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Rugby World Cup 2011 By Errol MillarIf you are reading this article on Tues-day 20th of September, Trafalgar Park Nelson will be buzzing with activity. At 7.35pm Russia will be playing Italy in the first of three games scheduled for Nelson.Having spent over 20 years running the scoreboard/clock at the Park, I nat-urally volunteered to assist with these RWC fixtures. With the local small clock not required for RWC, I decid-

In 1986 NZ National Superannuitants Federation Inc was registered with the Incorporated Societies. In 1991 the word “National” was dropped. In 1994 the name was changed to the present title of Grey Power NZ Fed-eration Inc. At one stage Grey Power had about 90,000 members. An or-ganisation Politicians took seriously as this 90,000 probably represented more than 200,000 votes.At the 31st of July this year Grey Power has around 60,000 financial members nationally with Nelson/Marlborough having almost a quarter of these be-tween us This equates to us currently having over 50% of all eligible people aged over 50 in our provinces being members. In fact Nelson alone usually achieves over 70% by year close. We must be doing something right lo-cally to have such support.I (Errol Millar) have just spent 2 yearsContinued on page 5

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ed to assist with “Spectator services” which covers directing spectators as they arrive at the Park, ticketing, and ushering everyone to their seats in the 7 stands that encircle the ground.The Crusaders games gave us some great “training” in seating so many people and we look forward to the challenge of 17 to 20,000 for the RWC games.Team leader for spectator services is fellow Grey Power member Neville Male ex Sport Tasman CEO. Continued on page 5

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Well spring is just around the cor-ner! Those of us living in the top of the south welcome the fact that the icy blast from the Polar Regions mostly missed us, mind you, the snow flur-ries came onto my balcony, admittedly just a few small flakes, but it was snow!The three year cycle has come around again, and this is the last newsletter before the general election, please take time to listen to what is on offer for our age group and cast your vote in a man-ner that will protect the life-style we enjoy at present.Amalgamation, I have attended all the public meetings and as an ex council-lor have been concerned about a lot of the information being presented. Please remember neither Council is bankrupt, dysfunctional or crippled by debt. If amalgamation does not happen the region will not plunge into a recession that will cast us back into the dark ages. I have been told that amalgamation is about govern-ance not money. Well, the voters put

the Councillor’s into power and if they think that amalgamation will change governance I feel sorry for them, be-cause the same people will be standing for whatever form of Council we have

in the future.Do not use the media hype as the basis of your informa-tion, but cast around and get the true facts. About money, other than food, your rates bill will be the next single highest cost in your house-hold. To those who rely on a benefit to live this is a major problem – “how to budget to pay your rates”. Remember

letters to the editor, are one person’s view, or their stated personal convic-tion. What we want is hard true facts and hopefully it will not stoop to per-sonal attacks, instead people will ad-dress the real issues and leave the emo-tive claptrap out.“Keep your power dry.”

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DisclaimerNeither this association, nor any person associated with it, accepts any liability for the contents of this newsletter which has been prepared in good faith and is believed to be correct.The final say on any articles printed in this Newsletter is at the discretion of the Nelson Grey Power President who has over all editorial approval.

Nelson Grey Power Political Meetings

Open to members and the general public

All meetings held at the Nelson Suburban Club, Tahunanui

Drive, Tahuna, Nelson

Doors Open 1:30pm

Winston Peters, NZ FirstDate: Wednesday 05 October

Time: 2pm

Russel Norman, Green PartyPeter Dunne, United FutureDate: Thursday 27 October

Time: 2pm

Phil Goff, LabourDate: Thursday 03 November

Time: 2pm

Note: All Leaders of the Main Parties were invited to meetings.

