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.

Residents at an Auckland retirement village are about to meet their newest carer.

A major elderly care operator has accused health authorities of a "witch hunt" over the closure of a rest home.

An inspection team finds a 103-year-old woman tied to her bed with a sheet, during an audit of a Palmerston North rest home.

It's easy for Sarah Murdoch to appear untouched on a women's mag, writes Kerry Woodham, she's gorgeous and can afford the best skincare.

The Independent's Sean O'Grady looks at what the UK's burgeoning population could mean for future generations.

Hundreds of families with deceased KiwiSaver members can now access the money without having to go through a complicated legal procedure.

Tasmanian police found only one piece of forensic evidence at the crime scene: a leech, engorged with blood.

Some Indian grandparents are being brought to NZ by their families only to be used as babysitters and then 'practically abandoned'.

A High Court decision ordering a financial adviser to pay an elderly widow $250,000 could become a "benchmark" for other claims.