AGM with speaker Geoff Bertram
Message from President Colleen
Little draws a lot
Aged care. All about us but without us!
Complaint heading to the UN over aged care pay
Delivering value – the economic impact of social housing
Grey Power reaffirms commitment to universal superannuation as debate re-emerges
Grey Power New Zealand is reaffirming its long-standing support for universal New Zealand Superannuation (NZS), following recent comments from Labour leader Chris Hipkins indicating openness to discussing possible means-testing.
Grey Power National Vice-President David Marshall said while the organisation welcomes constructive debate about the future of retirement income, it remains firmly opposed to any move toward means-testing.
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Labour open to means-testing super
The Wellington Central Grey Power Committee draws your attention to the article in the link below. Chris Hipkins, Labour Leader, is suggesting a conversation about means-testing superannuation. Grey Power’s genesis sprung from this issue. We are requesting a meeting with the Wellington Labour MP Ayesha Verrall to discuss the issues.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labour-leader-chris-hipkins-open-to-conversation-about-means-testing-superannuation/LSGQKEHECRHWTCMGFKI52VVSB4/
March newsletter now available
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Our October newsletter
Sizing up the situation: how to downsize
Reproduced with permission of the Otago Daily Times
Downsizing your home might seem like an obvious move once you retire or the children have left home, but it’s not always as straightforward as it seems, Kim Dungey reports.
“Some days were as good as gold,” Murray says. “Others were complete chaos.”.
The Dunedin man is recalling the three months he and his wife spent sorting through their belongings before donating many of them and moving from a large, two-storey home to a two-bedroom townhouse in February.
Domestic care: let us know how it works for you
Following on from our National President’s Parliamentary Advocacy visit on 14 May 2025, Grey Power is asking for feedback from both members and non-members on the levels of Domestic Care (eg household cleaning) provided as part of their Home Care Plan.
The survey results are being prepared for the Minister of Health, the Hon. Simeon Brown, and the Minister for Seniors, the Hon. Casey Costello. No personal information will be shared – only a summary of results will be provided to the Ministers.
It is important that Grey Power has a clear picture of the standard of domestic care delivery across New Zealand – the good, the bad and everything in between. The more responses we receive by the end of September, the better our understanding will be. An online version of the survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/
If you do not have a care plan, a friend or neighbour who has may be happy to complete the survey. Your support is greatly appreciated.
June newsletter
A bit late but . . . all the news and more
What the Sensible Adults don’t tell you about the cost of super
Reprinted from The Post
It is, in certain circles, a a truth universally acknowledged that superannuation is unaffordable. But are we really all doomed if we continue on the current course?
OPINION: One of the firmest beliefs held by elite commentators – and one of the most ill-founded – is that New Zealand Superannuation is unaffordable. It is, in certain circles, a truth universally acknowledged, an opinion not worth questioning, the ultimate proof that our political system – which obstinately refuses to deal with the “problem” – is broken.
Nor does this opinion exist by itself: it forms part of an incessant drumbeat of fear, a repeated motif that there is no more money left. The country is about to go bankrupt, children, and the Sensible Adults are here to tell you that it’s time to cut super’s cost.
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Our constitution – at last
As approved by our 2025 AGM. See it here..
AGM and a new constitution
Notice of Wellington Central Grey Power Annual General Meeting
11am, Friday 16 May 2025, Tararua Tramping Club, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mt Victoria
Gayle Chambers, President of the Grey Power Federation, will update members on recent advocacy. She will also discuss proposed constitutional changes to be considered at the Federation AGM in mid-June.
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