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• Expressions of Interest now open for SWELL Seniors' Lifestyle Expo

  Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: community event, older people, older adults
  Celebrate ageing well in Selwyn at the SWELL Seniors' Lifestyle Expo - a free, one-day event showcasing the best in health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and community connection for older adults

• New cases of dementia picked up by researchers

  Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, dementia, migrants, older people, health
  University of Auckland media release: 31st March 2025 Up to half of people with dementia in some New Zealand communities are receiving no help for the condition, early research results show

• Never too late to make a splash in the Hurunui

  Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: swimming, pools, older people, older adults
  Hurunui District Council media release: 31st October 2024 After conquering two bouts of cancer, Amberley resident Gilbert Croft decided it was time he confronted his fear of swimming

• Keeping your balance with Nymbl

  Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: falls, prevention, older people, injury prevention, technology, physical activity
  Losing your balance as you age is a big injury risk, so ACC have launched the Nymbl app to help older New Zealanders (aged 50 and over) prevent falls and fractures

• New search function on Eldernet helps families struggling to find available care home beds

  Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: older adults, older people, care, services, elderly
  The process of finding available care home beds in New Zealand has been made easier for older people and their family/whānau, thanks to The Eldernet Group’s upgraded online bed vacancy report

• Eldernet’s ‘older person’s bible’ getting better with age

  Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: elderly, resources, services, support, older people
  The release of the latest Where from Here/ He Ara Whakamua handbook by The Eldernet Group – which covers the Upper South Island – marks more than 30 years of what is commonly referred to as the “older person’s bible

• Eldernet Gazette: Spotlight on financial abuse

  Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: abuse, older people, finances, older adults
  Eldernet published several articles in its Gazette that looked at financial abuse - to mark Elder Abuse Awareness Week: Elder law specialist Fleur McDonald gives some examples to help you spot financial abuse; and Simon Templeton of Age Concern Canter

• Free book for seniors: Where From Here He Ara Whakamua

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: elderly, resources, older people, information, services
  The new edition of Eldernet's Upper South Island "Where from Here" is out now. This book covers South Canterbury, Canterbury, Nelson/Marlborough and the West Coast DHB regions. "Where from Here" is often referred to as the "Aged Care Bible"

• Eldernet: Where good decisions start

  Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, services, care, older adults, elderly, older people
  Eldernet is New Zealand's leading information provider about services relating to the older people as well as the people who support them

• Research report on earthquake preparedness in an ageing society

  Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, research, older people
  The ageing of the New Zealand population means that, in future, very large numbers of very old people will be living in the community, many alone or with a spouse of similar age, many suffering from chronic illness or disability and in need of support

• Community Transport Services in Christchurch and Canterbury

  Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, transport, older people
  A new resource called Community Transport Services in Christchurch/Canterbury  is now available on the Age Concern Canterbury website