Nelson Grey Power is hosting a pub-lic meeting at Ernest Rutherford Re-tirement Village, 49 Covent Drive, Stoke, Friday 30 September, 2pm for the Minister of Health.Come along and hear what the Min-ister has to say, this is an opportunity to ask any questions, raise any con-cerns you may have with regards to the Health system in New Zealand.Doors open 1:30pm

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By Gordon Currie Members will notice some changes in this issue of the Magazine. I ap-proached Steve Page, Publisher of Waimea Weekly to see if some sort of arrangement could be made whereby printing the Magazine did not cost Nelson Grey Power financially.I am pleased to report that Waimea Weekly has taken over all advertising for our Magazine and in return will print the Magazine free of charge. It is hoped in time that as the volume of advertising expands, some of the costs associated with mailing out the Magazine will also be able to be meet by Waimea Weekly.Advertisers will by now have met the lovely Laschelle Walker, our very own advertising rep, courtesy of Waimea Weekly. Prior to each Magazine-Laschelle will be out and about con-tacting advertisers and securing spots for them in coming Magazines. Any-thing to do with advertising Laschelle can be contacted on (03) 544 9037 or

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email [email protected] control of the Magazine is still held by Nelson Grey Power, we have final say on all content. Patsy Mayers will still remain as Editor and compile all other content for the Maga-zine. Many thanks to Patsy who spends a great deal of her own time working

on the Magazine. Also thanks to Paul-ine Daly and Pamela Atkinson our two proof readers.We look forward to a long and success-ful partnership, with Steve, Laschelle and the team at Waimea Weekly.

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We have had to buy a new heater for the office. The one we bought three years ago has died. It was only $90, so not worth repairing. I guess these days three years use is pretty good. Anyone who has visited the Grey Power Office will appreciate that we do not spend unnecessary money on office comforts, so buying a new heat-er was not something taken lightly. Having said that, it is a little hard to work when icicles are hanging from your nose and your fingers are frozen to the key board. Anyone who knows he who signs the cheques (Gordon) will know he does not like spending money, but even he had to admit this was a necessary expenditure. Who knows, one day we might actually get

hot water.As most members have renewed their memberships, the office tends to be-come quieter, except for the constant drip, drip as the office staff thaw in front of the new heater.I have arranged a member’s day, Wednesday 28 September at the Richmond Mall in conjunction with Michael Hills Richmond Store, and Unichem Richmond Mall Pharmacy. We should have a great day, with spot prizes and great bargains for Grey Power members. Remember to bring your Grey Power card with you. See further on in the Newsletter for more on this day.As it is election year Grey Power tradi-tionally hosts meetings for the Lead-ers of the main parties. We invited all Leaders to meetings, John Keys office informed us a meeting with Nelson

Grey Power was not seen as a priority. You will see further in the News-letter who are coming, dates and times.Please make an effort to come along to these meetings. It does cost us to host meetings and we have been very disap-pointed in the

past few years with the turn outs to meetings we have held. Afternoon, evenings, it does not seem to make a difference, numbers are low. After this round of meetings we will have to have a hard look as to whether it is actually worthwhile to hold meetings for our members.Diane van der Velden from the Min-istry of Social Development will once again be available in our office during October for any Grey Power member who is more comfortable talking to Diane one on one outside the WINZ office. Any questions or problems re-garding services and assistance avail-able to superannuitants, Dianne is the person to speak to. Look further in the Newsletter for dates and times.If any members have any worries or concerns that they think Grey Pow-er could help with please feel free to contact the office, if one of our com-mittee members cannot help we will endeavour to put you in touch with the appropriate people who can.

Trusting by the December Newsletter I have fully thawed.Patsy

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From page 1on the Federation Board. An eye opener for me coming from a strict administrative background (NZPO) and having officiated at both Rugby and Cricket at First class level. Many things disturbed me greatly. The waste of member’s money by having a cum-bersome board of 17 members. Inter-nal politicking and incompetence, and some matters which I felt were totally unconstitutional or possibly unlawful. I tried my best to have the Board “play by the rules” but at the end of the day the entrenched rallied around and en-sured “The messenger was shot, rather than deal with the message”.

