http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Ageing headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:06 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ageing/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=15 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ageing/news/article.cfm?c_id=15&objectid=10632260&ref=rss If John Key hadn't been planning to go into next year's election promising to keep pensioners' free travel entitlements on the SuperGold Card, he almost certainly will be now.At yesterday's post-Cabinet press conference, the Prime... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ageing/news/article.cfm?c_id=15&objectid=10632075&ref=rss A 93-year-old woman who police apprehended for disorderly behaviour was New Zealand's oldest offender last year.But shoplifting grannies were the main culprits on a list of the oldest people apprehended by police for the 2008-09... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ageing/news/article.cfm?c_id=15&objectid=10631798&ref=rss The Transport Minister admits his choice of words may have contributed to the outcry over potential cuts to SuperGold Card transport concessions.When he announced a review of the free off-peak public transport component of the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:07:27 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ageing/news/article.cfm?c_id=15&objectid=10631482&ref=rss A pensioner has accused Queensland Health of "playing God" after he was forced to wait more than 200 days longer than he should have for urgent brain surgery. The state opposition has seized on the case of 70-year-old Hans Hagen,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:40:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ageing/news/article.cfm?c_id=15&objectid=10631377&ref=rss Free off-peak travel for elderly people under the SuperGold card is set to exceed its annual $18 million budget and the Government is looking at ways of reining it in which may impact on services.A Transport Ministry/NZ Transport... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:59:13 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ageing/news/article.cfm?c_id=15&objectid=10631281&ref=rss Wealthy older parents of settled immigrants will be given priority to retire here if they are rich enough to invest $1 million over four years.They will have to have good health but will not need to have health insurance. As permanent... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ageing/news/article.cfm?c_id=15&objectid=10630841&ref=rss A woman certified as the oldest person living in the United States has died.Mary Josephine Ray, who was born in Canada, died Sunday at a nursing home in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, at age 114 years and 294 days old.The Gerontology... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:15:00 +1200