Rotorua Grey Power June 2017
The Rotorua Grey Power News is a localised edition of the National Grey Power Magazine, reporting on the policies of the Grey Power Federation, concerns of the elderly and reader interest articles which keep the local members informed on issues that directly affect them.
The Rotorua Grey Power News is a localised edition of the National Grey Power Magazine, reporting on the policies of the Grey Power Federation, concerns of the elderly and reader interest articles which keep the local members informed on issues that directly affect them.
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<strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
THE ACTIVE ORGANISATION FOR THOSE 50+ <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
news<br />
ROTORUA GREY POWER<br />
HAD 1924* MEMBERS AT<br />
30 APRIL <strong>2017</strong><br />
* INCLUDES 466 MEMBERS YET TO RENEW FOR 17/18<br />
Photo taken by Wieland Hartwig - <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong> Committee Member
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Important elections will affect you<br />
There are two important elections in the<br />
coming months.<br />
RUSSELL HALLAM QSM<br />
President, <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
First is <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong>’s<br />
Annual General Meeting<br />
incorporating the elections<br />
of officers and a committee for<br />
the next 12 months.<br />
Then in September, New<br />
Zealand’s General Election.<br />
As advertised in our recent<br />
newsletter and again in this<br />
magazine, the <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong>’s AGM is scheduled<br />
for Monday, <strong>June</strong> 26.<br />
We urge you to attend.<br />
It is important to have good<br />
membership representation to<br />
provide positive support for<br />
our association’s activities and<br />
direction. The AGM provides<br />
a forum for your committee to<br />
be accountable to <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> members; it affords<br />
you the opportunity to provide<br />
feedback and ideas.<br />
It is also important for us to<br />
have credible candidates for<br />
the incoming committee and<br />
positions of office. Many of<br />
you possess experience and<br />
expertise appropriate to the<br />
positions, and I ask you to<br />
offer these to build on and<br />
If you have a computer explore:<br />
www.seniorline.org.nz<br />
This website is designed to help seniors navigate the health<br />
system. It covers: Services at Home, Support for Carers,<br />
Resthomes/Hospitals, Find Local Services, Positive Ageing<br />
Seniorline can also be contacted via 0800 725463<br />
www.superseniors.msd.govt.nz<br />
This is the official website of the Office for Seniors. The<br />
SuperGold card directory can be accessed via this website as<br />
can the monthly SuperSeniors newsletter<br />
enhance the quality service the<br />
association offers to our membership.<br />
This year our keynote<br />
speaker is Vanessa Russell,<br />
Lakes DHB. She is the Portfolio<br />
Manager, Health of Older<br />
People & Disabilities. She will<br />
speak about the processes for<br />
accessing support and how<br />
this area of health is funded.<br />
The General Election takes<br />
place on Saturday, September<br />
23.<br />
We all know our sector of<br />
the community – the Third<br />
Age - is the growing percentage<br />
of our country’s population.<br />
With that growth and<br />
increasing longevity comes a<br />
growing call upon health services<br />
for seniors.<br />
The question that must be<br />
directed to aspiring members<br />
of parliament and their respective<br />
political parties is: “What<br />
specific policies do they have<br />
to meet the growing needs of<br />
our seniors?”<br />
For example: How will they<br />
improve access to elective surgery<br />
in our public health system?<br />
What does the use of<br />
“nationally-recognised priority<br />
tools” mean in practice?<br />
Will they support the <strong>Grey</strong><br />
<strong>Power</strong> policy of tax relief for<br />
private health insurance premiums?<br />
So, check out parties’ policies<br />
and ask the questions.<br />
I will discuss superannuation<br />
in the next issue.<br />
Kia ora, kia kaha, kia<br />
manawanui.<br />
Russell Hallam<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong> Inc.<br />
Notice of Annual General Meeting<br />
Monday, 26 <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong>, 1pm<br />
Bainbridge Centre<br />
187 Old Taupo Road, <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
Agenda<br />
Minutes of 2016 Annual General Meeting<br />
Matters Arising<br />
President’s Report 16/17 [Russell Hallam, QSM]<br />
Summary of 16/17 Financial Statements<br />
[Judy Green, <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong> Treasurer]<br />
Nominations & Election of:<br />
Officers [4]: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer,<br />
Committee [up to 10 required]<br />
Feedback/Your ideas about <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong>’s Work<br />
[15 mins]<br />
AGM ends 2pm<br />
Members’ Forum<br />
Keynote Speaker: Vanessa Russell, Lakes DHB Portfolio Manager,<br />
Health of Older People & Disabilities – Aged care – processes for<br />
accessing support/care; how aged care support is funded<br />
Then join us for afternoon tea/coffee/biscuits 3pm<br />
Please be prepared to show your 17/18 membership card on arrival.<br />
only financial members are eligible to participate in the AGM<br />
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We invite you to join the Committee<br />
Come on <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> members – now is the<br />
time to put up your hand for the <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