To survive Grey Power must restruc-ture. It needs a CEO and a very small Executive without the current Zone Directors who should be concentrat-ing on rallying their regions and As-sociations.Be assured the Nelson Executive is ex-tremely concerned at the performance of the “Board” who receives over $50,000 from Nelson every year in cap-itation fees. All Associations irrespec-tive of membership numbers receive 2 votes at a Federation AGM. Many of the major Associations consider this unfair and there is little incentive for Associations to increase their mem-bership. Any remit to propose propor-tional voting is outvoted by the small

Associations who far outnumber the major Associations that are effectively carrying the organisation. We believe it’s “time for a change” and it may not be long before our member-ship is called upon to decide, on the need to rebrand, restructure and even look at aligning with some progressive organisations who are effectively rep-resenting those 50+. When the Gov-ernment can ignore questionnaires from Grey Power in election year, It does shows how ineffective Grey Pow-er has become Nationally. Has “Grey Power had it’s “Time”?.We would love to hear your views on this and perhaps some suggestions for a new title.

From page 1. Our association goes back to the 70’s when we played against each other in the Horowhenua cricket competition. I remember having great trouble in try-ing to knock Neville’s stumps over (If in fact I ever did!) He seemed to have a bat a foot wide. We have also been together in the “Organising” team running super rugby games right from the very first game in Nelson.Our Vice President S-Sgt Eric Davy is the Special Projects Officer for the Tasman Dis-trict Police for RWC, having a major role in planning all aspects of the policing for these games. Also he has car-ried out the planning for traf-fic management, emergencies and evacuation, which are in-

cluded in his responsibilities.And a reminder of what’s on:Tuesday 20 September 7.30pm Russia v Italy, Tues-day 27 September 7.30pm USA v Italy and Saturday 1 October 3.30pm Australia V Russia.Don’t forget there will be a “Fan Zone” big screen in Trafalgar Street for the semi finals on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th of October, and again for the final on Satur-day 23rd October. The screen will be across Trafalgar Street between the ANZ Bank and the Museum facing the Ca-thedral. Of course food and drinks will be plentiful. These games all start at 9pm, so let’s all get off the couch and go to the “games”. It will be a once in a lifetime experience. See you there!

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By Patsy MayersTrying to arrange a time to chat with Bev and Dick Stephens was not an easy task… they are never home, their social life is far fuller and more entertaining than mine and I am at least 25 years younger than both of them!!!!.But I am getting ahead of myself here. Let’s go back to the very beginning.1934 in a brown cottage on a hill overlooking Rocks Road (you will have to forgive Dicks hazy memories of the day) Grandma Way, who was a midwife, delivered a bonny boy to Harry and Veronica (Stevie) Stephens. Dick was the fourth in a family of seven children, whose childhood and teen years were shaped by the before and after effects of a country at war. Dick was educated at Hampden Street School and Nelson Boys College. Dick left school to take up an apprenticeship with MS Motors.Bev Stephens (nee Rose) was born in Stratford, Taranaki, delivered by the renowned Doctor, Doris Gordon who wrote several bestselling books. Bev spent her early

childhood in the back-blocks of Taranaki at Lake Ratapiko where her father Bob was a lake caretaker for the Taranaki Electric Power Board. Her wonderful child-hood was filled with excit-ing things to do, milking cows, feeding calves, rowing on the lake and fishing for perch or eels and hitching a ride to school on the back of a friend’s horse. Upon leaving school Bev took up nursing and moved to Nel-son to fulfill her vocation. It was of course here, after having kissed a few frogs she met the love of her life, “Debonair Dick,” who swept her off her feet, all thoughts of returning to the North Is-land firmly banished as she began her new life on the “Mainland”.Unfortunately before Bev and Dick’s marriage Bev had to give up nursing as she caught the ‘H Bug’ which was a contagious skin condition. After making a full recovery Bev worked at the Susannah Cake shop in Hardy Street.Once married Bev gave up work to concentrate on making a home for Dick and herself, first a house

in Washington Valley and then buying a spec home in Songer Street where they lived for the next 47 years, raising three children who in turn have given them four grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren and to date two great grandsons. During the children’s school years Bev worked as a volunteer for the Plunket Society and on the various school parent teacher associations. Through the years Dick worked at most of the ga-

rages in the Nelson area, including Stoke Motors, Bayview Service Station, Montgomery’s, Wrightcars and then Bowater’s to name a few.Once the children were old enough Bev went to work at Hannah’s Shoe Store where she was employed for eleven years. From the year 2002 Bev and Dick and the children now all married made a yearly trip back to Taranaki to visit Bev’s mum who had gone

