Hamilton Grey Power September 2017
The Hamilton Grey Power Magazine 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 members informed on issues that directly effect them.
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SEPTEMBER <strong>2017</strong><br />
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2 <strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine – <strong>September</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
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Find your way to spring<br />
A health and body check might be just what<br />
you need this spring.<br />
Have you ever thought<br />
you should get your<br />
sore knee checked out<br />
and put it off? How about that<br />
colonoscopy your doctor told<br />
you to have last year? Make<br />
your health a priority this <strong>September</strong><br />
and have a general<br />
health check-up.<br />
Sometimes it can be the<br />
little things that stop you from<br />
reaching your goals in the<br />
gym, on the track or even in<br />
improving your general health.<br />
Sore lower backs, shoulders or<br />
necks can be frustrating at the<br />
best of times. Deciding to get<br />
these things checked out by a<br />
professional is a good idea and<br />
important for your personal<br />
strength and fitness success<br />
and to prevent any ongoing<br />
musculoskeletal and medical<br />
issues. With the coming of longer<br />
and warmer days this is the<br />
perfect time to walk the dog<br />
after work, meet some friends<br />
for a jog, or climb that mountain<br />
peak where you’ve been<br />
wanting to watch the sunrise.<br />
Start this spring with a<br />
clean slate and if something<br />
is up, that’s what the routine<br />
check-up with your doctor<br />
is for. Next, for any aches or<br />
pains you feel warrant a trip<br />
to the physiotherapist, book<br />
yourself in and get on top of it<br />
early. The physiotherapist will<br />
provide treatment, advice and<br />
exercises to provide relief and<br />
help resolve the issue, all integral<br />
in helping you make a full<br />
recovery.<br />
Following this, if you are<br />
aware of muscle imbalances or<br />
areas of weakness that cause<br />
pain or problems when you exercise,<br />
or you are limited in exercise<br />
due to a chronic disease,<br />
then schedule a musculoskeletal<br />
assessment and receive appropriate<br />
exercise prescription<br />
and an exercise rehabilitation<br />
programme. Feel free to drop<br />
into UniRec at the University of<br />
Waikato <strong>Hamilton</strong> campus to<br />
have a chat with friendly staff<br />
there if you would like to find<br />
out how they can help you get<br />
on track with your goals. With<br />
the right exercise plan in place<br />
you will be able to progress<br />
your exercises as necessary and<br />
hopefully you will enjoy the<br />
summer of <strong>2017</strong>/2018 to its<br />
fullest and 2018 will turn into<br />
a productive and active year.<br />
Some chronic diseases that<br />
research has proven to benefit<br />
from exercise: insulin resistance,<br />
types 1 and 2 diabetes,<br />
dyslipidemia, hypertension,<br />
obesity, chronic obstructive<br />
pulmonary disease, coronary<br />
heart disease, chronic heart<br />
failure, intermittent claudication,<br />
osteoarthritis, rheumatoid<br />
arthritis, osteoporosis,<br />
fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue<br />
syndrome, cancer, depression,<br />
and asthma.<br />
<strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine – <strong>September</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 3
PRESIDENT’S REPORT<br />
It's been a busy three months<br />
In July I was invited to speak to members<br />
of Fairfield Probus and more recently to<br />
Chartwell Lions.<br />
BY ROGER HENNEBRY<br />
HAMILTON GREY POWER<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
I<br />
was spreading the word on<br />
<strong>Grey</strong> <strong>Power</strong> and of course<br />
looking to join up new members.<br />
Sounding very much like<br />
the political parties selling their<br />
policies for the next election.<br />
I received a good reception.<br />
Also I have been helping put<br />
your magazine together with<br />
Liz Bowers who has taken over<br />
from Russell Knaap. Thanks Liz.<br />
We are looking for your input;<br />
recipes, gardening tips,<br />
book reviews, items for sale,<br />
jokes and details of any meetings<br />
that would be of interest<br />
Funeral Director<br />
Ana-Maria<br />
Richardson<br />
Assisting <strong>Hamilton</strong> and Waikato families<br />
for many years with professionalism,<br />
friendly service and compassionate care.<br />
For personal service you can trust,<br />