Committee.<br />
JENNIFER FRANCIS<br />
Secretary, <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
At the forthcoming <strong>Grey</strong><br />
<strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong> AGM half<br />
of our current committee<br />
is choosing to stand down.<br />
Our president and treasurer<br />
have indicated they are available<br />
for re-election, but we are<br />
looking for a vice-president and<br />
at least four new committee<br />
members.<br />
In addition, I have been<br />
Secretary for four years and for<br />
two of those was also the treasurer.<br />
While I am keen to stay<br />
on the <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> committee,<br />
I don’t intend to nominate for<br />
the position of secretary.<br />
Amongs our 1900 members<br />
there MUST be a suitably-skilled<br />
person who is able to make the<br />
time, is interested in, and could<br />
contribute to the work of <strong>Grey</strong><br />
<strong>Power</strong> by nominating for the<br />
secretary’s position. I can help<br />
with settling a new recruit into<br />
the role.<br />
There are fairly good systems<br />
in place and the work can be<br />
done mostly from home using<br />
email communication. If the<br />
preference is to work at the<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> office there is a<br />
desktop computer available.<br />
While the secretary’s time<br />
commitment fluctuates<br />
You can’t ignore<br />
Challenge discount<br />
for <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
Challenge <strong>Rotorua</strong>,<br />
Westbrook – another<br />
business offering<br />
a discount to <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
members and SuperGold<br />
card holders.<br />
Hapreet Singh, owner<br />
Challenge, Westbrook<br />
Challenge Service Stations<br />
nationwide give a fuel discount<br />
to both <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
members and SuperGold card<br />
holders at 8 cents/litre off the<br />
pump price.<br />
For those of us who<br />
watch fuel price fluctuations<br />
and the variations<br />
between suppliers,<br />
we know Challenge<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong>, owned by<br />
Harpreet Singh, has consistently<br />
competitive fuel<br />
prices – especially when<br />
the additional 8 cents/<br />
litre is deducted.<br />
Challenge <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
is at 330 Malfroy Road.<br />
Their opening hours are<br />
6am – 9pm Monday –<br />
Sunday.<br />
Harpreet has owned<br />
the site since October<br />
2014 and is focused on<br />
providing a comprehensive<br />
service for the local<br />
depending on <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong>’s<br />
activities, with plans to reallocate<br />
some duties an estimate is<br />
8-10 hours per week.<br />
The secretary’s role is a great<br />
training ground for learning<br />
about <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong>’s national<br />
policies and the issues affecting<br />
the increasing number of seniors<br />
in our society.<br />
We need a secretary who is a<br />
good organiser, gives attention<br />
to detail, and is competent in<br />
email, internet, word processing,<br />
spreadsheets.<br />
The secretary handles<br />
inwards/outwards communications,<br />
is responsible for <strong>Grey</strong><br />
<strong>Power</strong>’s meeting management,<br />
is a part of the <strong>Rotorua</strong> magazine<br />
editorial sub-committee,<br />
is a bank account signatory, is<br />
one of the four officers of <strong>Grey</strong><br />
<strong>Power</strong>, <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
The term for all positions is<br />
one year, and consistent with<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong>’s culture, we are<br />
volunteers, so personal satisfaction<br />
and teaming up with<br />
like-minded members who<br />
are part of a 65,000 strong<br />
national advocacy organisation<br />
for seniors, are the rewards.<br />
Committee members work<br />
together in a spirit of friendly<br />
co-operation. All committee<br />
positions are hands on/roll up<br />
your sleeves, and good humour<br />
is a prerequisite!<br />
If you’d like to know more<br />
about becoming a committee<br />
member or taking on the secretary’s<br />
role, give Russell Hallam or<br />
me a call [Russell 07 3486034;<br />
Jennifer 07 3493185.]<br />
Or pick up a nomination<br />
form now from the <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
office.<br />
Nominating for the <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> Committee<br />
The nomination form for the 17/18 <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
officers/committee elections can be:<br />
• Posted on request [email greypower.rotorua@gmail.<br />
com or telephone 07 3461739 Tuesday – Thursday<br />
between 10am – 2pm]<br />
• Collected from the <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> office, 1333 Eruera<br />
Street [Spotlight end and behind Age Concern’s<br />
office] during office hours.<br />
Nominations are encouraged in advance of the AGM,<br />
but nominations for all positions may be made from<br />
the floor at the AGM.<br />
Post your completed form by Friday, 16 <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong> to:<br />
Returning Officer<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong> Inc. P O Box 414. ROTORUA 3040<br />
OR Hand deliver to the <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> office during office<br />
hours [see above].<br />
As part of nominating please read the key<br />
responsibilities of each position and the skills required<br />
which are listed on the reverse of the nomination<br />
form. Nominees, their movers and seconders must be<br />
financial members of <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong> Inc.<br />