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into a home, and to meet up with Bev’s two sisters (one from Toronto) and her brother and their spouses a yearly ritual that continued until her mum’s death in 2009. When they both retired Dick was able to spend more time on his main hobby, the garden, supplying fresh ve-gies to the whole family and of course as an ex mechanic making sure that the families cars were running smoothly as well as the daily spit and polish on his own car. Bev took up volunteer work, and for the past fourteen years has been very involved with Broadgreen Historic House and is a front office volun-teer for Grey Power. As time went on Bev and Dick began to realize that maintaining their much loved family home was beginning to take its toll. Climbing ladders, pruning trees etc. was not as easy as it once was and health is-sues associated with advanc-ing years began to surface. They decided it was time for a lifestyle change and began looking around for an alter-native.This brings me back to my opening sentence, Bev and

Dick sold their home and bought a town house at Er-nest Rutherford Retirement Village, a move they have never regretted. They still have a home to call their own, they are still independ-ent and in their words “can live an individual life”, but also now have a sense of se-curity and are surrounded by wonderful friends. It is entirely up to them how much use they make of the facilities provided, swim-ming pool, gym, exercise classes. They can go up to the dining room every day for morning and afternoon tea if they want to. There is always something to do, or a concert to attend, they are never home, but also never far away. They can spend quality time together with-out having to worry about major household problems or little things like changing a light bulb, gardening or cleaning the windows which is all part of the service pro-vided. For Bev and Dick, living out their senior years at Ernest Rutherford is just what the Doctor ordered. After 54 years of married life they are more active and socially in-volved than ever.


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After a truly bizarre three weeks in Jose Puerto Banus, among the rich and famous, we set sail late one afternoon, minus the Brit guy and the USA girl, for Alicante, a trip of around 48 hours. The weather deteriorated quickly and we were soon sailing through dense fog – scary stuff! The unusual part was the dolphins swimming under the keel for hours on end with huge flashes of phosphorescence. Daytime was fine but I did not like sailing in such foggy conditions at night.Alicante was a lovely town. We were taken on a tour of the yacht building factory where Phobos had been built, and generally treated well by her own-ers who were very glad to see their pride and joy finally arrive back in Spain. At this point, Kiwi and I were paid off again, this time in USD equiv-alent to the air fare back to the States. We of course opted to continue our journey in Spain and travelled firstly to Valencia by bus, then to Barcelona where we asked around in a cantina

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for accommodation and were shown to an apartment complex right on the waterfront – cheap room, great view!Spent a week sightseeing in Barcelona, eating and drinking and coping with the huge amount of peo-ple – after weeks at sea I felt a bit shell-shocked by the noise. Our next move was to head to Am-sterdam where Kiwi had several friends and where we intended to buy a VW campervan (typical Kiwi’s, eh!) and continue the journey. So, late one night we boarded a bus bound for Amsterdam and, after hours of travel, arrived at the Spain/France border, only to be thrown off the bus for not having the correct visa to enter France. So many things had changed in the time since we left NZ and had been at sea, includ-ing border and visa requirements! Af-ter several hours hanging out in a bit-terly cold bus shelter, we were picked up by another bus returning to Barce-lona where we arrived at about 5am.

