Media Watch

Special Report – Older gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans [ transexual / transgender ] people not only face the challenges usually expected with the prospect of advancing years, but are also likely to encounter a whole raft of other issues related to their sexuality.

"Elderly find it difficult to come to terms with quake"

The elderly are finding it difficult to come to terms with the Christchurch earthquake and its aftermath. (duration:2′56″)

Anita MacKay was financially abused by her son before Age Concern Otago stepped in to help.

Most New Zealanders dread chronic ill health in old age but research suggests they should be more concerned about loneliness.

Treating residents with respect: here in New Zealand, in just one rest home, there's a been a revolution, and there's new hope for sufferers and their families.

Energy customers in Tairawhiti face an electricity price hike of over 6 percent on October 1, rising to more than 8 percent with the GST increase…..

'Like cutting off an arm or a leg" is how one senior driver felt after losing his driving licence… 

National MP John Carter has accused telecommunications provider Slingshot of aggressive tele-marketing and bullying his 86-year-old mother into transferring the home phone line to a Slingshot account.

"They rang up, got my mother, who was very confused, and they said, 'you agree to this' and you can hear her saying, 'no, you need to talk to [John Carter]', and then they said, 'thanks very much, we'll do the transfer'," Mr Carter said.

Heather Allan sits at home huddled in a blanket by her four-fin oil heater, clutching a power bill she is struggling to pay…

To celebrate Volunteer Awareness Week, I spent some time with Age Concern in Hamilton.