, 

walking with friends or 

playing social sport. Coming 

into November, it’s 

great to think about ways 

to freshen the body and 

mind, as well as your cozy 

homes. 

With the longer days 

coming into summer, it’s 

easy to stay up and be 

outside enjoying the extra 

daylight. Remember to still 

aim for eight hours sleep 

each night; incorporating 

healthy sleep hygiene such 

as block out curtains and a 

quiet space are helpful in 

maintaining adequate rest. 

Adult deficiency in Vitamin 

D can affect bone 

health and can contribute 

to osteopenia and osteoporosis 

leading to an increased 

risk of bone fracture. 

Try to get in the direct 

sunlight and get it on your 

exposed skin to boost Vitamin 

D levels for the following 

winter. In addition to 

Vitamin D, resistance training 

is vital to help reduce 

risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis. 

Picking up a 

few cans in the cupboard 

and doing some light resistance 

exercise will help 

build muscle and maintain 

bone density. If you 

aren’t sure of technique, 

find an appropriate health 

professional to guide you. 

If you haven’t heard already 

about the LifeFit 

programme at the UniRec, 

then check it out as a great 

option for exercising with 

other seniors in a fun and 

supportive environment. 

Do you like hiking or 

short day walks? Hopefully 

you’ve been ticking away 

over the winter months at 

your exercise and physical 

activity goals. Spring is a 

great time to enjoy some 

hikes up local mountains 

such as Te Aroha, Karioi or 

Maungatautari, although it 

can be a bit hit and miss 

with the weather at this 

time of year. If you are in 

Hamilton there are beautiful 

trails along the river. 

The Hakarimatas offer a 

short, high intensity climb 

for those up for it, and the 

Waikato River Trails hidden 

away out past Karapiro are 

tranquil and secluded if 

you want to get away from 

the crowds. 

If you’ve been doing 

a regular exercise programme 

at home or in the 

gym, this is a great time to 

add variety and keep your 

interest up by having your 

programme refreshed. 

Book in with an exercise 

professional and discuss 

your goals leading up to 

Christmas and the New 

Year. Prioritise what you 

want to work on and as 

mentioned, make sure you 

get your technique evaluated 

on exercises you have 

already been doing that 

you’re not sure about. 

I also recommend taking 

time out for yourself and 

doing something that refreshes 

your mind, whether 

that’s catching up with a 

friend, climbing that mountain 

on a sunny day or investing 

in a float at one 

of the many float facilities 

popping up in Waikato. 

Grab your journal and write 

down things you are grateful 

for and take daily small 

steps toward a more positive 

mindset in various areas 

of your life, to make a 

fresh start for your mind. 

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT 

Merry Christmas everyone 

I hope Santa is good to you all. 

BY ROGER HENNEBRY 

HAMILTON GREY POWER 

PRESIDENT 

I 

had in mind for this report 

to analyse the benefits 

for us now that we 

have a new government but 

I think it’s anyone’s guess as 

we don't really know what 

policies have been traded 

up or down in this coalition. 

Time will tell. All I know 

is Winston had promised us 

a free doctor’s visit and a 

one-off eye test but whether 

you need a community 

services card to access 

these isn't clear. The only 

thing for sure is we won’t 

be getting our promised 

$20 a week tax cut in April! 

I suppose that's politics. 

Grey Power has had a 

good year and I would like 

to thank our volunteers for 

all the hard work and commitment 

they have put 

in, going above the norm 

when we have been shorthanded. 

Also thanks to my committee 

and Neben Morris 

Media for printing our 

magazines. 

Jane and I are looking 

forward to the Christmas 

break when we will 

Roger Hennebry 

be spending some time at 

the Mount and some time 

with our grandchildren and 

the family at the farm near 

Whakatane. 

Again Seasons Greetings 

to you all. Regards Roger. 

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Health and welfare 

for your reflection 

1. Elder abuse discussions 

have recognised the issue, 

sadly, and possible 

solutions have been 

identified 

(a) An extension of Child 

Youth and Family legislation 

to include abused 

older people and the 

provision of emergency 

accommodation for the 

abused person. 

(b) However it is addressed, 

an idealistic approach is 

needed by all government 

departments and 

non-government organisations, 

that deal 

with this, based on a 

social investment approach. 

(c) This is a very sensitive 

issue and often the 

older person will need 

help and support to 

take action. 

