The Maori Party has scoffed at suggestions by ex-MP Winston Peters that Govt initiatives concerning welfare and the foreshore would lead to disaster.

A 93-year-old woman who police apprehended for disorderly behaviour was New Zealand's oldest offender last year.

The Transport Minister admits his choice of words may have contributed to the outcry over potential cuts to SuperGold Card transport concessions.

Scientists have found that people who inherit two copies of a particular DNA variant show the biological signs of being about eight years "older" than people of the same age who carry neither genetic variant.

Rest-home nurses who rushed to an 82-year-old patient's scream found her on the floor with another patient's walking frame on top of her.

How would you feel about staying in your job till well into your 70s - or even your 80s?

Be prepared for a long retirement if medical advances continue at their current pace, says health reporter Martin Johnston.

Thrill-seeking great-great-grandmother Violet Maskell celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this month by jumping out of a plane.

A rest home and hospital for the aged in South Auckland will close next month after it failed to meet standards imposed by health authorities.

MidCentral District Health Board has released a damning audit report of Palmerston North's Rosa A Lea Rest Home, which it closed last month.

Appearance is a useful guide to longevity and can be used to distinguish those who will die young from those likely to live to a great age, researchers say.

Free trips for pensioners on Waiheke Island ferries are under review because they are costing the SuperGold Card scheme too much.