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www.greypowertauranga.org.nz QUARTER FOUR 2017 Shingles Vaccine PAGE 12 Coffee Mornings PAGE 12 Kiwi’s urged to prepare for Old Age PAGE 7
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PO Box 841, Tauranga 3140 Did you know that the hair bulb on a follicle can be
Email: tgagreypower@gmail.com Dear readers, used as a biomarker for sensitivity?
Phone: (07) 571 2558 With only three weeks to Christmas many of
Office Hours: us are wondering where this year has gone. The hair bulb is a living structure that forms part of
10am - 1pm Monday to Friday Hopefully your days and months have been the pilosebaceous unit deep in the dermis; the rest
www.greypowertauranga.org.nz filled with activities other than housework of the hair that rises above the hair shaft is dead
and TV programs?! For some, unfortunately, and just made of keratin and melanin.
ill health and even death has been part of this year and I would like With our knowledge of natural and
COMMITTEE: to extend my heartfelt love and sympathy to who have suffered The hair bulb is a sensory structure capable of holistic remedies we’ll help you find
PRESIDENT: Jennifer Custins
VICE PRESIDENT: David Marshall these traumas during the year. responding to environmental changes and stores the answers to better health for your
TREASURER: Joan Willcock Some of the excitement, surprise and/or disappointment of the homeodynamic information from a constantly whole family, including your pets.
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Donna La Fauci changing environment. Cell Wellbeing is a
new Government will have subsided by now. We now need to
COMMITTEE: Norm Mayo
company that has developed a test for your hair • Locally owned
MAGAZINE EDITOR: Christina Humphreys watch and hope that the new MP’s settle into their new jobs and • Experienced staff
MINUTES SECRETARY: Jill Marshall responsibilities. You can read our first communication from the new bulb that analyses various biomarkers and is able
• Specialists in allergy remedies for your family
Minister for Seniors in this issue. Grey Power will watch with interest to present you with an Optimize Report that gives and pets
We would like to hear your opinions but also follow up on issues such as the Gold Card improvements suggestions to make with your diet, nutrition and • Health support for your whole family
or concerns on subject matter for and other policies which affect us as seniors. Another issue we lifestyle. • Drinks and herbal teas
printing in our magazine. are working on is to address the unfairness of Sec 70 in the Social • Supplements and vitamins
Letters must include the writers name, Security Act 1964 which directly affects Superannuation payments The data is presented in charts and tables and • Homeopathic remedies
home address and phone number. for some New Zealanders. This was one of NZ First’s policy promises categorised to make it easy to understand and • Weight loss solutions
Letters should not exceed 120 words implement. • Sports nutrition
during the lead up to the election.
inclusive. • Natural hair and skin care
We may not always print all letters I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all the new members who • Animal wellness
we receive. Letters may be edited for have joined us over the last few months and look forward to • Hair analysis
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Let’s Get Moving Campaign - BOP DHB Local Body Long Term Tauranga City Council (TCC). This year residents faced
a 3.8% average increase in rates due to rapid growth
Plans (LTPs) -
and reaching a ceiling on their level of borrowing,
with nett debt forecast to be $448 million in June
2018. Council was scheduled to consider the 5
Why Bother? community outcomes for their LTP on 20th November.
To date there appear to have been no community
consultation dates published for the LTP, which is due
Council LTPs should be available for community
to be finalised by July 1st 2018. It is anticipated that
consultation early in 2018. Recent headlines indicate
rates will have to increase further.
that some Councils will be advocating for significant
rate increases due to aging infrastructure renewals,
Western Bay of Plenty District Council (WBOPDC).
the demands of growth, or servicing of ballooning
The council that has the dubious honour of the
debt. This is your opportunity to have your say on
highest average rates in NZ delivered an average
the future of your city or district - failure to act could
rate increase of marginally under 1% for 2018/19.
result in unpalatable consequences!
For the first time council has gone out to the public
in multiple meetings throughout the district to hear
The LTP is required under the Local Government
what residents see as priorities for the next 10 years.