phone Ana-Maria on:<br />
07 211 4654<br />
Mobile: 021 881 229<br />
Email: ana@ana-maria.nz<br />
to our members. Your stories<br />
would be most welcome - you<br />
must have one. Come on give<br />
it a go.<br />
We've enjoyed some good<br />
seminar speakers; James Shaw<br />
Greens leader, Winston Peters<br />
NZ First leader, Barry Coates<br />
Green MP and holder of senior<br />
portfolios and by the time you<br />
read this we will have had the<br />
opportunity to meet Jacinda<br />
Ardern new Labour leader.<br />
Unfortunately we had to<br />
cancel Maggie Barry National's<br />
spokesperson for Seniors as<br />
the party didn't give us enough<br />
lead-up time to advertise to let<br />
our members know.<br />
Federation news: The <strong>Grey</strong><br />
<strong>Power</strong> Board does not support<br />
increasing the age for super<br />
and our main issues to pursue<br />
have been established as; hearing,<br />
eyes, teeth and elective<br />
surgery. Also we supported a<br />
living wage for care workers.<br />
There has definitely been<br />
some drama and change in<br />
8<br />
6<br />
2<br />
Roger Hennebry<br />
fortunes for one or two of the<br />
political parties which has generated<br />
the most interest in politics<br />
for a long time.<br />
I hope you will all consider<br />
what is important to you and<br />
look at the parties’ policies<br />
when you vote - you can't<br />
complain afterwards if you<br />
haven't exercised your tick.<br />
I'm pleased to report we<br />
have got into a good rhythm<br />
in the office thanks to Raewyn<br />
and all the volunteers.<br />
Don't forget Monday mornings,<br />
when we don't have a<br />
speaker there is always coffee,<br />
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4 <strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine – <strong>September</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
Retirement Villages<br />
EBBETT HOLDEN BULK BUY SPECIALS!! SAVE THOUSANDS!! SEE PAGE 24<br />
Bupa St Andrews<br />
communal terrace<br />
A place to call home.<br />
St Andrews Retirement Village, now open in <strong>Hamilton</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine – <strong>September</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 5
Enduring power of attorney<br />
protect your future<br />
This month we are bringing to your attention<br />
the importance of having an Enduring <strong>Power</strong><br />
of Attorney.<br />
What is this you might<br />
say and why do I<br />
need it?<br />
It is a legal document that<br />
is witnessed and prepared<br />
for you under your instructions<br />
to enable a person who<br />
you choose as your Attorney<br />
to make decisions about your<br />
assets and liabilities when you<br />
can no longer do this for yourself.<br />
Life can be fragile and<br />
therefore it is important that<br />
everyone should think about<br />
protecting their future. So you<br />
need to choose someone who<br />
you trust to make decisions for<br />
you when and if you are no<br />
longer able to do this for yourself.<br />
Often we need someone<br />
to make health decisions for<br />
us regarding our personal care<br />
and welfare as well as your<br />
property and valuables.<br />
List of considerations before<br />
you see a legal advisor:-<br />
1. Who do you want your Attorney<br />
to be and also what<br />
you do and don’t want them<br />
to do on your behalf.<br />
2. How you Attorney might<br />
be supported, do you need<br />
more than one Attorney.?<br />
3. Friends, family solicitor accountant’s<br />
advice.<br />
4. Making a list of the main<br />
things that you own, any<br />
money owed to you and<br />
have you any debts?<br />
5. Who else should have a<br />
copy of your EPA, your doctor,<br />
dentist, bank, insurance<br />
company and family/<br />
whanau.<br />
6. The date your EPA should<br />
commence from?<br />
7. How your Attorney might<br />
be monitored such as by<br />
appointing a second person<br />
to oversee your financial records<br />
and bank statements.<br />
This could be done by having<br />
two EPAs.<br />
8. Who might step in as your<br />
EPA if something suddenly<br />
happens to the first one.<br />
Pamphlets that show you a<br />
list of the considerations you<br />
need to make before choosing<br />
your Attorney and presenting it<br />
to a lawyer or the Public Trust<br />
to witness, can be obtained<br />
from The Ministry of Social<br />
Development’s website www.<br />
msd.govt.nz/epa or you can<br />
phone 0800 273 674.<br />
Other areas of contact can<br />
be made at your local Citizens<br />
Advice Bureau, Public Library or<br />
Community Law Centre.<br />
