Mentions of Age Concern New Zealand in New Zealand Parliament debates

KATRINA SHANKS ... have to pass legislation to protect our elderly and protect our disabled from people abusing and neglecting them. Age Concern gave a fantastic submission to the Social Services Committee in support of the extension of the legislation to include ...

LOUISE UPSTON ... education centres and schools, because they are important beneficiaries of this Budget, and spoken to Grey Power and Age Concern. You name it, I have met them over the last couple of weeks, because it is important that they understand this ...

H V ROSS ROBERTSON ... issues, and all but one wanted social issues to be a priority for the Auckland Council. Let me list some of them. Age Concern Counties Manukau believes that multigenerational facilities are needed. Several Manukau City residents who live in the ...

Hon LUAMANUVAO WINNIE LABAN ... family members, and members of the community. I have also met and spoken with members of Grey Power and of Age Concern. As the spokesperson on Pacific Island affairs and the Interfaith Group, and as the MP for Mana, I have also spoken ...

SIMON BRIDGES ... percent of the average wage after tax. That is something the people of Tauranga, along with the local Grey Power and Age Concern organisations and many other groups in my electorate, are very happy about, especially in light of comments that David ...

JO GOODHEW ... was a really good example of the commission’s work having a practical effect, because that research has been used by Age Concern in its work with rest homes and the community, and in helping it to develop other pieces of work. It is absolutely ...

RAHUI KATENE ... to specifically have the means to channel the increased demand for family violence services. In much the same way, Age Concern using the Families Commission’s research on elder abuse and neglect in its work with rest homes is surely only partial ...

Dr PITA SHARPLES ... received on the bill, we heard a range of variations on a theme about what transport-disadvantaged could mean. Age Concern, drawing on the World Health Organization report Global Age-friendly Cities, emphasises that ...

HONE HARAWIRA ... the case of a person driving recklessly and causing the deaths of passengers in the car. This was a point raised by Age Concern in respect of elder abuse and the New Zealand Police Association, as well. The committee report did not really deal ...

Hon RUTH DYSON ... at the record of the National Party. As Minister for Senior Citizens I spend a lot of time with Grey Power groups, Age Concern groups, and voluntary aged-care organisations up and down the country, and they remember the 1990s and what National ...

Hon RUTH DYSON ... a year to $1.5 million ongoing. Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention services are provided throughout New Zealand by Age Concern and a range of other organisations. These services do a wonderful job of providing assistance to victims of elder abuse,...

BARBARA STEWART ... has invested quite considerably in the resources and services for elder abuse. It is very necessary. We know that Age Concern welcomes the changes that have been made in this bill. A number of cases that have been brought to Age Concern’s ...

TE URUROA FLAVELL ... the life of this bill. The first one is the revelation of the incidence of financial abuse and social neglect that Age Concern has identified many older people being subjected to. What we are talking about here is our kuia, our koroua—the older ...

JUDITH COLLINS ... things about this particular part of the bill is that it allows that. Many of us will have worked with people from Age Concern and with other people who are involved in the area of preventing elder abuse, and these people have said that that ...

JUDY TURNER ... the use of appropriate health professionals to determine capacity—particularly mental capacity—and, in particular, Age Concern New Zealand had quite a bit to say about that in its submission. However, this bill also talked about limiting the number of medical ...
... the use of appropriate health professionals to determine capacity—particularly mental capacity—and, in particular, Age Concern New Zealand had quite a bit to say about that in its submission. However, this bill also talked about limiting the ...

Hon BRIAN DONNELLY ... 2001 following the discussion paper, but it has not been mentioned that that document was triggered by a case put by Age Concern Auckland Inc., which believed that there was a lack of protection under the existing statute—that is, Part 9, “Enduring...

JUDY TURNER ... clear about their rights. In preparation for this opportunity to speak this afternoon, I looked at the website of Age Concern New Zealand. I commend Age Concern and Grey Power for the work that they do with their members in trying to give good advice to ...
... clear about their rights. In preparation for this opportunity to speak this afternoon, I looked at the website of Age Concern New Zealand. I commend Age Concern and Grey Power for the work that they do with their members in trying to give good ...

SANDRA GOUDIE ... It is an incredible concern for us all. In response to Georgina Beyer, I note that when the bill was introduced Age Concern urged the Government to be open and honest about what this bill means in terms of what older people can be expected to ...

Dr PAUL HUTCHISON ... category—will be affected by that provision, so it is appropriate. The other point I want to make is that in the Age Concern New Zealand submission on the bill, the one major problem its people had was that the bill did not address the fundamental issue—which...
... category—will be affected by that provision, so it is appropriate. The other point I want to make is that in the Age Concern New Zealand submission on the bill, the one major problem its people had was that the bill did not address the ...

JUDY TURNER ... it felt that this complemented the Ministry of Health’s “ageing in place” strategy, and I think the council is right. Age Concern New Zealand also made its feelings known on this matter. There was a submission that talked a little bit about—and I know this will ...
... it felt that this complemented the Ministry of Health’s “ageing in place” strategy, and I think the council is right. Age Concern New Zealand also made its feelings known on this matter. There was a submission that talked a little bit about—and I ...