Act and is prepared every 3 years for community
Hundreds of responses have been received and
consultation. Its purpose is to describe the council’s
the key feedback will be reflected in the draft LTP
activities and the community outcomes it aims to
available for consultation in April 2018. Having bitten
achieve. It needs to provide a long-term focus and
the bullet earlier, and invested in infrastructure that
show accountability to the community. The LTP
requires fewer upgrades or renewals in the next few
process is also designed to provide an opportunity
years, places WBOPDC in a better position than many
for participation by the community in the council-
other councils around the country.
decision making process.
Tauranga Hospital pyjama wearing staff turned out rest in hospital causes a rapid decline in muscle
in September to highlight the debilitating impact for strength, leading to an increased hospital stay and BOP Regional Council (BOPRC). The workings
While the full draft LTP made available to the public
older patients spending long term periods in bed. complications. So for older patients admitted to of the Regional
(usually on-line) may be 250-500 pages in length,
Patient feedback was very positive, as well as thought- hospital for any length of time the advice is to: Council often fall
Councils are tasked with producing a far simpler 12-20
provoking for staff who wore PJs for the day. below the radar
page Consultation Document in plain English. This
Get Up - spend less time on the bed and eat for our ratepayers.
needs to explain the overall objectives of council, as
• For those over 80, spending 10 days in bed ages Although their rates
meals whilst sitting in a chair. well as how rates, debt and levels of service may be
their muscles by 10 years. are relatively modest
impacted by the plans over the next 10 years. It will
• 24 hours of bed-rest reduces muscle power by 2.5% Get Dressed - get changed into comfortable day compared to TCC or
also identify the key issues and choices facing the
- this affects your legs, arms, as well as your heart clothes. WBOPDC, increases
Council and ask for community input.
and lungs! over the last few years
Get Moving - walk to the bathroom and regularly have exceeded 10%
So, what is the status with our local Councils?
The Let’s Get Moving Campaign aims to make around the ward. annually for TCC and
us all aware that as we age, even a few days bed
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WBOPDC ratepayers, and these double digit increases
are likely to continue unless the public engages with Think of others Kiwi’s urged to prepare Providing care and delivering
products to your Home
for Old Age
the LTP consultation process and demands greater
accountability. Low key drop-in sessions were held The holiday period is not As New Zealand’s longest running private home
in Rotorua (2), Opotiki, Ohope, and Bethlehem, always easy for some people, care agency, and with a team of quality carers,
in late September, early October. We hope that particularly those living alone Miranda Smith Homecare has built a reputation for
the engagement process in early 2018 is far more or without family nearby. There excellence and professionalism.
is growing concern that people,
71% OF NEW ZEALANDERS IN REST
widespread and robust.
particularly the older generation, are becoming more HOMES HAVE NO ADVANCE CARE
Miranda Smith Homecare prides itself on delivering
Visit your Council websites and keep updated on LTP isolated and need some assistance from neighbours PLAN, AND 25% NO ENDURING a comprehensive and personalised service with
consultations - exercise your democratic rights to and the community to look out for them. POWER OF ATTORNEY a strong focus on catering to clients who demand
have your say on the future of our region. CONTACTS OVER CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY BREAK a high standard of care. Any services chosen by
For emergencies - criminal, medical or fire - always Elderly people who are assessed to receive care you will be tailored to suit your needs, lifestyle and
call 111 at home are even less prepared. Only 4% have an preferences.
For 24-hour medical enquiries phone 0800 611 116 advance care plan, and 60% an Enduring Power of
For elder abuse call 0800 326 6865 Attorney. We also can provide you with a range of products
Food Bank - 578 9888 Open 9.30am - 2pm “I urge people, especially as they approach old age, to help with your day to day needs. These include
St Johns - Caring Caller - 0800 785 646 to prepare for the eventuality that someone else continence supplies, mobility equipment and aids
needs to make decisions for them. Giving someone, to help in the bathroom and your kitchen. They
Sometimes it is very therapeutic to join in with have been designed specifically to help with your
community projects so as to make new friends or just an Enduring Power of Attorney means appointing
someone to act on your behalf when you become independence and safety while in your own home.
a reason for getting out of the house.
unable to make or communicate decisions”, said
Try: Stephanie Clare, Chief Executive of Age Concern. At Miranda Smith Homecare we firmly believe
Look in the ‘What’s On ‘ list in the local papers. Some that people who remain in their own homes have
Only a very small number have Advance Care Plans, increased levels of independence, happiness,
do not operate during the holiday, but the Bay Garden
which are used to describe the healthcare and positivity and longevity.