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Catholic Diocese of <strong>Hamilton</strong> wwwproudtobecatholic.org.nz<br />
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Log burners causing problems<br />
for the elderly in South Island<br />
We have an issue developing in the South Island<br />
which could have serious implications for the<br />
vulnerable elderly and very young throughout<br />
the rest of the country.<br />
BY TOM O’CONNOR<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
GREY POWER FEDERATION<br />
Like many coastal towns<br />
Timaru has a serious<br />
winter air quality problem<br />
with industrial coal fired<br />
boilers, heavy trucks and solid<br />
fuel home heaters creating<br />
heavy smog during the winter<br />
months.<br />
Some regional councils,<br />
which are responsible for the<br />
development of Regional Air<br />
Plans have taken a practical<br />
approach to the issue but<br />
others, including Environment<br />
Canterbury require log<br />
burners more than 15 years<br />
old to be replaced regardless<br />
of efficiency. We now have<br />
people, who can’t afford a<br />
new log burner, living in unheated<br />
homes in the South<br />
Island winter, through fear of<br />
a penalty for having a smoky<br />
chimney.<br />
Apparently a number of<br />
engineering companies offered<br />
to upgrade older style<br />
log burners to meet the new<br />
standards. It is a relatively<br />
straightforward operation<br />
which is done on a regular<br />
basis and in most cases can<br />
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be done with the log burner<br />
in place. That offer was either<br />
declined or ignored.<br />
There was also a suggestion<br />
that older style log burners<br />
should only be replaced<br />
when the house was sold but<br />
that was also rejected. There<br />
are also available in New Zealand<br />
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chimney filters which have<br />
been successfully trialed and<br />
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They would cost around<br />
$2500 to buy and have fitted<br />
but, compared with between<br />
$5000 and $10,000 for a<br />
new log burner which many<br />
people simply cannot afford.<br />
Once again, the Canterbury<br />
Regional Council has refused<br />
to consider anything other<br />
than taking out older log<br />
burners.<br />
More recently when the<br />
possibility of upgrading older<br />
log burners was again raised,<br />
Environment Canterbury refused<br />
to consider the possibility,<br />
claiming that it was<br />
too late for amendments and<br />
it would take a prolonged<br />
and costly plan change process.<br />
They also claimed the<br />
log burners would need to<br />
be taken out of the house<br />
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to be rebuilt and laboratory<br />
tested. As abatement notices<br />
and penalties can be imposed<br />
for visible chimney smoke regardless<br />
of the age of the log<br />
burner the 15 year restriction<br />
and claimed laboratory testing<br />
of upgraded log burners<br />
are unnecessary.<br />
South Island district health<br />
boards advise that air quality<br />
and home heating are intrinsically<br />
linked and both<br />
have implications for human<br />
health. That means they must<br />
be managed in balance. It is<br />
irresponsible to frighten people<br />
into living without winter<br />
heating with illogical rules to<br />
clean up the air they breathe.<br />
Cold winter homes pose a major<br />
threat to the health of the<br />
elderly and the very young. To<br />
put these people at unnecessary<br />
risk because a regional<br />
council is too stubborn and arrogant<br />
to listen to the community<br />
they are supposed to serve<br />
is simply unacceptable.<br />
All political parties will be<br />
asked if they would allow<br />
older style log burners anywhere<br />
in the country to be<br />
upgraded and their responses<br />
will be published in the <strong>Grey</strong><br />
<strong>Power</strong> Magazine before the<br />
general election.<br />
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<strong>Hamilton</strong> greypower Magazine – <strong>September</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 7
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With 35 years’ experience I know that some<br />
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Nobody wants to pay more for their insurance<br />
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The following policies can be considered:<br />
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Rates rebates opportunities<br />
<strong>Hamilton</strong> ratepayers on lower incomes may<br />
be entitled to rebates<br />