(d) If you are aware, be 

courageous, offer help 

and take some action 

and find out the cost 

involved with the case 

i.e. is there State funded 

provision for this person. 

2. The issue of dental care 

was raised, but the 

priority appears to be on 

children and adolescents. 

(a) However WINZ will 

fund essential treatment 

for pain or infection 

up to $300 per annum 

through a Special 

Needs Grant. 

(b) Some emergency dental 

care is funded by 

DHBs for low income 

adults again for pain 

and infection only. 

(c) While this is emergency 

treatment, costs of 

dental maintenance are 

very expensive, often 

compromised by other 

needs and so leads to 

other greater health 

problems being neglected. 

This is an issue 

that needs addressing. 

3. Elective surgery 

(delayed) 

(a) The question was raised 

here as to whether 

the delayed treatment 

costs outweigh the cost 

of personal care, home 

help and accidents because 

of physical impairment, 

a cost benefit 

ratio to look at. 

(b) A further question of interest 

is the application 

of the national priority 

test a criteria for points 

to access surgery. 

(c) Are these applied equitably 

throughout New 

Zealand in all DHBs? 

(d) Is funding for the aged 

care ring fenced for 

protection? 

4. As New Zealand is short 

of ophthalmic surgeons, 

suitably qualified nurses 

are being upskilled to do 

the preliminary injections 

etc. leaving the surgeon 

to only do the actual 

surgery. This is an innovative 

and positive step 

towards relieving waiting 

lists, demonstrating 

collaborative care and 

definitely contributing to 

quality of life. 



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Are you considering moving 

into a retirement village? 

There are two main types of Village and it 

is advised that you should check out the 

differences between them very carefully before 

you purchase. The comments which follow 

are a brief summary only. 

BY JIM HIGBY 

HAMILTON GREY POWER 

ASSOCIATION 

1 Registered Retirement 

Village. These are usually 

owned and operated 

by companies who are 

running them as a business. 

When you buy into 

these villages you buy a 

“Licence to Occupy” and 

you do own your unit. 

This licence can be sold 

when you move out of 

the village but, depending 

on the terms in the 

“Occupational Rights 

Agreement”, you may 

have to pay a “Deferred 

Management Fee” ranging 

from 20 to 30 percent 

of the original purchase 

price. In many agreements 

the selling value 

is not the current market 

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Registered Retirement 

Villages operate under 

the Retirement Villages 

Act and there is normally 

an onsite manager appointed 

by the company 

who owns the village. 

There is usually a Code 

of Practice for dealing 

with issues that may 

arise. Registered Villages 

often provide special 

care facilities which may 

be required as we get 

older. The daily operational 

costs are covered 

by the levies that you are 

required to pay but rates 

and electricity are likely 

to be your own cost. 

2. Unregistered Villages, 

sometimes referred to 

a Lifestyle. These villages 

operate under the 

Unit Titles Act and you 

own your unit freehold. 

When you buy into one 

of these villages you become 

a member of the 

Body Corporate. The 

day to day management 

of the village is through 

the Owners’ Committee. 

The majority of these 

villages also have an onsite 

caretaker who looks 

after the common property 

and, in most Villages, 

the garden areas 

around the units. Some 

of the management 

functions are contracted 

to a Body Corporate 

manager, e.g. Collection 

of levies, documentation 

for meetings etc. There 

are “Operational Rules”, 

required under the Unit 

Titles Act, which cover 

day-to-day procedures. 

When you sell your unit 

it is at current market 

value, there is no Deferred 

Management Fee. 

Before purchasing a unit 

in a village, please obtain 

legal advice as there are 

several issues that need 

to be considered. The 

Grey Power Federation 

has a Policy document 

on Retirement Villages. If 

there are any issues, then 

these can be referred to 

Grey Power and the Grey 

Power Federation Villages 

Committee can advocate 

on your behalf. Please 

contact the Hamilton 

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Special days to celebrate in 

January and February 

New Year – January 1 

World Laughter Day - 

January 10 

World Laughter Day was 

created by Dr Madan Kataria 

a family doctor from 

India. He said that a person’s 

facial expressions 

can have a huge effect on 

their emotions. 

The celebration of 

World Laughter Day is a 

positive drive for world 

peace and is intended 

to build up a global consciousness 

of friendship 

through laughter. 

It is now celebrated 

world-wide in more than 

105 countries that have 

formed the Laughter Yoga 

Movement. Groups of 

people gather together 

both in and out of doors to 

laugh. So if you are feeling 

down and need a boost 

get together with some 

friends and have a good 

laugh on January 10. 