Club has an informal get together for lunch in January.
treatments a person wants to receive, or avoid, in
Phone Jennifer 544 2090.
case they can no longer tell family and medical
For non-urgent calls, leave a clear message on the professionals what they want. This includes funeral
office phone - 571 2558. This will be checked regularly, arrangements and whatever else matters to a person.
and someone will call you back.
“Last year, more than 10% of the population over 65
Please wear and make use of your medical alarms!! years were assessed for home and rest home care
Talk to the experienced staff who can help you decide in over 100,000 assessments, and this data gave us
if an ambulance is needed or not. They are there to some unique insights into our older population”, said
help! Catherine Cooney, Chair of the interRAI New Zealand
Please be the one to reach out a hand to others or if Governance Board which is responsible for the
you are the one who needs help – reach out! You will assessment tools used at district health boards and in
be surprised how happy it makes other folk to give a aged residential care.
helping hand or to just listen. The numbers are about the same for people with
moderate to significant cognitive performance issues,
particularly due to advancing dementia. For many
GENTLE HANDS of those people it is too late to be in control of their
MASSAGE THERAPY situation and to make arrangements for their future.
Therapy in your own home “See your local Age Concern office, or visit the
Age Concern website at www.ageconcern.org.nz Providing quality, tailored home-based care
Let the gentle healing of massage soothe away your for resources to get you started on preparing for
stress and help you feel relaxed and rejuvenated. • Home Help and Advanced Care Services
the future, including Enduring Power of Attorney”,
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Ph: (07) 576 5638 | Mob: 021 0841 8339 1 APRIL 2018 prepare-for-old-age/
Mail: interrai@tas.health.nz and phone: 0800 10 8044
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The Future of Landlines buying up other countries old parts just to keep our
system running, and we can’t find people who know
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- the more things change,
how to repair it now, because no young IT workers Fitzgerald Law is based in Mount Maunganui, we are Our goal is to maintain the high standard already set
train on this old technology. approachable, committed to excellence, simplify legal and to provide efficient and effective, high quality
terminology and will get the job done. legal and associated services to serve our clients best
the more they stay the The new system doesn’t require the internet just to
have a landline, it simply uses the same technology We utilise the latest in technology to assist the
interests.
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deliver new services and features - things like being
growing demands of the community when seeking
legal services.
For your convenience and peace of mind, we
offer a: 30 minute consultation on a “no cost, no
able to switch from a voice call to a video call like obligation” basis.
Last week Spark Skype (which we know you older readers are well We believe that embracing the core values of integrity
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into the future. We are calling the new system the SPARK is recommending people think about having a expertise in:
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altogether, or older New Zealanders might not be able phones, just make sure you ask all the questions and
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as well!
The current systems that runs the landline is 30 years
old. That’s prehistoric in the fast-changing world of
technology, and it means that nobody makes spare
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parts anymore. We’ve been going around the world
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The Rubbish Trip Hannah showed us a modest range of household
cleaning products and personal hygiene products that
she has made up for all her various needs. She said
you can take your own containers or bags to most
shopping outlets. It does require some organising!
Do we all need a complete
set of tools, equipment,
resources. We could start
– By Jenny Utting
we don’t need dozens of plastic bottles of cleaning Another horrifying statistic concerns the amount of to share what we have
agents and body preparations for every conceivable food that is thrown out into landfills – 20%! Surely that with our neighbours and
On the 11th August 2017
requirement, but we can use readily-available is the mark of an overfed society! Our Grandmothers create a ‘goodwill’ rather
a group of people met
materials to make our own effective cleaners. Her were more careful with their leftovers and so are than a ‘financial’ economy?
at Trevelyan’s Kiwifruit
recommendation for making a start to reduce our most of ‘our’ generation. It is ingrained into us to save There was an Act passed
Packhouse/Coolstore
waste is to take away the rubbish receptacles from all what we leave from a meal and re-use it in another in Parliament back in
Complex in Te Puke for an
the rooms in our houses and start to think creatively; way. Instead of using plastic film to wrap leftovers, 2008 called “The Waste
informative evening looking
“Do I really need this in my life?” and “How can I make put them in a bowl with a saucer on top. Start using Minimisation Act” but nothing much has been done
at our society’s attitude to
a change in this area?”, “What can I do today to reduce natural fibre in preference to artificial. Look for the up to this point.