community.<br />
The friendly, polite staff<br />
readily help with pumping gas,<br />
checking oil water and tyre<br />
pressure. An LPG bottle filling<br />
service is available, along with<br />
an LPG discount card. There is<br />
a full workshop and a self-service<br />
laundromat on site. As is<br />
the practice with many service<br />
stations, Challenge <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
stocks a broad range of grocery<br />
items – comparable with<br />
a “corner dairy”.<br />
So <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> members<br />
and SuperGold card holders,<br />
support those businesses<br />
that support us. Using<br />
the discounts negotiated for<br />
our benefit is a sure way to<br />
acknowledge their value and<br />
retain them.<br />
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Retirement Villages<br />
Enjoy modern<br />
retirement living<br />
in <strong>Rotorua</strong>.<br />
Bupa The Gardens Retirement Village<br />
Bupa Redwood Retirement Village<br />
The Gardens has an excellent community<br />
centre and activities programme. This is the<br />
kind of place where you can feel comfortable<br />
and among friends. Conveniently located next<br />
door, is The Gardens Care Home.<br />
15 Hodgkins Street, <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
Call Jennie Arvidson on<br />
(07) 350 1036 or 027 218 0526<br />
Redwood is a stylish and modern village. Our<br />
residents make the village their own in their<br />
unique way, and we invite you to do the same.<br />
Plus our Redwood Care Home is located<br />
close by.<br />
429 Te Ngae Road, <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
Call Lyn Walker on<br />
(07) 345 3491 or 027 232 2639<br />
bupa.co.nz<br />
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Dates to note<br />
Unless otherwise advised the venue for all<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong>’s <strong>2017</strong> activities is the Bainbridge<br />
Centre, 187 Old Taupo Road, <strong>Rotorua</strong>.<br />
The next event on thecalendar<br />
is our AGM,<br />
and the keynote speaker<br />
is Vanessa Russell, Lakes<br />
District Health Board, Planning<br />
& Funding Portfolio Manager<br />
for Health of Older People and<br />
Disabilities.<br />
Vanessa has worked in<br />
health and safety-related services<br />
in <strong>Rotorua</strong> for more than<br />
25 years.<br />
In the DHB role her interest<br />
is in how to support older people<br />
to adapt to the changes<br />
of growing older, being able<br />
to keep as independent as<br />
possible in their own homes<br />
and community for as long as<br />
possible, and avoid the risk of<br />
acute illnesses and injuries.<br />
She is responsible for the<br />
planning, contracting and<br />
quality of a range of hospital<br />
and community-based support<br />
services that older people may<br />
need, such as home and community<br />
support services, age<br />
related residential care, rehabilitation,<br />
cancer and palliative<br />
care services.<br />
Vanessa is looking forward<br />
to meeting members of <strong>Grey</strong><br />
<strong>Power</strong> and having the opportunity<br />
of discussing what may<br />
be some of the service gaps in<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> for older people in our<br />
community.<br />
The topic for the July 24<br />
forum is Enduring <strong>Power</strong> of<br />
Attorney, <strong>Power</strong> of Attorney,<br />
Wills etc. A speaker from the<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> District Community<br />
Law Centre will discuss all<br />
we need to know about this<br />
important topic. There will<br />
be plenty of time to ask questions.<br />
This forum replaces the proposed<br />
political parties’ leaders’<br />
New Zealand First<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> Office<br />
Fletcher Tabuteau List MP<br />
Office Hours: 10am -3pm<br />
Dropinorcall for an appointment<br />
07 347 4045<br />
Level6,Hinemoa Tower<br />
1154 Hinemoa St,<strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
PO Box1561, <strong>Rotorua</strong>, 3042<br />
www.nzfirst.org.nz<br />
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1PM<br />
Annual General Meeting, followed by keynote speaker,<br />
Vanessa Russell [see above] Support Services for Seniors<br />
– what is available, how to access, eligibility, and how<br />
aged care is funded. Please be prepared to show your<br />
17/18 membership card on arrival. Only financial members<br />
are eligible to participate in the AGM.<br />
MONDAY, JULY 24 1.30 PM<br />
Members’ forum – Enduring <strong>Power</strong> of Attorney – the<br />
things you need to know and do. Speaker from the<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> District Community Law Centre.<br />
MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1.30 PM<br />
General Election forum – Local candidates [<strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
and Waiariki] Open to the public<br />
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, NOON<br />
Early Christmas lunch<br />
general election forum. This<br />
was cancelled because only<br />
Here for <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
In <strong>Rotorua</strong> the safety of our<br />
people and especially our<br />
retailers is a real issue when<br />
we have a storekeeper in<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> saying “he will kill the<br />
next person who tries to rob<br />
him”<br />
Is this what our society is<br />
coming to? Bill English recently<br />
said that his government<br />
is overachieving by bringing<br />
youth crime down by a third!<br />
Let’s check the truth of such<br />
outrageous statements.<br />
The Prime Minister deliberately<br />
used a flawed method<br />