And if this does not 

bring you some happiness 

then you need to wait 

with anticipation for: 

The National Hugging 

Day - January 21 

This is an annual event 

dedicated to hugging. 

It was created by Kevin 

Zaborney who felt that 

after Christmas festivities 

and New Year parties 

there was a gap before 

Valentine’s Day. A 

lot of people around him 

seemed down in spirit 

during this interval and 

often did not like to show 

emotions in public. So he 

started ‘The National Hugging 

Day’ with little hope 

of it taking off, but it did 

and people started to hug 

their friends and family. 

He does however suggest 

that you make sure to ask 

a person first if you are 

not sure that they will accept 

this behaviour. 

Auckland Anniversary 

Day - January 29 

A time to gather with 

friends and family either 

at home or back at the 

beach, sailing, swimming 

and playing beach games 

with children and grandchildren. 

Waitangi Day - February 6 

As we know this day celebrates 

the signing of the 

Waitangi Treaty in 1840 at 

the home of James Busby 

in Waitangi. Many people 

go to Waitangi to watch 

the celebrations and to 

join in the family festivities 

that surround the day and 

to honour this time in New 

Zealand’s history. 

Valentine’s Day - 

February 14 

Also called ‘St Valentine’s 

Day’ is an annual holiday in 

many countries but unfortunately 

not New Zealand. 

This day became associated 

with romantic love 

within the circle of Geoffrey 

Chaucer (a poet in 

the middle ages) during 

the 14th Century, when the 

tradition of courtly love 

flourished. Later in 18th 

Century Europe a tradition 

of presenting a loved one 

with flowers, confectionary 

and cards eventuated 

to show love to a person. 

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Seniors and driving 

MY CHRISTMAS 

LION – A TRUE STORY 

POEM BY JACK THOMAS 

It was to be a quiet Christmas 

With my three young boys 

Until a knock on the door 

Shook me to the core. 

On the doorstep was a friend 

With a young lion on a lead 

He said please look after Leo my lion 

For a week while I am in Sydney 

Reluctantly I agreed as 

it looked friendly indeed. 

Have you food for his feed ? 

No, he will eat anything you see. 

I stroked Leo and he purred. 

His coat was so clean and sheen. 

Then he lay under the Christmas tree 

as my friend went on his way. 

We let Leo roam in the back yard. 

The fences were high enough. 

I said, “Don’t annoy him and 

keep shut the gate so he won’t escape. 

Leo didn’t eat much, just some meat. 

Never saw him pee or do poo. 

Maybe he did it in secret. 

Not sure what lions usually do. 

He was locked in the house at night. 

One morning I woke and got a big fright. 

He was on the bed asleep by my side. 

Snoring loudly with his back against mine. 

On Boxing Day the boys called, “He’s gone. 

Went through a hole in the back fence”. 

Forgot there was one behind the hedge. 

Shall I phone the Police? No, I won’t. 

I rushed from the house and began to search. 

As I ran down the street a boy shouted out, 

“There is a dangerous lion at the beach. 

You had better watch out”. 

We reach 75 and we say to ourselves “Why 

do I need a medical or driving test to continue 

driving, I’m a good driver?” 

Well the law says 

we do. So you go 

for your medical 

and you may pass but if you 

don’t then you will need to 

have a driving test. 

Well life has changed 

since you took your driving 

test many years ago. There 

are many more cars on the 

road and possibly changes 

in the road rules that you 

may not be aware of or are 

not sure how to handle confidently. 

The round-a-bouts 

are bigger and have more 

lanes branching off them so 

which lane should you be in 

to turn off correctly without 

hitting another car? 

If you are a member 

of the AA then you are 

eligible for the AA Senior 

Driver programme. This is a 

free member benefit with a 

professional AA Driving Instructor. 

A friendly AA driving 

instructor will meet you at 

your home or at a designated 

pickup point and the relaxed 

session will take place 

in your own car. 

The one hour session 

consists of three 

components: 

1. 15 minutes to ensure your 

car is set up correctly for 

you. 

2. 30 minute drive with the 

instructor on a route of 

your choice. You can 

even select a particular 

part of driving that you 

would like help with, 

for example driving on 

a motorway or at night 

or the round-a-bouts as 

mentioned above. 

3. After the drive, there will 

be a 15 minute review 

which will be confidential 

between you and 

the instructor. 