“rubbish”. It surrounds us to such an extent that we
my waste?” consumables that will actual decompose when they
have become blind to it! Take a walk along the side of
are finished. Plastics won’t. Some of the books and retail outlets recommended
the road or a cycling track and see the plastic waste!
The system they have adopted can be summed up in by Liam and Hannah were:
Rubbish has become “normal”! Some horrifying
six “R’s”; Refuse, Replace, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and We tend to think that Recycling is the magic bullet • The Gourmet Kitchen Company, Clair Street,
figures were given for the amount of rubbish our
Rot. Refuse to accept plastic bags at the supermarket: that will save our planet, but it’s not. Recycling is Papamoa.
Western society is creating; it’s the equivalent of
instead replace them with your own reuseable bags, inefficient, costly and time-consuming. All materials • “Choice Foods and Spices”, Papamoa.
one fully-loaded rubbish truck dumping its rubbish
make lightweight netting bags for weighing out to be recycled have to be “clean” and that means • E-Recycling for Electronic waste 49 Turret Road.
into the sea every minute! No wonder the oceans
produce or reuse plastic bags instead of throwing someone has to sort and clean them. Most of New • www.therubbishtrip.co.nz for recipes for making
are becoming polluted and ‘islands’ of rubbish are
them into the rubbish bin. Make leak proof bags out Zealand’s recycling happens overseas and that means your own products.
forming in the middle of the Pacific! Are we really
of shower curtain fabric for things that are likely to expensive shipping costs. Even the plastic that is able • NZ Sustainable Business Network.
aware that every piece of plastic that has ever been
‘ooze’. Paper bags are a good option as they will break to be recycled can’t be used next to food; there has to • RubbishFree.co.nz
made is still lying around somewhere? It never breaks
down. With a little bit of forethought, vegetables can be “virgin” plastic next to food which sort of defeats • “The Zero Waste Home” by Bea Johnson.
down! It may degrade into smaller pieces but it’s still
be bought that are not already swathed in plastic the purpose! Using glass to store food in is a good • Lauren Singer “Trash is for Tossers”.
plastic and it’s still toxic to our ecosystem, our wildlife
wrapping by going to Farmers’ Markets or Fruit and option because there is no “leachate” from glass as
and our rivers and streams.
Vege Shops where produce is generally sold loose. there is from plastics.
Some butchers’ shops still sell meat unwrapped and
Our speakers for the evening were Liam and Hannah,
passionate expositors for a “zero waste” lifestyle. They
have been seriously pursuing this goal for the past
seven years and have developed some interesting
strategies. Hannah told us that for the past two years,
their total amount of household rubbish weighed
4.1kgs - that’s not for one week, but for two years!
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Shingles Vaccine Grey Power
As you may be aware, since May 2015 the Grey Power
Federation has asked Pharmac several times if it could
provide the shingles vaccine, Zostavax at no cost to
COFFEE MORNINGS
older people.
TAURANGA COFFEE MORNINGS
Therefore, we now welcome the good news from First Thursday of every month at 10.15am
Janet McKay, Pharmac’s Manager, Implementation Venue: The Raft Café, Chapel St, near
Programmes, that the shingles vaccine will be
available free from general practices from 1 April 2018
for people aged 65 years. Also, those who are eligible
Briscoes, Tauranga
Dates for 2018: Feb 1st, March 1st, Gardening Corner
April 5th 2018
will be able to receive the shingles and influenza Christina Humphreys writes your gardening articles and a volunteer for Grey Power has
vaccines at the same time if they wish. KATIKATI COFFEE MORNINGS a large country garden to care for and is very passionate about Gardening.
