NZ Super was designed with the assumption that most people will own their home and be mortgage-free by the time they retire. That’s increasingly not the case.
This article was first published in Bernard Hickey’s newsletter The Kākā. Continue reading “New Zealand’s other looming housing crisis”
Grey Power Federation
It is about time nurses and other healthcare workers in the Aged Care Sector got pay parity
The Grey Power Federation has given a qualified welcome to the Government’s new $200 million fund for non-hospital healthcare workers.
Continue reading “About time for nurse pay parity: Grey Power Federation”
New Zealand’s Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson says New Zealanders aren’t wealthy enough to cope with a higher pension age.
The below rates are based on prices to date, inclusive of GST and subject to availability.
An increasing number of senior members of the workforce are becoming entrepreneurs, even without the government policies and industry supports geared to younger start-ups.
Our September 2022 newsletter is here.
From the Grey Power Federation
With the removal of the Covid Traffic Light System at 11.59 am Tuesday 12 September it is expedient to be reminded of what some requirements are.
Grey Power Wellington Central’s financial report for the year ending 31 March 2022. (pdf)
From Stuff
Retirement village owners have come up with a package of “voluntary reforms” they hope will stave off the threat of government regulation.
Continue reading “Retirement village owners fight back in battle to reform sector”
From the Grey Power Federation
The closure of a major rest home for the elderly has brought an angry response from the Grey Power Federation.
The St Joseph’s Home of Compassion has been caring for Upper Hutt’s elderly for nearly 100 years but will soon close its doors as there are not enough qualified nurses to care for residents. St Joseph’s is one of several privately run aged care facilities hit by staffing shortages in the past six months and more than 1000 rest home beds have closed and more could follow.
Continue reading “Closure of rest home disgraceful: Grey Power”
From the New Zealand Association of Gerontology
Spotlight on the Health, Work & Retirement Study
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