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Carolyn Cooper finishes the job this Friday - three and a half years into a five year term, in which she has been outspoken about the need for better aged care beds for older people, particularly in rural and provincial New Zealand.
Newstalk ZB reports: A concerning gap is emerging in retirement savings between self-employed individuals and employees.
A joint report from the Retirement Commission and accounting firm Hnry called Improving the retirement savings of the self-employed, found
self-employed workers contribute to KiwiSaver at less than half the rate of employees, with many missing out on Government contributions
Stuff news shares this investigative story: As winter bites, Mildred Armah seeks out the human faces behind New Zealand’s rising homelessness crisis. In the first of a three-part series, Bob and Andrew represent the daily realities, impossible choices and quiet resilience of those living without a place to call their own.
NewstalkZB shares this story: The life of a trailblazing New Zealand female shearer ended tragically before Christmas last year when her
clothing caught fire as she cooked over a favoured coal range.
Margaret Gould suffered fatal burns to her entire body as she prepared a meal in the home where she lived alone.
The 93-year-old was found by her neighbour slumped over the range and in great distress, Coroner Mark Wilton said in his findings released
today.
Auckland, 6 August 2025 – The quality of life for many older New Zealanders is being significantly impacted by rising
living costs according to new research by New Zealand Seniors.
The Quality of Life Report 2025 commissioned by New Zealand Seniors in partnership with consumer
research group, MYMAVINS, surveyed more than 500 New Zealanders over 50 about how healthcare, aged care and retirement impact their quality
of life, financial stability, and overall wellbeing.
WELLINGTON, Today: Cameras start rolling this November on A Dog’s Show—a heartwarming Kiwi film inspired by the TV classic that once made sheepdog trialling must-watch telly across the nation.
Scoop business shared on friday: Workers First Union members who worked at Victoria Park New World, which was severely damaged by a fire in mid-June, say that Foodstuffs North Island managers appear to be reneging on their commitment to rehire all supermarket staff who are losing jobs and income as a result of the fire, with final paycheques due on Monday 4 August and around 40% of workers still without job offers.
When Stuff reported in March that British army veteran Derrick Unwin faced homelessness after allegedly being left in the lurch by relatives, ANZ bank offered him a reprieve from a mortgagee sale. But as TONY WALL reports, the sale is back on.
In a story from RNZ new data shows growing ageism in Australia with 25 percent of employers classifying over-50s as being older, while only 10 percent thought so two years ago.
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