Leukaemia survivor urges more blood, plasma donors: ‘You’re saving families’
“You definitely need the blood products to stay alive in that situation,” she says, and she’s grateful to…
Radio legend John Laws dead at age 90
“It is comforting to know that John’s was a life lived well – he had remained in good…
‘No’ to 65-70 withdrawal age for EPF
PETALING JAYA: Seniors are pushing back against the World Bank’s proposal to raise the Employees Provident Fund (EPF)…
The Gym Venice is for exercisers over 40
The sidewalk sign outside of the Gym Venice was promising: “Your 40+ Comeback Starts Here.” “Well, how about…
Here’s what will really affect jobs in the age of AI
Technology routinely creates more jobs than it eliminates. The diffusion of computers in the United States since 1970…
NZ ranked 17th for pensions but urged to lift savings and retirement age
It said New Zealand should also focus on retirement income as the primary purpose of KiwiSaver and improve…
Older Americans Say They Hit Wall Job Searching, Face Workplace Ageism
Charles Meoni may be 82, but he knows he can drive an 18-wheeler. He just can’t seem to…
Older Australians struggling to find work before hitting the pension age
Sixty-five-year-old Kerry Forrest wants and needs a job. But during the three years she has been applying for…
Tourism legend George Hickton dies, age 78
Then, as chief executive of Tourism New Zealand, he was responsible for establishing New Zealand’s “100% Pure” marketing…
Wellington trial: Teacher accused of sexually violating boy half her age
Sometimes at weekends, he said he’d stay overnight and she’d move the children into the spare bedroom. The…
People in Their 80s Starting Businesses, Can’t Get Hired Elsewhere
Ina Harris, 82, believes that starting a business is the only way she can earn enough to pay…
Government brings in $1000 bonus to keep teens off the dole, speeds up benefit cut plans
“Going on welfare when you’re young is a trap, with recent modelling suggesting that people under the age…