to measure youth crime which<br />
does not include apprehensions,<br />
arrests or even offences.<br />
It only includes the number<br />
of youth court appearances.<br />
And the reality of that situation<br />
is that 83 percent of youth<br />
offenders get police diversion<br />
and are not included on the<br />
youth crime rate. That’s what<br />
this Prime Minister is proud of.<br />
Our <strong>Rotorua</strong> store owners<br />
know the truth of the situation<br />
and it does not mesh with PM<br />
English’s mumblings on youth<br />
crime. Another <strong>Rotorua</strong> store<br />
owner said he thought that the<br />
robbery of his store was the<br />
fourth or fifth time this has happened.<br />
Surely as a society and<br />
community we can do better.<br />
Let us be very clear about<br />
one party leader confirmed<br />
availability.<br />
Advertorial for NZ First Fletcher Tabuteau<br />
the cost of this government<br />
supposed fiscal management<br />
skills. They froze police funding<br />
to police for eight years<br />
and in that time crime has<br />
increased. In the vacuum created<br />
by government disregard<br />
we have seen the growth in<br />
CCTV cameras, private security<br />
and so while the government<br />
makes facile promises about<br />
tax cuts, in truth we pay more<br />
for our safety and generations<br />
of our youth are ignored.<br />
At a recent Chamber of<br />
Commerce event the Rt. Hon.<br />
Winston Peters said “We have<br />
to be very concerned when<br />
there are nearly 140,000 people<br />
without jobs. The massive<br />
immigration influx is distorting<br />
all the economic indicators and<br />
creating a very flattering but<br />
totally misleading impression<br />
that NZ is an economic success.<br />
New Zealand’s productivity levels<br />
are well below those of performing<br />
OECD countries and<br />
our research and development<br />
spending is also well below the<br />
norm at 2.4 percent.<br />
I hope that New Zealanders<br />
are thinking of all these issues<br />
as we come to September<br />
because New Zealand First has<br />
comprehensive, common sense<br />
economic policies designed to<br />
build resilient economy for all.<br />
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Do you have a complaint about your<br />
electricity provider?<br />
The CAB’s volunteers frequently field inquiries<br />
from clients who are concerned with the way<br />
they are being treated by their electricity or<br />
gas provider.<br />
Issues like the placement of<br />
power poles, damage to<br />
property as a result of power<br />
surges, the impact of transformers<br />
being upgraded and<br />
so on. If the complaints cannot<br />
be resolved by talking to the<br />
provider, you can ask Utilities<br />
Disputes to look into the matter;<br />
the exception being complaints<br />
about actual prices.<br />
Utilities Disputes looks into<br />
what happened by talking to<br />
both the complainant and the<br />
provider – and in doing so they<br />
act independently of both parties<br />
to try to resolve the complaint.<br />
When looking into the<br />
complaint there are three steps<br />
Utilities Disputes may take to<br />
try and resolve the issue:<br />
Step one – Facilitation – a<br />
conciliator will try to facilitate<br />
discussions between the complainant<br />
and the provider to<br />
see if parties can reach an early<br />
resolution of the complaint.<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong>’s $100<br />
cash prize winner<br />
for 2nd quarter <strong>2017</strong><br />
Step two – Investigation – if<br />
the parties cannot reach a<br />
resolution in step one, the<br />
conciliator will then do a more<br />
in-depth investigation of the<br />
complaint and may ask for<br />
further information.<br />
Step three – Commissioner’s<br />
decision – if the parties are<br />
still unable to resolve the complaint<br />
the Commissioner can<br />
review the information and<br />
recommend a settlement.<br />
The service is free to consumers<br />
and while a complaint<br />
is being looked into,<br />
companies will generally not<br />
disconnect the complainant<br />
or take any credit action<br />
about debts that are in dispute,<br />
but it is important that<br />
the complainant continue to<br />
pay current bills and any<br />
money owing that is not the<br />
subject of the dispute.<br />
Utilities Disputes tries to<br />
resolve complaints within 90<br />
working days.<br />
To find out more about<br />
Utilities Disputes on<br />
www.utilitiesdisputes.co.nz<br />
or you can visit the <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
Bureau at 1143 Eruera Street,<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong>. We are open<br />
Monday to Friday from 9am<br />
to 5pm. You can also ring us<br />
on 07 348 3936 or 0800 367<br />
222 or email us rotorua@cab.<br />
org.nz. Our website is also a<br />
fabulous resource – www.cab.<br />
org.nz<br />
Remember, our advice is<br />
free. Not getting it could cost<br />
you though.<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> member<br />
Don Speedy is the<br />
second winner in our<br />
cash prize initiative.<br />
President Russell Hallam<br />
and committee member<br />
Wieland Hartwig presented<br />
Don with the $100 in April;<br />
Don was appreciative of his<br />
luck in winning.<br />
Don’s membership number<br />
was drawn at random from all<br />
members who were financial<br />
at the time of the draw.<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> greypower News – <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 7
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Supporting <strong>Rotorua</strong> and its people<br />
There have been a number of announcements<br />
lately which are good news for people living in<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong>.<br />