The Rates Rebate Scheme,<br />
established by the Government,<br />
is administered<br />
by the council and can provide<br />
a rates credit to low income<br />
homeowners and ratepayers of<br />
up to $620.<br />
“You may be eligible if you<br />
pay rates at your home address,<br />
and were living there<br />
from 1 July. The council’s website<br />
has a link to a Department<br />
of Internal Affairs calculator,<br />
which ratepayers can use to<br />
determine if they are eligible<br />
for a rates rebate,” says council<br />
corporate general manager,<br />
David Bryant.<br />
A further rates reduction<br />
may be available where there<br />
is extreme financial hardship.<br />
“This rates remission policy is<br />
additional to the government<br />
scheme and allows council to<br />
remit rates on a residential property<br />
up to a maximum of $482.<br />
“You must live at the property<br />
and provide household<br />
financial information – including,<br />
most importantly proof of<br />
household income and details<br />
of any investments – as well<br />
as meeting some conditions<br />
and criteria,” Mr Bryant says.<br />
Members of the Council<br />
rates team will work with<br />
ratepayers to determine if<br />
their financial situation entitles<br />
them to a rates rebate.<br />
For further information or<br />
help with your rates you can<br />
phone 838 6688 to make an<br />
appointment to discuss or visit<br />
the council website.<br />
The council rates team can<br />
speak directly with ratepayers<br />
about their eligibility for a rebate<br />
at one of nine sessions<br />
held across the city. Details of<br />
the locations, dates and times<br />
for the sessions can be found<br />
on the council website.<br />
For ratepayers who face<br />
mobility or medical health issues<br />
and cannot attend one<br />
of the sessions – or visit council’s<br />
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Cambridge Menzshed<br />
nearly two years old<br />
From small beginnings two years ago, the<br />
Cambridge Menzshed has grown into a<br />
powerhouse of activity.<br />
Operating out of a purpose-built<br />
workshop<br />
area in the Resthaven<br />
Village Centre, there’s a happy,<br />
noisy vibe at this shed, where<br />
things get fixed or made, and<br />
woodcraft knowledge and<br />
opinions are shared.<br />
The Menzshed philosophy is<br />
to bring men together in one<br />
community space to share their<br />
skills, have a laugh, and work<br />
on practical tasks individually<br />
for their own personal projects,<br />
or as a group for the shed or<br />
community projects.<br />
It’s open to the community<br />
9am to 4pm every Wednesday,<br />
and is now more commonly<br />
known as the “Wednesday<br />
Wood Workshop”. Dave Callaghan<br />
has been there since the<br />
beginning, and is the driving<br />
force behind the shed. They get<br />
a lot done at the shed – they<br />
produce an incredible number<br />
of wooden items, which they<br />
sell. Planters, birdhouses, laundry<br />
basket holders and dolls’<br />
cradles, with the cradles and<br />
birdhouses proving to be the<br />
most popular. And if someone<br />
wants a customised version,<br />
Dave is happy to oblige. The<br />
Views Craft Room, which is<br />
down the hall from the Menzshed,<br />
play their part by making<br />
gorgeous quilt sets for the<br />
dolls’ cradles. And the shed<br />
has also become a popular<br />
place for people to bring their<br />
furniture for small repairs. The<br />
crew will take care of these for<br />
a donation.<br />
Dave Callaghan (left) and Eric Hill (right)<br />
The money raised from sales<br />
and donations goes to a good<br />
cause - to the Resthaven Foundation<br />
Trust, who are active in<br />
the community, fundraising for<br />
services, facilities, and education<br />
to help the elderly.<br />
During the day there is a<br />
steady stream of men and<br />
women working in the shed<br />
(despite its name, there’s no<br />
requirement to be a man to<br />
use the Menzshed). And there<br />
are new people coming along<br />
each week. In fact one of their<br />
latest recruits found out about<br />
it when he caught a glimpse<br />
of the activity from the newly<br />
completed cycle track adjacent<br />
to the centre. He was curious,<br />
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Water - the word simply won’t go away,<br />
especially when combined with politics<br />
For years we have been told that no one owns<br />
water and this is the reason why no one can<br />
charge for water.<br />
However, Regional councils<br />
control the use of<br />
water through a formal<br />
consent process and then<br />
charge the user a “monitoring<br />
