Press Release – Grey Power New Zealand The Grey Power Federation has welcomed the inclusion of an aged care commissioner in the Government’s budget release last week and it supports a better service for people who receive Home and Community Support Services (HCSS). Federation president …
The Grey Power Federation has welcomed the inclusion of an aged care commissioner in the Government’s budget release last week and it supports a better service for people who receive Home and Community Support Services (HCSS).
Federation president Jan Pentecost said that, although she has yet to see any details, fair work conditions for support workers can only benefit their older clients.
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Guy Pope-Mayell, chairman of Dyslexia NZ tells MPs about how stressful internet banking can be for neuro-different people.
More than a million low-vision, elderly and “neuro-different” New Zealanders have been let down by the withdrawal of cheques, and the closure of bank branches, MPs have been told. National Party MP Andrew Bayly called for an inquiry into how branch closures, and the ditching of cheques, including by government agencies like ACC, Inland Revenue and Kiwibank, had made it harder for “vulnerable” people to manage their money lives. Bayly called for the inquiry after hearing the story of a dyslexic Pukekohe man too afraid to use internet banking, who was told by his bank to drive to another town to a branch to see a teller.
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Far North mayor calls for banking hub as branch closures hurt
9 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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ANZ recently closed its doors in Rathbone St, Whangārei and moved services to a nearby branch a few minutes walk away. Photo / Imran Ali
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ANZ recently closed its doors in Rathbone St, Whangārei and moved services to a nearby branch a few minutes walk away. Photo / Imran Ali
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Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
A Northland mayor is among counterparts across the country calling on the Government to conduct an inquiry into the effects of bank closures in rural New Zealand.
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Those people who have no interest in religion and no understanding of Māori are usually polite enough and intelligent enough to observe civilised protocol to go along with the process, writes Tom O’Connor
In spite of more than 200 years of European settlement of, and presence in, New Zealand can we still hear the faint echoes of the clash of cultures or have we become a little too sensitive about our differences? The use of te reo Māori by Opotiki District councillor Louis Rapihana at the opening of a local in Whakatane Grey Power meeting brought a surprising suggestion that he had insulted those who did not understand what had been said. If anyone has been insulted he has and he has responded with a decision to take the matter to the Race Relations Commissioner. His annoyance is understandable but have both sides overreacted?