Then off to the French Embassy by 9am to apply for the wretched visas. The Embassy was on the 7th floor and all we did all day, was inch up the stairs one step at a time along with dozens

of other also seeking vi-sas etc. We were finally interviewed in the late af-ternoon and told to come back the next day for the decision, and amazingly were given 90 days visas (even tho all we wanted was to transit the country) so left there, and hurriedly made new bookings for the bus that night. This time, as we approached the border, I was all set to

show off my brand new visa and – no, they didn’t even ask for it! You can im-agine my choice of language.I cannot remember how long the trip to Amsterdam was but knew that I was really pleased to finally get there. Onne’s family lived not far from Am-sterdam and welcomed us with open arms. And so we plunged into Dutch life. Amsterdam is a unique city and

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I loved it. We looked at many galleries, sampled the food, visited with friends and their families, and having found the camper-van of our dreams (well, almost) toured the country for the next month. Ac-tually it was a well set up van in that everything was neatly stowed away and nothing was on show for light fingered people, so we avoided getting robbed. It was a left-hand drive vehi-cle obviously, so that was quite a novelty but I found that Holland was very easy to drive around, the people were so friendly and help-ful, always laughing and

joking, and having Kiwi speak the language helped enormously with signs and directions etc. Finally the time came to leave the Netherlands and we drove south, bypassing Paris, and toured through southern France for anoth-er three weeks, stopping in some delightful places to camp. What a way to see a country! We were even invited to sail to the Chan-nel Islands for a weekend with some people we met somewhere along the way. And then, a ferry trip to England and on to the next part of the adventure. See you next time!

Nelson Grey Power has arranged in con-junction with Michael Hill, Richmond and

Unichem Pharmacy in Richmond Mall a Grey Power Members “SPECIALS” day.

Wednesday, 28 September, 9am to 3pm. Unichem Pharmacy in Richmond Mall will be offering 15%

off everything (excluding prescriptions and products already on special) as well as some incredible extra specials!!!!

Michael Hill will have specials available only to Grey Power members as well as having a watch to be won. There will

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There are many well-known New Zealanders who live with arthritis: Geraldine Brophy, Mahe Drysdale and Neemia Tialata, to name just a few.But during this year’s an-nual appeal week, Arthritis New Zealand would like you to think a bit closer to home; think of your neigh-bours, your friends and your family.Chances are someone you love lives with arthritis. Chief Executive Sandra Kir-by says that without your donations, Arthritis New Zealand would be unable to deliver its programmes. “Nearly half of New Zea-landers over the age of 65 have a form of arthritis; it is the leading cause of dis-ability in New Zealand, and there is no cure. However, all is not doom and gloom. We know a lot about how

to manage arthritis; regu-lar exercise, controlling weight, and managing pain are important. This is where the Arthritis New Zealand services can help. If there’s a question we can answer it – perhaps adding to or clarifying your doc-tor’s advice.”“Arthritis New Zealand re-ceives only 12 per cent of its funding from government agencies. Without the gen-erosity of our donors and volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to help the over 530,000 New Zealanders who live with the pain of arthritis everyday.”“This year, as you walk past one of our volunteers hold-ing out a bucket, think of your family member or your friend who manages the pain of arthritis every-day and please give gener-ously,” says Sandra.

Arthritis New Zealand offers support to those with arthritis through:• raising awareness • telephone advice and support from dedicated Arthritis Educators• information and education, including condition- specific seminars and education talks, informative brochures, • a quarterly magazine for members• the opportunity to network with other people who have arthritis, helping to overcome the isolation the disease may cause• a dedicated research fund to support research into the causes, treatments and prevention of arthritis• advocacy and lobbying, representing the interests of those affected by arthritis to local and national decision makers• an informative, up-to-date website www.arthritis.org.nz.

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Changes are occurring to Nelson/Tasman’s television broadcasting signal and herald an end to the old an-alogue television signal that New Zealanders have ex-per ienced since 1960, the ana-logue cut-off date in this area is April 2013. A r o u n d seven out of ten households in the area have already gone digital, if you use Freeview or Sky services you are already watching digital television. Benefits of the digital signal include crystal-clear picture, more channels, great sound, and an on-screen-TV guide.You don’t need a new televi-sion set to watch digital TV,

but you will need a satellite set-top-box and satellite dish, or roof-based UHF aerial (aimed at the new Mount Campbell transmit-ter, or Kaka Hill in Nelson)

and a UHF set-top-box (this set-top-box is integrated into new-er TVs). C o m m u -

nity Advisor, Guy Burns, is available to talk about the changes and answer ques-tions people may have. Guy can be contacted by phon-ing 021 2624645 or by email at: [email protected]. Further information can also be found at www.go-ingdigital.co.nz or by phon-ing 0800 838 800.