fee” often based on the volume<br />
of water used. It is totally<br />
understandable that users<br />
think they are paying for the<br />
water.<br />
There are currently different<br />
categories of water users.<br />
The latest high profile are the<br />
overseas companies who take<br />
crystal clear water, bottle it,<br />
and export significant volumes<br />
overseas and make handsome<br />
profits. They pay nothing for<br />
the water and apart from a few<br />
jobs at the bottling operation,<br />
NZ (Inc ) does not benefit in any<br />
JOKE CORNER<br />
way. This seems dumb!<br />
The next main category are<br />
the irrigators. Different commercial<br />
growers own and lease<br />
significant land around Waharoa<br />
and Matamata. They grow<br />
vegetables mainly potatoes<br />
and onions on a large commercial<br />
scale. The normal management<br />
of this operation requires<br />
the growers to drill extremely<br />
deep bores from which they<br />
pump water and irrigate their<br />
crops. Nothing different to a<br />
home gardener who waters his<br />
vegetables each night in summer<br />
to keep his crop growing.<br />
The water sustains the crop<br />
and returns to the soil in a<br />
continuous cycle. Should these<br />
growers pay for the water they<br />
use and if so, why?<br />
Labour has proposed to tax<br />
these users and use the income<br />
to improve the water quality in<br />
our rivers. This reasoning assumes<br />
that the growers are in<br />
fact contributing to the current<br />
state of the rivers. Hard to justify<br />
when they have drilled their<br />
own bore on their own land,<br />
are irrigating their own crop,<br />
and the water goes back into<br />
their own land to work its way<br />
back down to the aquafers.<br />
None of this water goes anywhere<br />
near any rivers, but the<br />
grower’s costs go up to pay the<br />
tax and we all pay higher prices<br />
at the supermarket. This also<br />
seems dumb!<br />
Dairying is an easy target<br />
to blame for all the pollution<br />
in the rivers. If we didn’t have<br />
dairy cows would we have<br />
pristine water? Probably not.<br />
As one of those dairy farmers<br />
I have complied with Fonterra’s<br />
quality standards and<br />
fenced every single drain and<br />
waterway on my dairy farm.<br />
This process controls the run<br />
off from my paddocks into the<br />
drains and eventually off to the<br />
rivers. I am not allowed to irrigate<br />
my paddocks during the<br />
summer months using water<br />
from my own duck pond. This<br />
seems dumb.<br />
Lastly we have the “townies”.<br />
This group live in concentrated<br />
areas and pump their<br />
human waste off to the town<br />
sewage ponds. There it starts<br />
its treatment system until Cyclone<br />
Cook arrives, overflows<br />
the ponds and all that untreated<br />
waste flows off directly<br />
into the rivers. This is permitted<br />
under the Councils resource<br />
consent so no one pays to do<br />
any clean up or improve their<br />
systems. This seems dumb.<br />
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FLOAT THERAPY<br />
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Physiotherapist and former Black Fern<br />
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therapy was once regarded as ‘hippy and<br />
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“Floating, just like acupuncture and<br />
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The addition of a Dreampod float<br />
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From elite athletes to children, the business<br />
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“When you float there is no external<br />
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“The sanitised water is maintained at<br />
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The float therapy is open for bookings<br />
this month and Teresa recommends<br />
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expectant mums.<br />
As a new mum herself, she says the float<br />
therapy can help relieve discomfort and<br />
the feeling of weightlessness is instantly<br />
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“It’s also of benefit to those in high stress<br />
jobs, or in chronic pain, and for athletes<br />
the high concentration of Epsom Salts<br />
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Advance bookings must be made and<br />
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Your life’s story<br />
Sometime within the next few months your<br />
children will ask “what can I buy you for<br />
Christmas?” How about a voucher for Dennis<br />
Trotter to write your life story?<br />
It’s often not until someone<br />
