NZ farmers report high life satisfaction in 2025 rural survey
In 2025, expanded topics included winter grazing practices, forestry risk, biosecurity, volatility in input and output prices, life…
Hannah McQueen: Long haul travel tips for older adults to prevent falls and health risks
Long haul flights feel longer. Knees have opinions about cobblestones. Medications run on timetables that ignore time zones.…
The essential health checks older Kiwis should not skip
But a male relative’s results weren’t so good. The words “very severe coronary calcification” and “high risk” leapt…
Taylor Swift explains why she was ‘mad’ at her parents when she wrote Love Story
Swift – who is engaged to Travis Kelce, also 36 – writes to please her own tastes, rather…
Silverfox’s Rebecca Swaney On Why She’s Closing The Agency For Older Models & Actors, And Where They’ll Go Next
As Silverfox agency closes its doors, managing director Rebecca Swaney talks to Viva about where to next for…
AMP survey finds low retirement confidence as few seek KiwiSaver advice
And fewer than half of 40 to 64-year-olds have retirement savings outside KiwiSaver, the survey found. Improving Kiwis’…
AI jobs surge as global tech layoffs mount and older workers adapt fast
Carney said Microsoft was working to address an industry shortage of skilled workers with 200,000 training opportunities in…
Dance till you drop: Why club culture is having a senior moment
Laser beams thread throughout a Wellington bar as dancers rave and wave their hands in the air to…
Hannah McQueen: Could your prescription medication be speeding up your decline?
It shouldn’t be. Hannah McQueen is a chartered accountant with a Master’s in Taxation Law, the founder of…
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…
Auckland Transport to compensate 71yo passenger who broke back in public bus
She said the driver stopped the bus and checked on her but offered no apology, while another passenger…
Auckland financial entrepreneur Hannah McQueen aims to shake up healthcare industry with new company Age Brightly
McQueen had sold her successful financial coaching business, EnableMe, in 2023 for a number she didn’t want to…