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We’re family owned and operated and those values are passed on to our customers. We know how important a good listening ear is and even more, a clear explanation. All of our staff are highley trained and know their stuff. As well as prescriptions we have one of Nelson’s largest range of cosmet-ics, perfumes and accesories and a strong collection of natural remedies.Plus we will deliver to your home,* all you have to do is call. That in-cludes prescriptions. For same day delivery simply ask your doctor to fax perscription to us on 543 9037 before 4.30pm.

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Dear Readers,Have you ever thought about a trip out into the country-side without having to drive? As many of you will know, our travellers enjoy the interaction, the value, the loca-tions and the scenery from a comfortable and elevated coach seat. Oh, and the cheeky but very skilled drivers!As well as the upcoming day trips we still have some places on the Christmas tour and are also introducing the 2012 North Island Tour.Whether you have questions, comments or wish to place a booking, Christine and I look forward to hearing from you. See you soon on the coach!Tom Heaphy – Tour Coordinator

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Wednesday 16th November – Somerset Farm Settlers Cottage and Moutere Cafés - $25Somerset Farm Settlers Cot-tage is of historical impor-tance and is set in a peaceful spot in Mahana. This is just one of our destinations on a day that will see us tiki-tour-ing around enjoying the late spring beauty of the greater Moutere area and a couple of the cafés in the region. A lunch destination is yet to be decided but we will be stopping somewhere af-fordable, or of course you can bring your own. (Price includes entry to the Settlers Cottage)

Wednesday 7th December – Christmas Double-Decker Daytrip - $45Today after pick-ups we’ll board the double-decker (or return in the Double Decker) and take you to the Playhouse Café for a BBQ Christmas lunch under the weeping willows, or inside if wet. We will also do some tiki-touring via mystery lo-cations and have some fun and prizes. The DD bus also has seats downstairs if you’re a bit worried about the old hips getting up top.

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Christmas Tour, 23rd – 28th December, $1,345 (optional single supplement = $395)After the pick-up from your door we venture down to the coast staying the first night at Hokitika’s Beachfront Ho-tel. On day two we go to the Matheson Café enjoying the views of Mt Cook and Tas-man and the opportunity to take an easy walk to the Lake Matheson lookout. After lunch we venture down via Haast to Wanaka’s fantastic Edgewater Resort where we will be staying the next two evenings. Christmas Day sees us taking a relaxing daytrip via Arrowtown to Queenstown where we will enjoy Christmas lunch look-ing out over Lake Wakatipu. After lunch we head back to the Edgewater to enjoy all of its 4 ½ star rating before a buffet dinner and more time to relax. On Boxing Day we detour down past Lake Dunstan to Cromwell, Goldfields Mining Centre, Clyde, the Clyde Dam and Alexandra before continu-ing to Omarama. Day five is another cruisy day tiki-tour-ing through the Benmore area and on to the Methven Resort for the evening. On the final day we make our

way back up to Nelson. For a far more detailed itinerary please contact us. Package includes: pickup & drop-off at your door; 6-days coach transport; 5-nights accommodation; dinner each evening; cooked break-fast each morning; Christ-mas Dinner (lunchtime) at Queenstown’s Panorama Restaurant; guided tour at Goldfields Mining Centre.

North Island Tour, 16th – 24th April 2012 (tentative-ly) – Price TBCNext year, due to popular demand we are heading back up north for our big tour. The preliminary plan at this stage is to head away for 9-days, 8-nights around the central North Island – coast to coast, with some special new destinations and activi-ties along the way. Once again, we ask for ex-pressions of interest. When we have finalised the plans and cost we will send out an itinerary to those who have put their names on the inter-ested list. Putting your name on the interested list is in no way a commitment to travel, simply a request for more in-formation when it becomes available.