dies that families realise<br />
there’s a great deal about<br />
mum or dad’s early life they<br />
don’t know. They may have<br />
heard snippets over the years,<br />
but there are many gaps and<br />
some interesting facts that have<br />
simply never come to light.<br />
Sometimes siblings have differing<br />
opinions. Sadly, the one<br />
person who can set the record<br />
straight is no longer there.<br />
This potential problem can<br />
be overcome by a service offered<br />
by former newspaper<br />
editor, Dennis Trotter, who interviews<br />
individuals (and family<br />
members, if required) to create<br />
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He has vouchers available<br />
and the donor can stipulate the<br />
value. An ideal Christmas gift.<br />
The life story can be produced<br />
to fit a budget or the recipient<br />
can choose something a little<br />
more elaborate and pay the difference<br />
between the actual cost<br />
and the value of the voucher.<br />
Dennis is able to give an estimate<br />
of cost before undertaking<br />
an assignment.<br />
In most instances people<br />
choose a fairly basic review<br />
of their life, from childhood,<br />
through their working and<br />
married life, parenthood, business<br />
or employment, sporting<br />
interests, hobbies and eventual<br />
retirement. With 2-10 photographs<br />
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Other clients want just the<br />
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Let me write<br />
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while a few opt for something<br />
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a story of their lives together,<br />
from that point on.<br />
He was prompted to establish<br />
his business after being frequently<br />
asked to prepare information<br />
for eulogies which he is<br />
sometimes asked to deliver.<br />
“I enjoy interviewing families<br />
and learning about their loved<br />
ones. But it is easier to interview<br />
the subject personally. After all,<br />
who knows the story better<br />
than the person who is the main<br />
character?” he says. “Also,<br />
while family members may have<br />
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have a different view.”<br />
Most “Your Life’s Story” assignments<br />
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Dennis , who is able to travel<br />
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email: trot@actrix.co.nz or by<br />
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Please contact<br />
Dennis Trotter<br />
Email: trot@actrix.co.nz • Ph: 021 900 028<br />
www.lifestory.co.nz<br />
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Date: Saturday <strong>September</strong> 30 <strong>2017</strong><br />
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Seniors and pets<br />
For those of us who have a much loved<br />
pet and are holding back from moving to a<br />
retirement village because of this or whose pet<br />
has passed on and are wondering whether to<br />
have another one this article may interest you.<br />
JOKE CORNER<br />
Fishing for Whiskey<br />
There has been a great<br />
deal of research done<br />
world-wide on the health<br />
benefits for elderly people<br />
owning pets.<br />
In 1992 a study was performed<br />
in Cleveland Ohio<br />
where a pet was given to elderly<br />
people who were living<br />
alone. The fees and food plus<br />
neutering/spaying and veterinary<br />
costs were initially paid by<br />
the researchers and shelters.<br />
The animals were adopted<br />
from animal shelters and so<br />
resulted in a double situation<br />
of saving the pet from being<br />
euthanised and companionship<br />
for the elderly person. This<br />
resulted in a remarkable reduction<br />
in health problems and so<br />
less doctor’s visits, lower medication<br />
and improved health.<br />
There are now 46 animal<br />
shelters in 27 states in the<br />
USA participating in this programme.<br />
It is called ‘Pets for<br />
the Elderly Foundation’ and is<br />
a charitable organisation which<br />
relies totally on donations.<br />
A three year study by the<br />
Baker Medical Research Institute<br />
in Melbourne Australia of<br />
5741 people showed that pet<br />
owners had lower blood pressure<br />
and triglyceride and cholesterol<br />
levels than did non pet<br />
owners. The researchers tried<br />
to find other factors like diet,<br />
weight or social factors that<br />
“Poor Old Fool” thought the well-dressed<br />
gentlemen as he watched an old man fishing<br />
in a puddle outside a pub. So he invited the<br />
old man inside for a drink. As they sipped their<br />
whiskeys, the gentleman thought he’d humour<br />