Focus on healthcare and<br />
availability of medicine<br />
- $60m for Pharmac to<br />
fund more treatments, housing<br />
including state houses and<br />
temporary accommodation,<br />
roading infrastructure with a<br />
focus on road safety and funds<br />
to help promote and boost<br />
the <strong>Rotorua</strong> economy are all<br />
helping to ensure <strong>Rotorua</strong> is a<br />
great place to live, work and<br />
raise a family.<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> is now growing<br />
faster than at any time over<br />
the past 10 years. People are<br />
returning home from Australia<br />
or choosing to move here to<br />
raise their families - jobs are<br />
being created, new businesses<br />
are opening - <strong>Rotorua</strong> is feeling<br />
confident and good about<br />
itself. And so it should, our city<br />
is moving ahead in leaps and<br />
bounds. Together we've built a<br />
great base to continue to build<br />
a great community<br />
Mayor Steve Chadwick has<br />
said our population has hit<br />
70,000 up by 6000 or 7000<br />
over the past 18 months, probably<br />
the first significant population<br />
growth in two decades.<br />
This in turn is creating pressure<br />
on our roads and demand for<br />
houses has increased. To keep<br />
pace with growing demand<br />
we must continue to invest in<br />
infrastructure and build more<br />
homes - and in this the government<br />
has a role to play.<br />
2<br />
Last year we announced<br />
$41m to upgrade local roads<br />
and improve safety. In particular,<br />
funds will be spent on<br />
Te Ngae Road to reduce congestion<br />
and other bottlenecks<br />
around our district. As demand<br />
increases, I'm committed to<br />
securing more funding to continue<br />
to upgrade our roading<br />
network.<br />
announce the Government has<br />
committed to 117 additional<br />
social and transitional houses<br />
in <strong>Rotorua</strong> over the next three<br />
years. We plan on having 37<br />
transitional houses available by<br />
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the end of the year (many are<br />
already available) and 80 new<br />
social housing properties over<br />
the next three years. The social<br />
housing properties will add to<br />
the 650 state houses currently<br />
in <strong>Rotorua</strong> and will include<br />
40 one-bedroom, 30 two-bedroom<br />
and 10 three-bedroom<br />
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Health & Wellbeing – move into winter<br />
Once again winter is almost upon us. The<br />
nights are getting chillier and the extra blanket<br />
is out on the bed.<br />
JUDY O’CONNELL<br />
Committee member<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
Keeping ourselves warm<br />
is a high priority. This is<br />
also the time of the year<br />
when we may feel lonely and<br />
isolated. So…what can we do<br />
about it?<br />
1. Keep in contact with our<br />
family and friends. Make a<br />
daily phone call to someone<br />
we know and have a<br />
chat. For those who are<br />
computer savvy, e-mails or<br />
even Facebook, help us to<br />
keep in touch. Contact with<br />
people outside our homes<br />
helps our mental wellbeing.<br />
2. Exercise. Get out of our<br />
comfy, favourite chair;<br />
move to the music on our<br />
Waitsu Wu, a longtime<br />
resident of<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong>, became<br />
a JP in 2015. This is a<br />
reminder that by arrangement<br />
Waitsu offers the free<br />
JP service to <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
members at the member’s<br />
favourite radio station. If<br />
you have a stereo enjoy<br />
your own music. Dance to<br />
the music. This not only<br />
gets our heart rate up a<br />
bit but also gets the blood<br />
flowing through our body<br />
and we feel better. Maybe<br />
take a short walk around<br />
the neighbourhood; the<br />
length and time will depend<br />
on ability. Increase the time<br />
or length of the walk at<br />
least weekly. [Good opportunity<br />
to check out the<br />
neighbourhood gardens.]<br />
Join a walking group either<br />
doing short local walks or<br />
cross country hikes. These<br />
options mean we are not<br />
only getting exercise, but<br />
also having people contact.<br />
3. Join a community group<br />
or club. Even a weekly visit<br />
home.<br />
The important thing is an<br />
appointment must be made.<br />
To do this, ring the <strong>Grey</strong><br />
<strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong> office on<br />
07 3461739 [Tuesdays-<br />
Thursdays between<br />
10.00am-2.00pm] provide<br />
can be beneficial to our<br />
overall wellbeing. There<br />
are numerous groups or<br />
clubs in our community -<br />
for example Parksyde in<br />
Tarewa Road. It’s a great<br />
place to meet people and<br />
join in with a variety of<br />
interests and activities. Visit<br />
the hairdresser or arrange<br />
for a trained person to give<br />
your feet and toenails some<br />
attention. Gold’s Gym, via<br />
the Heart of Gold group,<br />
teaches low impact exercise.<br />
Afterwards join in<br />
with the friendly group for<br />
a cuppa and a chat. Give<br />
Raewyn a call and with her<br />
bright cheery voice she will<br />
be able to give you all the<br />
information.<br />
4. If getting out and about is<br />
not for you, but you enjoy<br />
reading, the local library has<br />
a service delivering books<br />
that suit you. Maybe you<br />
enjoy knitting or some<br />
form of needle work. There<br />
are plenty of charities that<br />
would love to have this type<br />
of input from you.<br />
5. Perhaps you are a person<br />
who gets satisfaction from<br />
helping others. Find out if<br />
there are any neighbours<br />
who could do with a little<br />
help. A phone call or a<br />