The AA Senior Driver 

coaching session is the 

perfect preparation if your 

doctor is requiring you to 

pass an On-Road Safety 

Test to renew your licence. 

Even if you do pass the 

medical it could be helpful 

to take this Senior Driver 

Programme to give you 

peace of mind that you 

are as capable and safe 

as you think you are on 

the busy roads of today. 

It may stop some of the 

family moaning that you 

are too slow or cut corners 

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the rules. 

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People were running away scared. 

Leo came up to me and just purred. 

“Come home with me you bad boy”. 

He walked home with me at his side. 

A man said, “I have called the police. 

You will be arrested for having a pet lion”. 

“It is not my lion. It belongs to a friend. 

He is not a danger. He is very tame”. 

When we got home, Leo made a fuss of me. 

I put on his lead and tied it to a chain. 

“I will make sure you don’t escape again”. 

I waited for the Police to come and complain. 

I suddenly woke up and realised it was all a dream. 

I never found out if the Police did complain. 

I enjoyed having a lion with me for a while. 

It made my Christmas seem so worthwhile. 



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Legal capacity 

When you make or revoke a legal document, 

eg a will or enduring power of attorney, you 

have to be mentally capable at the time of 

signing,otherwise the document will not be valid. 

What does “mentally 

capable” 

mean, for the 

purposes of making a will 

or relating to enduring 

powers of attorney? 

Capacity to Make a Will 

If you are mentally capable 

of making a will you are 

said to have testamentary 

capacity. 

At the time of signing the 

will you must be of sound 

mind, memory and understanding, 

ie you must understand 

the nature of the 

document you are signing, 

be free of any condition 

causing a loss of reason 

and judgement, and know 

and approve the contents 

of the will, both with regard 

to knowing the extent of 

the property of which you 

are disposing and how your 

property will be divided between 

the beneficiaries. 

On instruction to prepare 

your will and when you sign 

it, your lawyer will need to 

be satisfied that you have 

testamentary capacity; your 

instructions are freely given 

and you understand the effect 

of the will. 

Just because a client is elderly, 

has a degree of mental 

impairment, or demonstrates 

some unusual behavioural 

traits, the lawyer cannot assume 

that that client lacks 

testamentary capacity. 

Harkness Henry has a team of lawyers 

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Our specialist lawyers are committed to listening 

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If your lawyer has concerns 

about your testamentary 

capacity, he or she is 

entitled to make further inquiries, 

eg by consulting an 

appropriate medical professional. 

Capacity and Enduring 

Powers of Attorney 

If you are the person who 

makes an enduring power 

of attorney (“EPA”) you are 

called the “donor”. 

As for wills, it is the capacity 

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which is relevant. 

EPAs differ from ordinary 

powers of attorney because 

they continue to be effective 

and are not automatically revoked 

if the donor becomes 

mentally incapable. 

In relation to property 

you, as donor, are mentally 

incapable if you are not 

wholly competent to manage 

your own affairs in relation 

to your property. 

In relation to personal 

care and welfare, you are 

mentally incapable if you 

lack capacity to: 

• Make decisions in relation 

to your personal 

care and welfare; and 

• Understand the nature 

of decisions about your 

personal care and welfare; 

and 

• Foresee the consequences 

of decisions 

about your personal 

care and welfare; and 

• Communicate decisions 

about your personal 

care and welfare. 

If your EPA is designed to 

come into effect only if you 

become mentally incapable, 

the assessment of mental 

capacity must be made by a 

professional health practitioner 

who is qualified to make 

the assessment. Neither 

your lawyer nor other lay 

person may determine this. 

If you want to cancel one 

or both of your EPAs, you 

must also have the mental 

capacity to revoke. This 

means that you must be 

able to understand the nature 

and effect of the revocation, 

but you don’t necessarily 

have to have the 

competence to manage 

your property or affairs, or 

the capacity to make decisions 

regarding your personal 

care and welfare. 

The problem with this is 

that, if you do revoke your 

EPAs, but lack the capacity 

to make new ones, someone 

else may have to apply 

to the Court for orders 

to be appointed to be your 

property manager and/or 

welfare guardian in place of 

the EPAs which have been 

revoked. 

Do be aware that if you 

are a trustee of a trust and 

become mentally incapable, 

your attorney under an enduring 

power of attorney 

cannot sign documents for 

you as a trustee. An EPA in 

relation to property is not 

a deed of delegation of the 

powers of a trustee. 

