Kiwi rest home horror: Maggots and bloodied sheets
Terminally-ill relative was left covered in flies and had maggots crawling in open wounds.
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Ex-cop's property multimillion dollar empire
How does an ex-cop plan Queenstown's biggest hotel and get a retirement empire?
New walker model to help elderly
People are having falls because they didn't want to use their walkers, Phil Bracen says.
High malnutrition rate in elderly living at home
More support is needed for those living at home, a researcher says.
Robert MacCulloch: Way out of growing inequality divide
COMMENT: Inequality is an issue likely to dominate politics over the next several decades.
'It tore my heart out': 95yo left in rest home armchair for 24 days
"All she wanted was a bed that they could raise her head a little bit."
Bad advice: Banker charged woman $3800 fees for $285 saving
It would take the woman 14 years to break even with those fees.
580 new retirement units for Auckland, Napier
Progress on Hobsonville and Napier village projects.
Third of older working Kiwis can't afford to quit
Nearly half of Kiwis plan to work beyond 65 and third of those working say they have to.
Troy Swann: How to fix NZ's retirement savings
COMMENT: How much money do you need to fund a comfortable retirement?
Retirement Commissioner hits back
The Retirement Commissioner has hit back at criticism of NZ's pension generosity.
Big Read: Don't fear the robots - they're not coming to devour our jobs
Robots are widely plugged into the economy, but what does the robot future look like?
Elderly patients left cold and in dark after storm, fumes son
Nurses were forced to change patients' dressings with 'dying torchlight' after power cuts.
Local Focus: Replica Model T made at 'old boys' play-school'
Katherine Mansfield Garden to feature a Model T-Ford. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
NZ lagging behind rest of the world, says retirement expert
Biggest issues are the contribution rate for KiwiSaver is too low and fees too high.
Why old men are bitter and bossy
COMMENT: I'm at an age where, 50 years ago, people thought it's reasonable to start dying.
Lonely NZ: Third of elderly spend days alone
Thirty per cent of 37,000 seniors assessed last year spend eight hours or more alone a day
NZ has one of least generous pensions in OECD
Kiwis get 43% of the average working wage, ranking it 6th worst equal with Australia.
Whanganui man's journey into art
UCOL student Jono Cuff will graduate on Thursday, but his work is already a smash hit
Woman died after rest home bedsores became infected
Woman died after infected bedsore were not properly treated in rest home.
Rest homes understaffed says expert
Good care "should be the norm, it shouldn't be the exception", says rest home researcher.
Rachel Rose: Dentist extracts himself for sabbatical
Aged 70, dentist David Evans is taking a break after 40 years, but don't say 'retirement'
Our rest home shame: Death, hunger and expired meds
Preventable tragedies reflect wider problems in a sector trusted with our most vulnerable.
Rest home residents left hungry, in pain
The Health Minister says stories of poor care are too common.
Andrew Coleman: Retirement saving too taxing for Kiwis
COMMENT: NZ's taxing of retirement savings funds makes houses a tax-favoured investment.
Metlifecare abolishes weekly fees on empty places
Move welcomed by the Retirement Villages Association.
Birthday surprise: Nicola Willis to enter Parliament
Steven Joyce's retirement opens up a spot for Willis, who missed out in the election.
Du Plessis-Allan: I've changed my mind on the retirement age
COMMENT:If you believe the retirement age should be lifted, take a look at the job you do.
Hosking: They said you'd need an income of $60k for these homes. Turns out it's $114k.
COMMENT: Housing affordability the way Labour is trying to achieve it can't be done.
Watch: Simon Bridges on marriage equality, cannabis... and hair products
National's leader swears he hasn't been using any hair product of late.
Foreign investor ban plan outrages retirement giants
Ryman Healthcare and Metlifecare have invested heavily in the local market.
Metlifecare profit slumps 66 per cent
The retirement giant made $56.5 million in half-year profit.
One in five KiwiSavers in dark over their nest egg
ASB says latest research also revealed investors were staying "extremely conservative".