visit for a cuppa and a chat<br />
could turn out to be beneficial<br />
for both parties.<br />
So these are just a few<br />
ideas to keep us from feeling<br />
isolated and lonely during<br />
the winter months. Keeping<br />
occupied with interests and<br />
hobbies, gives us purpose.<br />
Keeping our minds and bodies<br />
active helps us feel good<br />
about ourselves.<br />
Having regular contact with<br />
people outside our homes<br />
helps with our general outlook<br />
on life. So start now!<br />
Resolve to keep moving<br />
your body and exercising your<br />
mind.<br />
JP Service to <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> Members<br />
your name, membership<br />
number, address and phone<br />
number and the committee<br />
member on duty will<br />
pass the information onto<br />
Waitsu. Waitsu will make<br />
contact with you and agree<br />
arrangements.<br />
Justices of the Peace are<br />
able to:<br />
• Witness signatures on documents<br />
• Certify copies of documents<br />
• Complete declarations [including<br />
statutory declarations]<br />
affidavits or affirmations.<br />
Behind the scenes: <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> Committee members and<br />
volunteers enveloping <strong>Rotorua</strong>’s quarterly magazine in readiness<br />
for mailing [photo courtesy of Wieland Hartwig, <strong>June</strong> 2016]<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> greypower News – <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 11
The aged care sector as an investment<br />
Much has been written about the babyboomer<br />
generation, and the population bulge<br />
that is entering retirement.<br />
BRETT BELL-BOOTH<br />
Investment advisor at Forsyth<br />
Barr ltd Tauranga<br />
Through improved<br />
healthcare and lifestyle<br />
choices, people are living<br />
longer. Retirement villages<br />
have gained in popularity<br />
due to benefits such as<br />
security, easy care homes, a<br />
pathway from independent<br />
living to long-term care, and<br />
lifestyle benefits from a range<br />
of social activities that are<br />
offered in many of the larger<br />
villages.<br />
Investors can access the<br />
sector currently through<br />
four listed companies on the<br />
sharemarket, namely Ryman<br />
Healthcare, Summerset<br />
Group, Metlifecare, and<br />
Arvida Group. A fifth company,<br />
Oceania, is in the process<br />
of listing. Is the sector attractive<br />
to invest in?<br />
The current population<br />
aged 75 plus totals just more<br />
than 300,000. Of this, an<br />
estimated 13 percent reside<br />
in retirement villages (up<br />
from 10 percent in 2008),<br />
and a further 10.5 percent<br />
occupy aged care beds. Over<br />
the next 10 years, the population<br />
aged 75 plus is estimated<br />
to grow to 462,000.<br />
Based on the existing stock<br />
of units and care beds, more<br />
than 2100 units and 1200<br />
beds will be required to be<br />
built every year for the next<br />
10 years to meet demand<br />
(figures supplied by District<br />
Health Board forecasts.) The<br />
four companies listed above<br />
are projected to deliver 1350<br />
units and 480 beds per year,<br />
based on their current plans,<br />
leaving a significant shortfall.<br />
The shortfall is not going<br />
to be met by smaller private<br />
operators. In fact, many<br />
of the private operators are<br />
experiencing an ageing of<br />
their facilities, particularly in<br />
the aged care bed sector. Due<br />
to lack of scale, under capitalisation,<br />
and a trend by district<br />
health boards to try and<br />
keep the aged in their own<br />
homes longer, many of these<br />
smaller older facilities will not<br />
be renewed or upgraded.<br />
Retirement village operators<br />
receive income from<br />
provision of ongoing services<br />
to residents in the aged<br />
care bed sector, and property<br />
management for the villages<br />
of independent living units.<br />
They also receive development<br />
margins on sale of<br />
newly constructed units, and<br />
resale margins on units that<br />
change hands. Most of the<br />
units are not sold as freehold,<br />
but as licences to occupy.<br />
Residents buying into a village<br />
effectively give up any<br />
capital gain from property<br />
ownership, in exchange for<br />
the benefits of village life and<br />
a lower capital cost than a<br />
similar freehold purchase, in<br />
the current property market.<br />
Over the last few years the<br />
listed operators have grown<br />
their businesses on the back<br />
of increased demand, and<br />
delivered good returns for<br />
investors. The three largest<br />
operators in the market,<br />
Ryman, Summerset and<br />
Metlifecare, have seen their<br />
share prices grow between<br />
149 percent to 234 percent<br />
over the last five years, plus<br />
deliver some dividend income<br />
on top. A buoyant property<br />
market has encouraged<br />
potential residents to sell up<br />
their family home, buy a unit<br />
in a village, and bank the<br />
difference, with the added<br />
benefits outlined earlier.<br />
However, the rampant property<br />
market is a double edged<br />
sword because it has also<br />
increased development costs,<br />
both of land for new village<br />
sites, and construction costs<br />
due to shortages of skilled<br />
trades and materials. There<br />
lies the risk – if units become<br />
too expensive, demand for<br />
them may reduce, and profitability<br />
of the operators will<br />
be affected.<br />
So far these risks, although<br />
increasing, have not resulted<br />
in a lessening of demand.<br />
Those operators who provide<br />
a pathway from independent<br />
units to aged care beds are in<br />
a better position to weather<br />
a property market downturn,<br />
whenever that may happen.<br />