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We live behind a lovely retired couple, both in their eighties, who are fiercely independent, having been farmers in Kara-mea they have a real can do attitude. But they also know that if needed we will be there for them if they want help. We nod to the neighbours be-hind us, smile and say hullo but don’t know their names, same with the family across the drive. Our other neighbour living in our little cul-de-sac we know on a first name ba-sis only because my husband knows him through business. Only 46, living alone, he had a double brain aneurism one evening a month ago and was not discovered until the next

morning. We were away, but even if we weren’t we would not have known. Fortunately he will recover.Times have changed, neigh-bours aren’t so “neighbourly” anymore. But food for thought, could one of your neighbours lay dead for a year, without being discovered. Hopefully not. Look to the right, look to the left, would you be able to call on your neighbours in an emergency. Would they feel they could call on you?A nod, a smile a cheery hullo is a start, doesn’t take up much time and can also be reassuring to someone who perhaps does live alone and may not have much contact with anyone else.

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By Pauline DalyI was born in Aylesbury, Buckingham-shire, England in 1944 in the middle of an air raid. Mums to be were taken to hospital 1 week prior to the expect-ed birth date. On 23rd February 1944 there was an air raid, the bombs were close by, 4 babies, me among them, were born very quickly that night.And home to Dad, he was a consci-entious objector but had to do war work which was making rivets for the planes which would shoot down the Germans!! He also worked long hours with the Home Guard. Later he worked as a French polisher, uphol-sterer with a firm that moved people from home to home. In the front of his workshop was a store that sold all sorts of things some of which found their way into our home at cheaper prices. One item was a doll with a droopy eye and a dolls pram the out-side of which had been scratched very

badly. I felt like a Queen taking my doll for walks in her pram, it mattered not one iota that both were damaged. My girlfriend had a walkie talkie doll which it seemed she was never allowed to undress or dress or even play with. What was the point of having such an expensive doll!My sister, 3 years older than me, was very eager to help my Mum with the new baby. My Mum loved to tell the story of when changing my nappy and leaving me momentarily to dispose of it, my sister finds the pepper pot to talcum powder my bottom which did cause me some discomfort….Our home was in a block a lot like the original Coronation Street, funnily enough called Coronation Villas. In the 2 bedroomed house that we rented was a lady with a small child, refugees from London. We had an outside toi-let, and a tin tub in the kitchen for our weekly baths – hot water was from

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boiling up the copper. Woe betide any-one who visited when someone was in the tub………Neighbours were OLD, one being born in 1896 in the reign of Queen Victo-ria…. They had an apple tree in their small garden, cooking apples. If you ate them uncooked they would give you a tummy ache. We were not allowed to ask for them, wait until offered. So, eve-ry year we watched the majority of them rotting under the tree!The Grand Union canal ran between our house and my best friends home. There were dire warnings about this canal es-pecially over the winter months when it froze over. One day, the inevitable hap-pens, I wanted to slide around on the ice with my friend. Oops! I broke through. My friend ran screaming for our moth-ers, I hauled myself out, hid in the back alley too scared to go home, very, very cold. By the time they realized that I wasn’t under the ice but crying nearby (very loudly I am told) it was hot drinks and blankets all round and I never did get that telling off.Along that back alley the milkman came to deliver the milk. I vaguely remember

the horse and cart and when the horse did its business the ladies rushed out with their buckets and spades to gather this steaming fertilizer for their vegetable/flower gardens. Later he deliv-ered with a small truck which had a flat deck for stacking the crates of milk. My ride on this motorized vehicle was memorable, a small child on the milk truck holding on tight, it was explained to me that if I ever fell off that would be my last ride. Originally milk was delivered into household jugs, later in bottles. On cold winter days the milk, if not brought in straight away, would freeze and the silver caps on the tops of the bottles, maybe 2 inches above the actual top of the bottle, would pop off.My Grandad and Grandma lived a cou-ple of streets away. Grandad had an al-