the old man and asked, “So how many have you<br />
caught today?”<br />
The old man replied “ you’re the eighth.”<br />
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may have caused this other<br />
than pet ownership but that<br />
was not so.<br />
Also Dr Roger Lavelle, Vet.<br />
MB a senior lecturer at the<br />
University of Melbourne’s vet<br />
clinic centre, has found that<br />
pet owners have significantly<br />
reduced levels of known risk<br />
factors such as cardiovascular<br />
disease and that pet ownership<br />
helped the lonely and isolated.<br />
Studies in Canada have<br />
been on-going since 1970 by<br />
the Vancouver SPCA and have<br />
proven overall health benefits<br />
to the elderly through pets<br />
being taken on visits to retirement<br />
homes and hospitals.<br />
In New Zealand we are<br />
seeing “Older animals being<br />
matched to older people”. Often<br />
breeding kennels have an<br />
SUDOKU ANSWERS<br />
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animal that has finished breeding<br />
and at age five plus can be<br />
happily housed with an older<br />
person so avoiding puppy and<br />
kitten training. Older pets can<br />
also be found at local animal<br />
shelters plus on Trade Me.<br />
Many retirement villages<br />
now allow a pet with the owners.<br />
The companionship and<br />
care of another living being<br />
takes a person’s mind off many<br />
social illnesses and results in<br />
less visits to the doctor that often<br />
only relate to loneliness.<br />
The photo shown is of Emily<br />
a five year-old Scottish terrier<br />
who was re housed after<br />
having three litters of puppies.<br />
She now lives comfortably with<br />
an elderly couple and basks<br />
in the glory of her new found<br />
comfort and spoilt lifestyle.<br />
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MRS<br />
KITCHEN’S<br />
CORNER<br />
KAWHAI FISH CAKES<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
500g of smoked Kawhai<br />
2 tbsp grated ginger<br />
300g parsnip<br />
1/4 cup of sliced red onion<br />
300g of Agria Potato<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
2 tbsp butter<br />
1 tbsp horseradish sauce<br />
METHOD<br />
Cook potatoes and parsnip until soft. Drain and mash<br />
with all other ingredients. Mix well and roll into six<br />
cakes and flatten. Cover in flour then 2 beaten eggs<br />
and roll in breadcrumbs. Refrigerate for an hour, then<br />
spray with olive oil. Bake on baking paper in oven at<br />
180 degrees for 25 mins. (Turn over once)<br />
Serve with lemon wedges or horseradish cream:<br />
3 tbsp horseradish sauce, 1 tbsp sour cream, 1 tbsp<br />
mayonnaise.<br />
THE GREAT<br />
NZ BAKING<br />
BOOK<br />
RAISIN LOAF<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
1 cup milk<br />
2 tbsp golden syrup<br />
2 cups plain flour<br />
3 tsp baking powder<br />
Pinch of salt<br />
3/4 cup sugar<br />
1 cup raisins<br />
METHOD<br />
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees. Line the bottom<br />
of a 22cm loaf tin with baking paper and grease<br />
the sides. Put milk and golden syrup together in a<br />
pan and heat gently to combine. Leave to cool. Sift<br />
the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl, add<br />
sugar and raisins and stir to combine. Add the milk<br />
mixture, stirring to make a soft batter. Turn into the<br />
prepared tin. Bake for about 1 hour. Allow to cool in<br />
the tin for 15-20 minutes, before removing to cool<br />
completely. Serve sliced, with or without butter..<br />
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Are you having problems<br />
with your vision?<br />
There are many causes of vision loss, and conditions of the eye<br />
such as Cataract and Glaucoma, that we can diagnose and treat.<br />
One specific disease called Macular Degeneration causes progressive<br />
loss of vision in the centre of your visual field but leaving your<br />
peripheral or side vision intact.<br />
It is the leading cause of legal blindness and severe vision loss in New Zealand<br />
(It does not result in total or ‘black’ blindness). One in seven New Zealanders<br />
over the age of 50 years are affected. Smokers are three times more likely to<br />
develop the disease and at least a decade earlier than non-smokers. People<br />
with a family history of macular degeneration have a 50% chance<br />
of developing the disease.<br />
Symptoms may include<br />
Difficulty with reading or any other activity that requires fine vision<br />
Everything looks blurred or distorted<br />
Distinguishing faces becomes difficult<br />
Dark patches or empty spaces in the centre of your vision<br />