Bi monthly at 10am
There will be a catch-up programme which will allow Venue: Resource Centre - Beach Road, just
people aged between 66 and 80 years to get access to past the schools.
the funded shingles vaccine. This will run until March Spring is still springing, severe weather wind and Many would ask how my delphiniums and Echiums
Dates for 2018: Feb 8th, April 12th, rain and anything else it can think off. It has been a had grown so tall, mulch is the secret! Although they
2020.
June 14th, Aug 9th, Oct 18th and Dec 6th nightmare for gardening of late, my garden was in the did get a spray with liquid seaweed two days earlier!
This vaccine will make a significant difference to the 2018 Katikati garden trail or ‘Up the Garden Path’ as they
one-in-three, mainly older New Zealanders, who will call it on the 11th and 12th November (Fundraiser Hope you had all your tomatoes and lettuces planted
Any enquiries for coffee mornings: by Rotary for community projects). A hint of sadness by Labour weekend, that’s usually the benchmark to
have at least one attack of shingles in their lifetime Phone the office 571 2558 or Maureen
and this can sometimes lead to other serious health for the weekend too, but quite nostalgic that Murray be all planted up.
021 744 208 or Jenny 573 7081 for a friend, died on the Friday who has been heavily
complications with some people continuing to
Tauranga. involved in the organising of this garden trail for years, Let’s hope we have some better weather so our vege
experience pain for months to years after an initial
shingles attack. Phone Baden and Lyn on 549 5423 for may he be at peace in another garden! gardens start producing food. Nothing like new
Katikati. potatoes for Christmas! Have a good one!
For more information please visit Pharmac’s web-site We were lucky it didn’t rain on the Saturday, and
ALL WELCOME Sunday was a bit warmer. Still, many people came ‘Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with
at www.pharmac.govt.nz/news/media-2017-11-09-
Wear name badge if you through and seemed to enjoy but I felt my garden was the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and
shingles
have one, and bring along a week behind the stage it was in last year at this time. well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,
Ref: Jo Millar - Chair Grey Power Health National a friend and any issues Many roses did pop open on the day, so the mulch chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body
Advisory Group and Jan Pentecost - Co-Chair Grey Power for discussion! and fertiliser I put on had started to work. Mulch does thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming
Advocacy Standing Committee create the warmth the plants need to perform. If you “WOO HOO what a ride!”
ever need to hurry your garden up for a reason, put
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Council News NEVER ‘unsubscribe’ from emails!
Spam email today is sent through elaborate computer
– Christina Humphreys programs that in many cases try to guess peoples
email addresses. It matters not, if it gets one in 10,000
THERE IS A HAPPENING correct.
IN NEW ZEALAND/WBOP –
If you click ‘unsubscribe’ on unsolicited spam email,
MAORI WARDS FOR COUNCIL you do the spammer a favour by confirming that your
email is in actual fact, a valid one. You will promptly
This article is simply to draw people’s attention to find that the pesky incoming spam emails have
an issue which has arisen in our region this month. increased 20-fold or more.
Sometimes there is little publicity and changes can
happen ‘under the radar’. Do not ‘unsubscribe’ unless you know the organisation
Is this really good for all New Zealand? The reasoning personally. There are far better, less risky methods to
is that Maori should be at the decision-making table, eliminate spam from your inbox.
coming from a Maori Ward on matters to do with
POLITICAL FORUM roads, clean drinking water, sewerage, drainage,
libraries, sports facilities, environment and cultural
Take control of your email forever.
Our favourite email solution remains giving you a
centres. These are issues and matters which affect
and/or benefit everyone, regardless of ethnicity, lifetime address email@yourname.nz, or
firstname@surname.nz. When you have your own
Tracey Martin
deep regard for this group in society was to explain surely? Is this not demeaning to Maori? Look at the
it personally. I knew both my paternal and maternal government makeup, a quarter are Maori, so it would domain, you can give third parties shop@yourname.nz
great-grandparents and grandparents. Over my seem that they are more than capable of being We love our simple email solutions. You will too.