The listed companies in the<br />
aged care sector are not<br />
seen to be slowing down,<br />
and demand continues to be<br />
strong for quality offerings.<br />
Whether an investment in<br />
this sector should form part<br />
of an investment portfolio<br />
will be a matter for individual<br />
investors to consider, based<br />
on their own set of circumstances.<br />
This column is general in<br />
nature and is not personalised<br />
investment advice. Disclosure<br />
Statements for Forsyth Barr<br />
Authorised Financial Advisers<br />
are available on request and<br />
free of charge.<br />
12 <strong>Rotorua</strong> greypower News – <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
Exercises to improve<br />
balance and coordination<br />
If you’re not actively working on improving<br />
your balance and coordination, you should<br />
be, especially if you’re middle aged or older.<br />
Even if you’re new to exercise,<br />
I believe it’s never too<br />
late to start.<br />
Below are seven simple,<br />
basic exercises you can do to<br />
help improve your balance and<br />
coordination, thereby reducing<br />
your risk of falling. They work to<br />
counteract some of the prime<br />
reasons why seniors fall, including<br />
poor balance and coordination,<br />
weakness in your hips and<br />
legs, poor posture, and reduced<br />
ability to lift your feet, which<br />
can lead to stumbling.<br />
Five of the exercises are done<br />
seated while two are done<br />
standing. For the seated exercises,<br />
begin in a chair that won’t<br />
move or slide easily. Start slowly<br />
and only proceed to the next<br />
exercise once you’ve mastered<br />
or are comfortable with the<br />
previous one.<br />
1. Toe taps on cup: Place a<br />
plastic cup, opening down,<br />
on the floor between your<br />
feet. Starting with your right<br />
leg, lift your leg up to gently<br />
tap the top of the cup with<br />
your toes, then place your<br />
foot on the opposite (left)<br />
side of the cup. Lift your right<br />
foot back over the cup, and<br />
set it down on the right side.<br />
Repeat 10 times with each<br />
leg, alternating sides.<br />
2. Seated leg lifts: Lift your<br />
right leg with the knee bent<br />
at 90 degrees. Hold your leg<br />
up with your foot about 6<br />
to 10 inches off the floor<br />
for five seconds. Repeat 10<br />
times, then switch legs and<br />
do 10 repetitions on the<br />
other side.<br />
3. Seated march: While seated,<br />
march your legs 20 times,<br />
lifting your feet at least a few<br />
inches off the floor.<br />
4. Hand-eye coordination<br />
and balance: Place a plastic<br />
cup (opening facing down) in<br />
your right hand. Stretch your<br />
arm out in front of you while<br />
balancing the cup in your<br />
open hand. Slowly move<br />
your arm out to the side and<br />
back to centre. Repeat 10<br />
times with each arm. When<br />
you’re comfortable with this<br />
exercise, you may try doing<br />
it with your eyes closed. Be<br />
sure to remain seated, and<br />
if necessary, have someone<br />
help keep you upright, and/<br />
or be ready to stabilise you if<br />
you get dizzy.<br />
5. Side leg raise: Stand behind<br />
a chair, with one or both<br />
hands on the back of the chair<br />
for support. (Alternatively,<br />
keep one or both hands on<br />
the counter). Lift your right<br />
leg out to the side. Repeat 10<br />
times for each leg. If you’re<br />
comfortable, do the exercise<br />
without holding on to the<br />
chair or counter.<br />
6. Staggered stance<br />
balance: Place your right<br />
foot forward and your left<br />
foot behind, then slowly shift<br />
your balance from your front<br />
leg to your back leg. Repeat<br />
10 times, then switch leg<br />
positions, placing your left<br />
foot forward and your right<br />
foot behind. If needed, do<br />
this exercise standing next<br />
to a chair, or between two<br />
chairs, with the backs of the<br />
chairs toward your body, so<br />
you can grab on to them for<br />
support.<br />
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Supporting <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
and its people<br />
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Salvation Army to ensure those<br />
most in need have access to<br />
housing where they are needed.<br />
I’ve also committed to<br />
working with <strong>Rotorua</strong> Lakes<br />
Council on section availability<br />
and consent times to get these<br />
and other new homes built as<br />
quickly as possible. We have<br />
an opportunity to free up land,<br />
support local builders and in<br />
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Phone: 07 346 1739<br />
Email: greypower.rotorua@gmail.com<br />
Office hours: From May 29 <strong>2017</strong> the office days/hours will<br />
revert to 10am - 2pm Tuesday, Wednesday and<br />
Thursday<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Rotorua</strong> Inc., PO Box 414, <strong>Rotorua</strong> 3040<br />
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PRESIDENT<br />
Russell Hallam<br />
Phone: 07 348 6034<br />
All inquiries: contact Russell<br />
TREASURER<br />
Judy Green<br />
Phone: 07 357 5867<br />
a great start.<br />
With a growing population<br />
we require ongoing infrastructure<br />
investment. This<br />
Government is New Zealand’s<br />
infrastructure government<br />
and in order to keep up with<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong>’s popularity, over the<br />
last few years we've received<br />
our fair share of government<br />
funding with $100 million<br />
invested in <strong>Rotorua</strong> alone.<br />
Finance Minister Steven<br />
Joyce has said that there will<br />
be an $11 billion boost for new<br />
capital infrastructure in this<br />
year’s Budget. I'm already talking<br />
to Steven to make sure we<br />