If it is not possible to remove 

or replace an incapacitated 

trustee under the 

terms of the trust or the 

Trustee Act 1956, then it is 

necessary to apply to the 

Court for orders to remove 

or replace an incapable 

trustee, or to transfer land. 

If you are an elderly trustee 

of a trust, it may be wise 

for you to retire to avoid the 

possibility of a difficult situation 

arising if you become 

mentally incapable. 

Concluding comments 

It isn’t a pleasant thought 

to contemplate the possibility 

of loss of one’s mental 

capacity, but it is an issue 

you should not ignore as you 

age. 

Make sure that you have 

made your will and have enduring 

powers of attorney in 

place while you are mentally 

capable, to avoid the possibility 

of having their validity 

challenged on the grounds 

that you lacked capacity 

when you signed them. 

If you are a trustee of a 

trust, be aware of the possible 

implications for the 

trust if you lose your capacity 

while still a trustee. 

Your lawyer can advise 

you.


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Macular 

degeneration 

One in seven over fifty year olds will get 

macular degeneration and this will increase 

to one in four over 80 years. 

MRS 

KITCHEN’S 

CORNER 

ICE CREAM 

CHRISTMAS CAKE 

INGREDIENTS 

1/2 cup chopped crystallised ginger 

2 tsp brandy 

300ml bottle of cream 

2 tbsp castor sugar 

125 g dark chocolate 

15 g butter 

2 L carton of vanilla ice cream 

1 tsp vanilla essence 

2 tsp cocoa 

60 g slivered almonds 

60 g ginger biscuits 

BY DAWN 

Age-related macular 

degeneration 

is a growing problem 

in New Zealand. Total 

prevalence of this disease 

is expected to increase to 

206,908 sufferers by 2018. 

This has a major impact on 

the quality of life and independence 

of New Zealand’s 

increasing ageing population. 

Riskfactors include: 

1) Age 

2) Genetic and 

environmental factors 

i.e. family history 

3) Smoking 

4) Obesity 

5) Blood pressure 

6) High cholesterol 

7) Poor diet 

8) Lifestyle 

It is the leading cause of 

severe vision loss and left 

untreated sufferers become 

functionally blind within 

two years. 

Vision loss relates to the 

central area of the eye that 

provides sharp vision and 

is used for seeing in detail. 

Consequently reading, driving 

and recognising faces 

becomes more difficult. 

Peripheral vision (the 

outer area of the eyes) will 

still function. 

Treatments can vary, but 

early detection is a key 

factor therefore: 

1) Regular eye checks 

2) Maintaining good health 

through diet and 

exercise 

3) Monitoring and 

maintenance of blood 

pressure and cholesterol 

These are all essential for 

the avoidance of this debilitating 

disease. 

It is important for us all 

to aim to be as heathy and 

functional as we can to 

maintain quality and enjoyment 

of life. 

METHOD 

Line the base of a 20cm springform cake tin with foil. 

Combine ginger and brandy, mix well and stand for 

10 mins. Whip cream and sugar until thick. Fold in 

ginger and brandy. Spread mixture over base of cake 

tin. Put in freezer. Melt chopped chocolate and butter 

in microwave, cool slightly. Combine half softened 

ice cream and vanilla. Add chocolate mixture. Stir in 

cocoa. Mix well. Spread over frozen cream layer. Put 

in freezer. Spread remaining ice cream over chocolate 

layer. Microwave almonds until lightly golden. Crush 

ginger biscuits. Combine and press firmly over frozen 

mixture.Freeze the cake. This can be made over two 

days. Serve with fruit salad. Liked by young and old, a 

cake without fruit. 

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The recent election has been one of the 

most eventful in recent years. I would like to 

personally thank those that voted for myself 

and the National Party. Your support is very 

much appreciated and valued. 

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BY DAVID BENNETT 

MP FOR HAMILTON EAST 

Unfortunately, a 

new Government 

has taken office 

and we look with interest 

what their plans are 

for Hamilton and Waikato. 

During the campaign, 

the issue of a passenger 

rail link to Auckland was 

raised and we anticipate 

Hon Tim Macindoe, MP for Hamilton West 

BY HON TIM MACINDOE 

MP FOR HAMILTON WEST 

Although a new 

Government has 

been formed in 

unusual circumstances, I 

am grateful to have been 

re-elected as MP for Hamilton 

West and will continue 

to serve my constituents 

and to represent our 

YOUR HAMILTON ELECTORATE MPS 

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the Government will follow 

through on this plan. 