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Thank you for the opportunity to introduce myself as citizens should have a say and not just be a council
these connections and I would like to see more
your new Minister for Seniors. I was honoured when decision.
children, regardless of any kin connection, have
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the Rt. Hon. Winston Peters rang to ask me to take
the opportunity to know a “grand”. And not for one Western Bay of Plenty Councillors voted 9/3 on
on this responsibility. I welcome the opportunity
day a year, but on a regular basis. I believe these Tuesday November 21 to create a Maori Ward(s) in this
to continue this work with the older citizens in our
relationships are win-win. area.
coalition government of Labour and NZ First. Delivering seamless IT solutions
On that note, I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas There was a unanimous decision by Western Bay’s
I am excited by the work that the Ministry for joint Maori/council partnership on November 10, “It turns out, I actually did know what I was doing,
and a great 2018. I really hope you get to spend time
Seniors does, and I am keen to pursue a number of that there should be representation through the but the computer was never setup right for me”
with your family and friends.
initiatives over this term of government. NZ First has creation of Maori seats for 2019 and 2022. By decree
a commitment to further enhance the benefits of from government, councils must consider this every
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Tracy Martin – Minister for Seniors
the Super Gold Card – and of course we are going 6 years. Maori comprise approx. 15% of the districts
(Slightly abbreviated, see full article on our web site)
to see the age of entitlement for New Zealand population.
Superannuation remain at 65. I also want to work on
some broader issues: how the business community Some councils around NZ have voted for Maori wards,
and employers can recognise the skills, talent and but many have said no on the grounds that it is not
experience available to them in our older citizens a democratic process, which can cause division. One
that full time or flexible employment might release; would feel If you have separate wards of any kind that
acknowledging the enormous volunteer contribution could seem like separatism?
you all make to your respective communities and Some Councils, for example Palmerston North,
building on the potential for more of you to be Manawatu, Wairoa and Whakatane have voted for
involved with the right groups; and supporting work Maori wards and this month, WBOP Council has gone Confidence restored!
and education around elder abuse and isolation. the first step by voting yes. However if people can .
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found that the only way to express my passion and to WBOP Council by February 21st, 2018.
14 TAURANGA & WBOP GREY POWER QUARTER FOUR 15
Report from Zone 3 The following is from our Board meeting in
Whangarei;
‘We share your concerns about cost’
Representative
General Practice (Doctors) New Zealand:
We were informed of changes to the GPs’ subsidy
system and what impact that will have for Community
Funeral Plans from $1980
– Christina Humphreys Service Card holders. Currently the assistance from
this card for GP visits is completely inconsequential.
I was re-elected as Zone Representative for our area
(includes Waikato, Bay of Plenty, then from Waitomo We also discussed the cost of GP visits and actions C O R O M A N D E L • B AY O F P L E N TY
to Taupo and across to Gisborne). This area includes to reinstate personal access at a lower rate for those
23 associations and the newly elected Zone Director is who must make regular visits to the doctor. The
Mac Welch. government has changed this from personal to
For a caring, dignified,
medical centre registration. affordable service in the
As the Zone Rep this gives me a place on the National Coromandel and Bay of Plenty
Grey Power Federation Board. The duties here Ministry of Health:
are to take issues to the Board for discussion and There were wide ranging discussions on elective
sometimes to help lobby to hopefully implement a surgery and the need for the ministry to support a PHONE (07) 577 1390 or 0800 722 679 | www.simplycremations.net.nz
good outcome on issues. Federation meetings are national criterion. Healthy Ageing Strategy was also
held every 3 months and this year we have travelled important as DHBs put their own interpretation on
to the different areas to include associations in these Ministry of Health policy and work is being done to Hi my name is Carla, and my mum Gayle and I are the owners of Simply Cremations.
meetings. The last meeting was Whangarei and we ensure that the Healthy Ageing Strategy is being Simply Cremations is one of three Funeral Homes in our family. We also own Simplicity Bereavement Services
have been to Nelson, Dunedin and Auckland. administered in the manner in which it was intended. in the Waikato and Melrose Funeral Home in Tauranga and cover the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Coromandel and
throughout the North Island.
The next one will be in our area, Rotorua, on We also explored options on how we can work We are passionate about the work we do with families and feel incredibly humbled to be able to do what we do.