continue to get our fair share<br />
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COMMITTEE<br />
David Bruce<br />
Daniel Harris<br />
Wieland Hartwig<br />
Esther Johnson<br />
Where are the names, the<br />
pretty names<br />
The Names we used to know.<br />
The sweetly simple girlish<br />
names,<br />
We knew so long ago?<br />
There are no Marys any more,<br />
In this enlightened age,<br />
The old names never used<br />
today,<br />
"Marie" is all the rage,<br />
The Kitties are all Kathyrines<br />
In this late age and day;<br />
There are no Mamies any<br />
more<br />
For "Mayme" is the way;<br />
The Fannies are all "Fanys"<br />
now,<br />
The girls we used to know<br />
Named Alice have all changed<br />
their names<br />
Since Alys is the go.<br />
The Pearls have gone to join<br />
Russell and Jennifer at the recent <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> Federation AGM<br />
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this mode.<br />
For Pyrle is up to date,<br />
The Helens spell it Helyn now,<br />
For it is very late,<br />
The Ediths are all Edythe now,<br />
And much as we may rue,<br />
The girls named Lillie have<br />
gone o'er.<br />
They spell it Lyly too.<br />
O, gyrls, pray tell me why<br />
you do<br />
This sylly, sylly, thyng.<br />
Yf we should ynto dayly lyfe,<br />
Thys kynd of spellyng bryng<br />
Confusyon would be ryfe<br />
yndeed.<br />
We'd lose our E's and I's,<br />
Yn keepyng track of spellyng<br />
whych,<br />
Ys very much too Ys.<br />
Thanks to Allan MacKenzie for<br />
researching and supplying this.<br />
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SECRETARY<br />
Yvonne Marehu<br />
Jennifer Francis<br />
Judy O’Connell<br />
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If there are issues you would like <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> to take up, let your<br />
Committee know by phoning, contacting us via our website<br />
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Your <strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> Committee meets on the 3rd Monday monthly.<br />
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Night prowlers<br />
Occasionally reports are received about a<br />
person coming on to properties at night.<br />
BRUCE QUEDLEY<br />
Neighbourhood Support <strong>Rotorua</strong><br />
The householder realises<br />
this when they hear noises<br />
around their doors or<br />
windows or in the morning<br />
seeing something out of place<br />
or damaged - e.g. a trampled<br />
garden.<br />
When these events are<br />
reported it’s often discovered<br />
there were others in the<br />
neighbourhood who had it<br />
occur too, but they had not<br />
reported it. The reasons given<br />
for not reporting fall into<br />
two main areas: they didn’t<br />
want to disturb the police, or<br />
they were too scared to do<br />
anything.<br />
First, if this does happen<br />
to you - that is, someone trying<br />
your door handle or your<br />
window - it is frightening.<br />
Second, you must do something<br />
about it immediately.<br />
Neighbourhood Support<br />
members are encouraged that<br />
if they see something suspicious<br />
to call the police immediately.<br />
This applies to everyone.<br />
Do not be concerned<br />
about “worrying the police<br />
with a trivial matter as they<br />
have more important things<br />
to do”. Your safety is important<br />
and the police do want<br />
to help you! If a night prowler<br />
event does occur, immediately<br />
dial 111 and ask for the<br />
police.<br />
Due to the Neighbourhood<br />
Support <strong>Rotorua</strong> office being<br />
in the <strong>Rotorua</strong> Police Station<br />
I am privileged to speak to<br />
many police officers regularly.<br />
Each one would encourage<br />
you to make that call. By<br />
doing so, when the event<br />
occurs it increases the likelihood<br />
of apprehending the<br />
offender. If you wait until the<br />
morning the trail has gone<br />
cold for possible tracking with<br />
police dogs.<br />
By reporting the event<br />
when it occurs may prevent<br />
one of your neighbours from<br />
being burgled or property<br />
being damaged or stolen.<br />
When you report an event,<br />
don’t go wandering around<br />
outside, as this may put you<br />
in danger and the trail a police<br />
dog could follow would be<br />
compromised.<br />
There are some basic things<br />
you can do. When going to<br />
bed ensure all windows are<br />
latched and secure. Check all<br />
doors are locked and secure.<br />
If you have an internal access<br />
garage, ensure the doors are<br />
closed and secure.<br />
Always lock your vehicle<br />
and don’t leave valuables in it<br />
when outside of a locked and<br />
secure garage.<br />
Don’t leave items out<br />
around your section. Put<br />
them away in your garden<br />
shed, garage or other secure<br />
location. Have a lock, such<br />
as a padlock, on your garden<br />
shed and garage.<br />
Those who are in a<br />
Neighbourhood Support<br />
Group should have the contact<br />
details of neighbours so<br />
if you need assistance you can<br />
give them a call after reporting<br />
the event to the police.<br />
Having a Neighbourhood<br />
Support Group around you<br />
provides a support network<br />
close by.<br />
For those not in a group,<br />
I encourage you to try to<br />
get one established in your<br />
location. It is relatively easy<br />
just contact the office to help<br />
arrange a get-together of<br />
neighbours so someone from<br />
Neighbourhood Support can<br />
come and explain how things<br />
work.<br />
To contact the<br />
Neighbourhood Support<br />
<strong>Rotorua</strong> office phone 07-349-<br />
9470 or email nsrotorua@<br />
clear.net.nz<br />
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