There’s a canary in the labor market coal mine: the burned-out home healthcare sector
Home healthcare workers make up less than 3% of the total jobs, but KPMG senior economist Matthew Nestler…
Police alert on rogue gardeners targeting elderly after $3500 Masterton scam
They cut some branches, trimmed a hedge and charged $3500 for two hours’ work. “They’ve driven the man,…
Firefighters free elderly Auckland man trapped overnight in ravine
Neighbours were alerted to his predicament when they heard a shout the next morning while putting out rubbish.…
85-year-old’s crash near Ruatōria highlights dangers of roaming stock on SH35
“It took a moment for me to register what the hang was going on until I saw the…
Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough
SHIBUSHI, KAGOSHIMA PREF. – Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan —…
MIA Dragon’s Den 2026: Kiwi Tender ‘tongue-soft’ red meat for the elderly wins
This includes developing a local tenderisation protocol, with parameters optimised for grass-fed meat. Park – known as the…
Hannah McQueen: Why a short stay in an NZ hospital can change older people’s lives forever
“Hospitals can be really dangerous places for older people,” says geriatrician Dr Cheryl Johnson. It is a confronting…
Cannabis may be beneficial for the brain at an older age
Can cannabis affect the aging brain? A large-scale study recently published points to a surprising connection between cannabis…
Daniel Nightingale and Braden Prujean’s ‘meth-addled’ crime wave across the Coromandel lands them prison time
Nightingale was serving a home detention sentence when, on July 24, 2024, he stole a $20,000 Mazda ute…
Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority: Guard punched elderly man who looked at him
Public records show that Sula was licensed in May 2024 after completing the necessary training and education. He…
Tech Vault ‘Ponzi’ scheme busted, liquidator says elderly woman with dementia among cold-calling victims
He said the business took money from customers through an intermediary company called Flo 2 Cash. It used…
Police say 85-year-old missing in Sydney kidnapping is ‘wrong man’
Chris Baghsarian was kidnapped from outside his North Ryde home. Photo / NSW Police A dark Toyota SUV,…