We offer families personalised arrangements going the extra mile to make sure the process is as stress free as
February 20th for 3 days. You are all WELCOME to towards a better mental health care system,
possible, making sure your loved one is treated with the utmost respect and
attend at the Novotel Hotel on the 20th. particularly when there are cases where the care for their final journey.
psychiatrist in charge of inpatients can dictate
We bring a fresh approach to the Funeral Industry treating each individual with
I will touch briefly on some issues attended to lately; whether support people can/or not be present at
not only the compassion, but the guidance to have their wishes adhered to.
Zone Meeting Matamata 20th November was election interviews, flout a patient’s rights not to have medical If there is uncertainty in what is required or wanted then that’s our place to
day as above. It was also the day to get remits in for students present, and refuse to provide medical guide you through.
the next AGM in May 2018. There were 3 remits, GP information to authorised persons even when the
We also have the option to Pre-Plan and Pre-Pay Funerals which is becoming
Electricity, life membership and charges for driving patient has given written and verbal permission.
more common, taking away that stress left for your family to deal with. Making
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16 TAURANGA & WBOP GREY POWER QUARTER FOUR 17and support workers’ settlement, security of national
superannuation at age 65, ageism in the work place,
and adequately funded elective surgery.
MY PAPER - “30 YEARS ON FOR OUR GENERATION”
I presented this to the Board, 30 years on from
‘Rogernomics’ and how our generation ‘Baby boomers’
Kiwis face homeless old age (now approx. $130 pw) has not changed since 2007,
making it harder for many elderly renters to survive.
have faired now we are, or have arrived, at retirement. Increasing unaffordability of housing will leave more “Australian housing researchers are reporting
We also agreed to explore a more formal arrangement I covered the subjects of poverty, household incomes, elderly at risk of destitution, Salvation Army report increasing incidents of what they term first-time
of mutual support with them. There will be ongoing inequality, housing and renting, food prices, our warns. homelessness amongst people in their later middle
discussions on this issue. health and mental health, Neo Liberalism, low wage age or early retirement years,” it says.
rates, tax rates, pension. Also is it time that Roger The elderly exodus from the cities is already
Ministry for the Environment: Douglas paid for the misery he put thousands of swamping the regions’ smaller housing markets, “These are people who have held down jobs and
GP met with Land and Air Policy Manager Daniel people through, who he made homeless and jobless pushing rents higher in those places. led fairly conventional lives until an event such as
Lawry to explore options for a review of the national and then expected them all to have homes and a relationship breakdown, redundancy, injury or a
environment standards for air and the negative savings for retirement thirty years on. Growing numbers of Kiwis risk becoming homeless health setback means that they lose their housing and
impact of some regional air pans on the ability of in old age because of falling home ownership rates, perhaps their income.
older people to keep homes warm in winter (wood
Eating in the Forties
rising rents and static housing subsidies, the Salvation
burners). There will be ongoing discussions on this Army says. The report shatters the complacent air of other official
issue. (Tom O’Connor) statistics showing that the elderly has the country’s
Homeless Baby Boomers, a hard-hitting report by lowest poverty rate, mainly because of their relatively
(subject to correction and additions)
Supergold Card: the army’s social policy unit, says superannuitants in high home ownership rate, but this will change
• Pasta was not eaten in the UK (or the USA).
This was discussed with the Ministry of Social private rentals will jump almost four-fold from 61,000 dramatically with the next generations coming
• Curry was a surname.
Development (MSD) - Office for Seniors staff during in 2013 to 237,000 by 2030, as those owning their through.
• A takeaway was a mathematical problem.
the recent lobby visit - an MSD comment was that own homes drop from 73 per cent of the age group to
• A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.
it is complicated to have a smart card to cover all 63 per cent. Report author Alan Johnson says the accommodation
• All potato chips were plain; the only choice we had
situations, but most banks will accept expired drivers’ supplement should be reviewed and possibly
was whether to put the salt on or not.
licences and expired passports (up to 12 months), as It says rents have risen 4 per cent a year over the past replaced by the pre-1991 system of subsidising local
• Rice was only eaten as a milk pudding.
