Let me pinpoint the moment the world first became aware of the ageless, year-zero face.

'This was my grandmother, a brilliant and much-loved woman. The story of the final 10 years of her life reveals a shocking truth about how Britain treats its old people.'

This lucky generation of retirees...

With a tent and an airbed packed into his Mercedes-Benz, Jurgen Karl Ahrens made the New Zealand outdoors his home.

A pensioner has been blackmailed out of most of his life savings by a serial conman who threatened to spread rumours the two men were sexually involved.

More and more NZ women say they would prefer to age gracefully and forgo a cosmetic surgery.

We asked nzherald.co.nz readers whether they agreed with the Retirement Commissioner's recommendation that the superannuation age be raised to 67, and found views were divided.

The Retirement Commissioner says the age of entitlement for New Zealand Superannuation needs to be raised from 65 to 67 to ensure it remains affordable over the long term.

The quest may no longer be for the elixir of immortality but with an ageing population there is increased awareness of what it takes to live long and well, writes Dionne Christian.

Findings suggest walking is the best way of preserving both mental and physical health in old age.

Two studies of human development, one launched in the 1970s and the other from earlier this year, reveal how different society is today.

Aged care experts want a nationwide review of rest home meals after revelations large numbers of elderly people are malnourished.