It will mean, however, that 

other infrastructure programmes 

such as the link 

from Cambridge to Tauranga 

that were promised 

by the National Party will 

not come to fruition under 

this Government. It also 

appears very unlikely that 

the proposed Rural Medical 

School will progress 


under this Government. 

Once again thank you 

for all your support. As 

a Hamilton MP, I will be 

keeping the Government 

of the day to account and 

continue to advocate for 

issues that are important 

city in Parliament to the 

best of my ability, albeit 

from Opposition. 

During the last term of 

Parliament it was an honour 

to serve initially as 

Chief Whip and latterly as 

a Minister of the Crown. I 

am proud of the achievements 

of the 5th National 

Government which contributed 

to Hamilton’s exciting 

progress and buoyant 

mood in recent years. 

Despite the challenging 

economic conditions we 

faced, it was a steady period 

of investment in significant 

projects for our 

city, with new businesses, 

schools, houses, roads, 

jobs, and better public 

services all secured. 

In several suburbs of 

to the residents and constituents 

of Hamilton East. 

With Christmas fast approaching 

we wish everyone 

a safe end to the year 

and a good break with 

friends and family. Thank 

you and best wishes. 

my electorate houses are 

being built at a rapid rate, 

and this will intensify if 

the new government honours 

National’s commitment 

to provide major 

infrastructure funding to 

facilitate the construction 

of more than 8000 new 

homes in the long-awaited 

Peacocke subdivision. 

I have long argued that 

Hamilton’s growth needs 

more balance, and the 

Peacocke development 

will stimulate much-needed 

new schools, health 

services, retail activity 

and job creation in the 

south-west of Hamilton. I 

will keep pushing for it to 

proceed, along with the 

Southern Links roading 

project and completion 

of the Waikato Expressway. 

Christmas is fast approaching. 

I thank local 

Grey Power members for 

your many contributions 

to our city’s activities and 

services and wish you and 

your families the compliments 

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The long life of Doris Ratcliffe 

Born September 8 1918 – now 99 years old 

This lovely chatty 

lady was born in a 

little village called 

Normanton Springs, near 

Sheffield in South Yorkshire 

and regularly walks 

to venues to meet friends 

and to join in conversations 

about many aspects 

of interest to her and with 

others. 

The daughter of the late 

George and Mary Rodgers 

who married in 1904. 

Her father was a coalminer 

and later a newsagent 

from one of the many village 

shops set up in the 

UK to sell newspapers and 

confectionery. 

Doris had one brother 

Stanley who was five 

years older than her and 

joined the army as did 

many young men between 

the two wars. They went 

to the local village school 

until she was 14 years old. 

One of the teachers gave 

her shorthand typing lessons 

and from here she 

went to the Commercial 

College. This was considered 

a very good education 

for a girl in those 

days. Her first job was 

as a typist and she earnt 

the magnificent sum of 12 

shillings and six pence a 

week. 

During World War 2 

many women volunteered 

to help in the production 

of weapons, machinery 

and even planes. Doris 

was one of these wonderful 

‘Land Girls’ as they 

were called. In 1941 she 

went to work at ‘ Avro’ 

the British camouflaged 

factory that made the famous 

Lancaster Bomber. 

Over 700 of these aircraft 

were made there and Doris 

was one of the inspectors 

who with a special 

hammer shaped stamp 

would mark the aircraft 

parts when satisfactory 

and ready to have the 

Rolls Royce engine installed 

in them. 

In 1945 she married 

Edward Ratcliffe after he 

was demobbed from The 

Royal Airforce at the end 

of the 2nd World war. Edward 

was part of the special 

signals core and he 

spent time in both Egypt 

and Russia and was lucky 

enough to get out of Russia 

before the fatal German 

attempted onslaught 

there. 

They had one daughter 

Kathleen in 1947. 

On the August 13 1964 

the family emigrated to 

New Zealand on the Italian 

ship ’ Castel Felice’ 

and Doris was employed 

at Maori Affairs in Palmerston 

North where the 

family lived for 20 years. 

After Edward retired 

they moved to Australia 

for three years and then 

Edward decided that he 

would like to visit “home” 

as he called it, which they 

did and he died there in 

2001. 

So Doris decided to 

return to New Zealand 

where her daughter was 

living in Hamilton and she 

has remained here ever 

since. Now she has two 

grandchildren and one 

great grandchild to enjoy. 

