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• Have a go at Circus Fit sessions for older adults

  Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 in: Training With tags: physical activity, older people, older adults, exercise
  Improve balance and strength while developing fun new skills from Move Ōtautahi! Circus Fit is an accessible and fun approach to trying out the world of circus for seniors

• 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

• Care and support with dignity are key for older people across Aotearoa

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: awareness, older people, older adults, elderly, support, care
  Age Concern media release: 24th September 2024 The world will mark the International Day of Older Persons on 1st October - a day dedicated to honouring the contributions of older people and advocating for their rights

• A swell return for Selwyn senior lifestyle expo

  Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: older people, elderly, older adults, community event
  Over 100 clubs, organisations and wellbeing providers from across the district are set to fill the Lincoln Event Centre for SWELL - the annual Seniors’ Lifestyle Expo

• Older Kiwis urged to get COVID-19 boosters

  Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: older people, vaccination, immunisation
  Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand media release: 13th December 2023 As Kiwis prepare for Christmas, public health officials are recommending that people who are more likely to experience severe COVID-19, such as Māori and Pacific people aged 50 and over,

• 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