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.

The day started badly when I saw that pseudo-farmer decked out in fashion swandri on the TV ad this morning explaining why he traded in gold bullion.

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 Prime Minister has rejected a call from the Retirement Commission to lift the retirement age to 67 by 2033.

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.

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.

North Shore Hospital has apologised for leaving an elderly heart patient in the emergency department for five hours between doctor consultations.

Religious extremists have been sending cards to the elderly asking them to pick the date they will die.

A hospital emergency department is being investigated after a doctor filled out a "do not resuscitate" order, allegedly without consent.

Thieves posing as bank workers have swindled an 81-year-old Franklin man out of his savings, another in a series of elderly people who have been targeted by scammers in south Auckland.