A lucky, healthy lady 

who still cooks her 

own meals, has her hair 

permed regularly and 

looks fabulous as per the 

photo taken on her 99th 

birthday week. 

Doris has many hobbies 

and interests which 

include reading, walking 

and every morning she 

does the crossword from 

the local daily newspaper. 

Doris is a member of 

Grey Power and enjoys 

meeting other members 

on a Monday morning for 

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She also belongs to Age 

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Methodist Church all a 

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her total social network. 

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has NEVER been in hospital 

and still remains in 

good health enjoying life 

to the full. 

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UNCLE 

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GARDEN 

TIPS 

JANUARY 

1. Make sure you water your plants round the 

roots, rather than the whole plant. 

2. You can still sew lettuce seeds. 

3. Feed all green plant with liquid fertiliser. 

Gather a bucket of seaweed if you at the 

beach. 

4. Spray pansies with warm water as they don’t 

like intense heat or extreme cold. 

FEBRUARY: 

1. Tidy up time. Deadhead roses and flowers to 

encourage repeat flowering. 

2. To rid fungi on your plants – use a spray of 

half milk-half water. 

3. This is the time to put in your order for new 

roses to plant in autumn. 

4. A great mulch for your roses is pea straw. 

MARCH: 

1. Plant bubs for spring shows 

2. Clear the vegie garden and plant autumn 

vegies; cabbage; broccoli; cauliflower. 

3. Take cuttings from geraniums, succulents 

and fuchsias. 

4. Time to plant hedges – sasanqua camellia or 

Griselinia, various sizes. 

Start your next compost bin with fallen leaves; 

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The Duke 


Living to 96 before retiring has been an 

achievement while walking behind your wife 

for 70 Years. 

Who am I talking 

about? If 

you haven’t 

guessed, it is Prince Philip 

Duke of Edinburgh. So a 

short story of his unusual 

life deserves a mention 

this quarter. 

Prince Philip was born 

on June 10 1921 at Mon Repos, 

Corfu in Greece. And 

his title was Prince Philip 

of Greece and Denmark. 

His father was Prince Andrew 

of Greece and Denmark 

and his mother was 

Princess Alice of Battenberg. 

His great great 

grandmother was Queen 

Victoria. He married his 

third cousin Princess Elizabeth 

(the current Queen 

Elizabeth) on November 

20 1947 at Westminster 

Abbey, London. 

He was educated in 

France, Germany and 

the United Kingdom and 

joined the British Navy in 

1939 at age 18 years. During 

the 2nd World War he 

served with the Mediterranean 

and Pacific fleets. 

He speaks English, German 

and French but not 

Danish or Greek which is 

surprising? His father’s 

neutrality policy was unacceptable 

and he was 

made to abdicate twice 

and on the second time in 

1922 forced into exile with 

his family when Philip was 

still a baby. 

Before the announcement 

of his engagement 

to Princess Elizabeth in 

July 1947, Philip abandoned 

his Greek and Danish 

royal titles and became 

a naturalised British subject, 

adopting the surname 

‘Mountbatten’ from 

his maternal grandparents. 

Just before his wedding 

in 1947 he was created 

Baron Greenwich, Earl 

of Merioneth and Duke of 

Edinburgh by King George 

the 6th. When Elizabeth 

became Queen in 1952 he 

left active military service, 

having reached the rank 

of commander and was 

formally made a British 

prince in 1957. Why was 

he not made King Philip? 

Because under British law 

at the time, the women 

automatically took on the 

feminine version of their 

husband’s titles, but the 

same is not true for the 

men, as with Prince Albert 

and Queen Victoria. 

Philip has always been 

a keen sailor and sportsman 

and he developed 

the equestrian event of 

‘carriage driving’. When 

younger he played Polo 

which he only gave up at 

age 50 to commence with 

‘carriage driving’ and to 

this day can be seen behind 

the reins of a horse 

carriage in the grounds of 

Windsor Great Park. 

Other than a few medical 

scares in the last few 

years the Duke has kept to 

a strict health regime. He 

exercises regularly, eats 

a moderate diet and has 

huge willpower. His main 

exercise is called the 5BX 

plan which was designed 

to improve the fitness of 

recruits for the Royal Canadian 

Air Force. It can be 

carried out in a restricted 

space, with no warm up or 

equipment required, using 

five basic exercises to 

strengthen every muscle 

in the body. 