ID with Super Gold Cards as secondary ID. five years, while the accommodation supplement councils to build pensioner housing.
• Calamari was called squid and we used it as fish bait.
• A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.
He recommends letting councils claim income-related
• Brown bread was something only poor people ate.
rent subsidies which are now paid only to Housing NZ
• Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.
and community providers, “engaging” councils in the
• Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never
regions with the need to cope with an elderly influx
green.
from the cities, raising budgets for aged low cost
• Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was
residential care and building more pensioner housing.
regarded as being white gold.
• Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
Labour housing Minister Phil Twyford agreed that
• Fish didn’t have fingers in those days.
councils should get income-related rent subsidies and
• Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi.
“reinvent pensioner housing”.
• None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.
• Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
• People who didn’t peel potatoes were regarded as
lazy.
• Indian restaurants were only found in India.
• Cooking outside was called camping.
• Seaweed was not a recognized food.
• “Kebab” was not even a word, never mind a food.
• Prunes were medicinal.
• Surprisingly, muesli was readily available, it was
called cattle feed.
• Water came out of the tap.
• If someone had suggested bottling water and
charging more than gas for it, they would have
become a laughing stock!!
• The one thing that we never ever had on our table in
the fifties...“Elbows or Phones.”
18 TAURANGA & WBOP GREY POWER QUARTER FOUR 19Embracing Universal kitchen and bathroom renovations that enable access
and provide accessibility.
Design for the Ageing And these changes no longer have to resemble a
sterile hospital room: a recent renovation by Refresh
Population Renovations for a client diagnosed with Parkinsons
created an elegant modern bathroom while
accommodating a level-entry shower, textured, non-
Increasingly, options around where we slip tiles and hardware designed to accommodate
spend the latter part of our lives are opening the degenerative disease, including cleverly located
up - and this includes the satisfaction of grab-rails.
remaining in the family home. Changes in
hardware design and increased thinking Renovation experts are also able to bring expertise
around concepts such as ‘Aging in Place’ and and provide guidance around design and practicality,
‘Universal Design’ mean that many of us while managing the process to ensure a risk and stress set to work landscaping a little over ten acres of land
will be able to maintain independence and free project. running down to the harbours edge.
enjoy the comforts of the family home for far Modern bathroom remodel fit for accessibility.
longer. With his English background, botanical knowledge
There are often significant benefits to being able to
extend the time that seniors are able to remain in the
Some of the top areas for consideration include flow
management (removing small steps and replacing
The Bird Garden Katikati and the sites natural attributes of fresh water springs,
ponds and wetlands he transformed this once bare
land into a beautiful and special garden.
family home, from practical issues around maintaining with ramps, especially at access points), and attention 263 Walker Road East
the capital value stored in the property to the not- to how the exterior will function, from increased space Sealed paths meander through spectacular golden
unimportant benefits of the familiar and access around parked cars to ensure doors can open fully, Swamp Cypress, water trickles its way to the sea
to the usual community structures. However, with to exterior maintenance, such as low care cladding through an elaborate series of ponds.
aging come challenges from health issues, changes and re-purposed gardens. Interior changes can be
in mobility and risks of falls. Most of these challenges as simple as widening doorways and installing lever- Most of the original plantings remain to this day and
can be successfully managed with careful renovation. style doorknobs and grab rails in strategic places, to year-round colour is provided by the giant camellias
and magnolias brightening the winter hues, azaleas
and lilies form the spring and summer palettes with
We can help you stay in your home longer shades of green, red, yellow and orange from the
trees. Several native birds are on display, if you visit
over winter you may be lucky enough to see Kotuku
Refresh Renovations are the world’s We can help with:
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• Renovating your house so you ponds, certainly to hear the distinctive croak of white
renovated over 3000 houses since
can stay in it longer. We can faced herons as they glide between treetops, and late
we started in 2010.
adjust your home layout so its winter dozens of Tuis in the flowering cherries.
We are experts at renovating your easier to get around. Take a trip just off SHW 2 South side of KatiKati.
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throughout the gardens, this special corner of New
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were created in 1976 when local visionary Chris Parker
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