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  • Celebrate International Day of Older Persons

    This year's events: Age Concern Awareness Week includes celebrations of the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October.

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Expert echoes Age Concern's oral health messages

Prof Murray Thomson (Courtesy of University of Otago)

Dental expert Professor Murray Thomson, speaking on Radio New Zealand's Nine to Noon today, discussed the issues raised by increasing numbers of seniors entering later life with their own teeth.

Think carefully before signing up for a Home Equity Release loan

Home equity release contracts still need careful thought. 

Hassled by sales people?

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You may have been called by telemarketers asking you to switch providers of power or phone. Pushy door-to-door sales people are still walking the streets too. Here are things you can do if they go too far.

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK

  • Age Concern Southland recently completed a major renovation of their central Invercargill facility.