He is patron, president 

or a member of more than 

780 organisations but one 

of his greatest achievements 

was the introduction 

of The Duke of Edinburgh’s 

Award. This encourages 

young people, regardless 

of cultural, ethnic and socio-economic 

background 

to participate in exciting, 

flexible and individually 

tailored programmes, to 

build skills, identity and 

self- esteem. To be the 

best they can regardless 

of what life throws them. 

The award was started in 

Britain in 1956 for children 

over the age of 14. With 

the encouragement from 

Lord Porritt and Sir Edmund 

Hillary it became 

known as the ‘The Duke of 

Edinburgh Hillary Award’ 

in July 1963. 

This award has been established 

in more than 140 

countries world- wide and 

there are approximately 

9000 registrations to the 

different award level annually. 

In New Zealand there 

are currently 18,516 young 

people involved in award 

activities. 

To work tirelessly until 

you are 96 is a great 

achievement in itself for 

any one person and I think 

we should just say “Well 

done Duke of Edinburgh 

you deserve your retirement 

at last” regardless of 

whether we are royalists 

or not. 

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Memories are made of this 

Congratulations to all those who were born in 

the 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s or before. 

How did we manage to 

survive? 

1. We survived being born 

to mothers who smoked, 

drank and lived in houses 

made of asbestos. 

2. Our mothers took aspirin, 

ate blue cheese, raw 

egg products, processed 

meat, and tuna from a 

can and didn’t get tested 

for diabetes or cancer. 

3. Then our next trauma, our 

baby cots were covered 

in bright coloured lead 

based paint. 

4. There were no childproof 

lids on medicine bottles, 

or doors on medicine 

cabinets. 

5. When we rode our bikes, 

we had no helmets or 

shoes. 

6. We would ride in our parents’ 

cars with no seat 

belts or air bags and 

sometimes in the back of 

a Ute. 

7. We drank water from the 

garden hose or a tap and 

not from a bottle. 

8. Takeaway food was limited 

to fish and chips. No 

pizza shops; McDonalds; 

KFC or Subway. 

9. Even though shops 

closed at 6pm and didn’t 

open at weekends, somehow 

we didn’t starve to 

death. 

10. We often shared a soft 

drink with friends from 

one bottle and no-one 

actually died from this. 

11. We ate loads of biscuits; 

white bread; and real butter 

and drank soft drinks 

with loads of sugar in it 

and we were not overweight 

or hyperactive. 

12. We played outside with 

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friends and did not have 

phones, play stations, 

iPads, computers or 

televisions and we were 

happy. 

13. We would spend hours 

building go-carts out of 

old prams or fruit boxes 

and ball bearings and 

then ride down the hill, 

only to find we did not 

have brakes. 

14. When we did get a bike 

it had back pedal brakes, 

but only for as long as 

the chain stayed on. 

15. We fell out of trees, got 

cut, broke bones and 

teeth and there were no 

lawsuits from these accidents. 

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Cataract 


Surgery 

A CATARACT IS A GRADUAL CLOUDING 

OF THE LENS INSIDE THE EYE. HAVING A 

CATARACT CAN BE LIKE LOOKING THROUGH 

A CLOUDY WINDOW AND MAY TAKE YOU 

AWAY FROM DOING YOUR USUAL DAY-TO- 

DAY ACTIVITIES. 

Cataract development is a normal process 

of aging. Cataracts can also be present at 

birth, develop from injuries, certain diseases, 

medications or long-term exposure to 

sunlight. 

As scary as cataracts might sound, modern 

cataract surgery can usually restore vision 

lost to cataracts — and can often reduce your 

dependence on glasses as well. 

When you are no longer able to see well enough to do the things you like to do, 

cataract surgery should be considered. Thankfully cataract surgery is one of the safest 

and most effective surgical procedures performed today. Surgery involves removing the 

cataract and replacing it with an artificial lens. The procedure typically is performed on 

an outpatient basis and does not require an overnight stay care facility. Recovery time is 

quick, and vision can start to return to the affected eye within a few hours of surgery. 

Hamilton Eye Clinic have a team of highly qualified and experienced 

Ophthalmologists, with fellowship training in various subspecialities, providing 

an Ophthalmic service of excellence. 

We offer a comprehensive range of diagnostic and treatment services, including 

surgery in our adjoining purpose-build facility Bridgewater Day Surgery. 

To book an appointment email: 

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or phone us directly. 

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Hamilton Grey Power December 2017

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