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Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. We’re enjoying the slightly warmer weather, we hope you are as well. There’s plenty of useful information, news and events in this issue. Thanks for sharing a few minutes of your day with us. Please give us a call on 04 499 6646 or email  if you would like to get in

Scammers are a tricky bunch. I thought I was fairly astute when it comes to detecting a scammer, but that confidence was demolished very quickly this week. I was taken in by an impersonation scammer. I received a call from “Visa” credit cards with an automated voice telling me that they had noticed a couple

At the invitation of the Department of Corrections, Age Concern has taken on a new challenge for Steady As You Go supremo Ann Dalziel to establish an exercise class for the older inmates at Rimutuka Prison in Trentham. Ann and Age Concern have established over 40 falls prevention exercise classes around the Wellington Region. These

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. We hope your week is going well. It’s been a little while since you received our last newsletter – we’ve been busy with our annual appeal, an office move, Seniors’ Week & Making Connections Day, and more. Read all about it in this week’s newsletter, as well as

We’ve been providing services for older people in the Wellington Region since 1976. Our vision is for the older population to be a thriving, respected and engaged part of the community. For the past 17 years, we’ve been based in Anvil House on Wakefield Street. At the end of October, we relocated to Level 4

Our recent online Scam Quiz results show that participants are well aware of the dangers posed by scammers. With over 95% of the 169 participants passing the quiz with scores above 50%, it’s clear that people are becoming more scam-savvy. Impressively, nearly half of those who took part achieved a perfect score of 100, and

Recently, Kiwibank advised its customers that the banking industry is working to develop and launch a “Confirmation of Payee” service to avoid making payments to scammers. The service checks whether the account name matches the account number of the person or business you are paying before you push the button to make the payment. The

KIA ORA Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. We hope your week has started well. It’s been a significant last few weeks with the tangi of Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, and the anointing of his daughter Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō as the new Māori Queen. What a moving sight it

A recent training session for staff at Age Concern Wellington Region caused me to adjust one of my innate or unconscious biases, and review some of the others. Abby and Heather from the Positive Speakers Bureau addressed us on HIV awareness with particular attention to ageing with HIV through their involvement with Positive Women Inc.

“In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” If you are a homeowner, this of course includes rates. The common theme about rates this year has been the significant increases in levy rates set by most local councils in the Wellington Region. The recent rates notices have caused concern for some sections of

Some people age in a healthy way while others don’t. Researchers at the Canadian McMaster Institute for Research on Aging contend that good heart health can ease the challenges of aging. This is backed up by similar studies in the England and Scotland based on the UK Biobank. The results stem from a Canadian longitudinal

At Age Concern Wellington Region, we enjoy partnering with many different organisations around the Region. Recently, we were pleased to be able to offer all our wonderful volunteers and Companion Services clients an opportunity to attend the Orpheus Choir concert on 24 August at a discounted price. The Orpheus Choir offered all our volunteers a