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Metlifecare goes to court over Asia Pacific's $1.49b takeover
Court date set for later this month.
Back to work on Ryman's Havelock North retirement village
Covid-19 brings more red tape for construction industry. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Jilted Metlifecare v $1.49b suitor: bitter exchange emerges
Documents from both parties were posted on the NZX today.
Judy McGregor: Our woeful treatment of the aged
COMMENT: We continue to fail the most vulnerable, most dependent and the people we love.
Jilted Metlifecare digs in for stoush with absconding bidder
No material change to outlook - Metlifecare
Five NZ retirement stocks dive: What next?
Analysis of five stocks quantifies degree of fall: what next?
Metlifecare takes legal advice on $1.49b takeover scrapping
Stock plunges 22 per cent after bidder pulls out.
Rest home asks people to wave to residents on daily walks
Next time you're passing a rest home on your bubble walk, give the residents a wave!
Over $1 billion in property deals on ice
Investors across the industry have been hit by the downturn.
KiwiSaver down: Should you switch funds now?
A financial expert answers all your pressing KiwiSaver questions.
Metlifecare claims $1.49b takeover deal still on, even with termination rights
"APVG has termination rights" - Metlifecare on takeover deal.
Retirement giant abandons profit outlook, shuts NZ building sites
"Ceasing construction in New Zealand within the next 36 hours" - Ryman
Rest home resident contracts Covid-19, staff in isolation
Rest home outside Hamilton in lockdown after resident tests positive for Covid-19.
Retirement village posts security guards at gates
Summerset has ramped up security around its retirement villages.
'We are facing the biggest crisis of our time': Urgent calls for retired medical staff to step up
Official campaign to find the workforce needed is due to launch on Saturday.
Retirement village residents in coronavirus lockdown, visitors asked to stay away
"We have seen the impact on older people overseas" - Ryman's David King.
Coronavirus: School closes to plan for Covid-19
Schools are cancelling camps and assemblies and planning for teaching online.
Coronavirus: 43,000 NZ retirement village residents 'at high risk'
What future five NZX listed retirement stocks?
'Can't track source': Virus death in Australian rest home
95-year-old resident dies after worker at Dorothy Henderson Lodge was diagnosed earlier.
Coronavirus: Rest homes plead for national response plan
Aged care sector says it's "frustrated" at the lack of response from government, DHBs.
NZ Super costs up as NZ retirees on $100k passes 30,000
NZ retirees getting superannuation while earning more than $100,000 has nearly tripled.
Metlifecare profit up 28% to $24.6m
Improved resales volumes and higher selling prices pushed up profit.
Age restriction villages breaching human rights
Over-55s only need apply: unit title developments discriminate against the young.
KiwiSaver financial hardship claims hit record high
December saw the highest number of hardship claims made to KiwiSaver.
Feeling the sting: Why people withdraw KiwiSaver funds
The volume of withdrawals of KiwiSaver funds for hardship has risen since 2018.
Wanganui rep cricket loss with Rayner retirement
The 36-year-old builder remains a passionate Marton Saracens Cricket Club supporter.
Old and left in the cold: The troubling disconnect with our elderly
COMMENT: It's essential our extra years are spent in health and enjoyment.
$100m Caughey Preston rest home property up for sale
Rest home, shut in late 2017, is now up for sale.
'Life is tough': When home carer 'lifeline' fails
"The mismanagement in the system is absolutely horrendous," Grey Power says.
Littlewood: Everything wrong with the NZ Super review
Michael Littlewood believes the 2019 Retirement Income review is a lost opportunity.