Normal Vision Blurred or Distorted Vision Loss of Central Vision<br />
If you are concerned about your vision you should talk to your GP or Optometrist,<br />
or contact us to find out about an appointment with one of our specialists. Our email for an<br />
appointment is appointments@hamiltoneyeclinic.co.nz or phone us directly.<br />
40226<br />
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UNCLE<br />
PERCY’S<br />
GARDEN<br />
TIPS<br />
OCTOBER:<br />
1. Remove weeds from around Spring<br />
Plants.<br />
2. Shape clipped hedges and apply liquid<br />
fertiliser<br />
3. Plant Annuals and Tomatoes at Labour<br />
weekend.<br />
4. Plant Clematis and Basil<br />
NOVEMBER:<br />
1. Good month to plant a cottage garden<br />
from seeds.<br />
2. Mow lawns regularly<br />
3. Plant Amaryllis bulbs in pots. Great gift<br />
for Christmas.<br />
4. Plant Hydrangeas and Water Melons<br />
DECEMBER:<br />
1. Plant Impatiens and Geraniums in pots<br />
and hanging baskets.<br />
2. Plan and plant now for autumn,<br />
Chrysanthemums and Dahlias<br />
3. Only water early or late in day.<br />
4. Time to plant winter vegetables, Beets,<br />
Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage.<br />
Remember to mulch your garden well if<br />
you are going away for Christmas to keep<br />
the weeds down and the moisture in.<br />
Families and friends<br />
can reduce the risk<br />
of elderly people<br />
being abused<br />
Super Senior Patron Sir Peter Snell is asking<br />
New Zealanders to look out for signs of elder<br />
abuse, and to act on any concerns.<br />
It’s estimated that up to<br />
70,000 people will experience<br />
some form of elder<br />
abuse this year but most cases<br />
go unreported.<br />
The high-profile examples of<br />
elder abuse in the media show<br />
that some seniors are physically<br />
and emotionally unable to free<br />
themselves from abuse.<br />
You can help put a stop to it.<br />
Elder abuse can be, financial,<br />
psychological, physical or sexual<br />
- or some mixture of these.<br />
More than three quarters of<br />
abusers are family members.<br />
Sons and daughters are the<br />
most frequent perpetrators of<br />
elder abuse – often feeling they<br />
have a sense of entitlement.<br />
An older person is more<br />
at risk of abuse if they are dependent<br />
on the perpetrator or<br />
if the perpetrator suffers from<br />
depression or alcohol and drug<br />
dependency.<br />
Another warning sign is social<br />
isolation. Caregivers, family<br />
members and victims may<br />
avoid contact with others out of<br />
shame or fear of discovery.<br />
If you're worried that someone<br />
is experiencing elder abuse,<br />
it’s OK to help.<br />
Something as simple as asking<br />
how they are can make a<br />
real difference.<br />
The sooner you reach out,<br />
the sooner they can get help.<br />
You can ask:<br />
• Are you OK?<br />
• Do you want to talk?<br />
• Is someone hurting you<br />
• Is there anything I can do?<br />
If you’re concerned about<br />
how someone is being treated<br />
you can call a free and confidential<br />
elder abuse helpline that<br />
has translation services. 0800<br />
32 668 65 (0800 EA NOT OK)<br />
Calls are answered by registered<br />
nurses who can provide<br />
information and advice on elder<br />
abuse. They are also able to direct<br />
you to local organisations<br />
that are trained to help and<br />
protect seniors.<br />
Examples of elder abuse:<br />
Helen’s story- financial abuse<br />
Helen is an 80-year-old<br />
woman with a chronic illness<br />
and poor mobility. Her son, Peter<br />
moved in to be Helen ’s carer<br />
after his marriage broke down.<br />
Peter does the shopping using<br />
Helen’s ATM card and never<br />
shows her the receipts when<br />
she asks. There are unpaid bills<br />
piled on the table and Helen<br />
tells you she can’t afford to go<br />
out any more.<br />
Mary’s story - psychological<br />
abuse<br />
Mary is an 83-year-old woman<br />
recently diagnosed with<br />
depression. Mary lives with her<br />
husband John. Their daughter<br />
Frances notices that her father<br />
is very controlling, puts her<br />
mother down and refuses to<br />
take Mary to church despite her<br />
asking repeatedly. There is a history<br />
of family violence.<br />
Ted’s story – physical abuse<br />
Ted is a 79-year-old man<br />
who has been diagnosed with<br />
dementia and other chronic illnesses.<br />
He lives in social housing<br />
with his son Brian who is<br />
his carer and has <strong>Power</strong> of Attorney.<br />
Brian has cancelled Ted’s<br />
age-care services. Ted’s clothes<br />
are soiled and dirty and he appears<br />
to have lost weight.<br />
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