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block away. I was an average active child, constantly being told off for talking in class and spending playtime writing ‘I must not talk in class’ 20 times. I loved sports and was very good at running and high jump, for those who know me now you wouldn’t think so to look at me!In the summer we went to the swim-ming pool most days, rain or shine. We played in the park as we went to and fro the pool, swings, slides and seesaws, what happy days. A huge willow tree to hide in, we could surprise our older sis-ters when they started walking by with the boys. A penny to get rid of us and over to the shop to buy a penny bag of ends from the chippie machines which we ate up licking and dipping our fore-finger into the bag. We read library books in the winter. Mary Mouse books were great favourites and Enid Blyton as we got older. We rented a TV so as to watch the coronation which was a time of street parties in our town and I assume the country. Hopalong Cas-sidy and Kit Carson were my favourite TV programmes. Both my sister and I went to Brownies and later to Guides, a pennyworth of chips after Brownies and

tuppenceworth after Guides.We attended the fairs and circuses that came through our town, loved the rides, the candy floss, the animals and the tra-peze artists.My Aunts and Uncles mainly lived in the London area where both my Mum and Dad grew up so we often walked to the railway station, caught the train, then the bus to visit my Nan. During the lunch breaks we often saw Mums sisters and my cousins. My Nan lived in the downstairs portion of a 2 storey house. It had one bedroom. Nan had raised 6 children, the youngest had a bed in the main bedroom with Nan and a Gran-dad I never knew, the 3 girls used the lounge as a bedroom, the 2 boys slept in the kitchen. Upstairs lived a couple with one child. The toilet was outside, wood-en seat, toilet roll was cut up newspaper hanging on a nail. The upstairs people used the toilet as well, coming down the stairs and through Nans kitchen to get outside.We had yearly Sunday School picnics when we went on hired buses with our sandwiches to varying outlying areas. Wendover Hills and High Wycombe are

2 I remember with all the singing that accompanied us there and home.I believe we went on holidays to the sea-side every year, Eastbourne, Felixstowe, Brighton and Bournemouth are place names I can recall. I remember stony beaches, hired deck chairs, small tents to hire for getting into swimming togs, we always held towels for each other to dress and undress. One place we went to had a roller skating rink where we spent a lot of time. Dad bought a bag of large round red things which he said were plums. Us girls didn’t like the taste of them, Dad ate them though. We went to a café once and had plaice and chips, I thought it very flash. We watched the Punch and Judy shows, walked the piers and attended some shows which were suitable. Then, I was 10. The talk started about emigrating to either Australia or NZ. 10 pounds each for Australia, free to NZ. NZ it was. 2 years later and we were off on the six week voyage via the Panama Canal which was fascinating af-ter this little canal that had run in front of our home. We anchored at Curacao where lots of us bought bananas in huge



bunches, I didn’t know that’s how they grew. The Captain Cook (our boat) an-chored offshore at Pitcairn Island where the islanders came out in their boats to sell us home made trinkets. While on board we played a lot of table tennis, the balls were often lost out the window when the smashes went awry. We were told we would learn a new language on the boat (Maori) and I would have lots of little brown girls and boys to play with. Neither of which turned out to be true. We came to Nelson and here I have stayed.I attended Nelson College for Girls with-out distinguishing myself in any way. Still loved my sports, Netball and Bas-ketball in winter and tennis and march-ing in summer. Worked after school in a library and later in a milkbar alongside the old Majestic Theatre. I don’t recall being either happy or unhappy, life just moved on.When I left school I had the choice of applying for 4 jobs in the Saturday nights paper so I applied for office work with Farm Products Ltd because my sis-ter knew the manager through her work. I was there for 7 years continuing to play sport as much as possible. I met and

married my first husband and we built a house at Stoke. Two daughters followed after a couple of years of marriage and my years of playing Badminton started. Then my first real brush with life. My husband left. It had never occurred that this could happen to me. However I survived that, I had a home, a car and a part time job firstly in a friends café and then with the Nelson Computer Bureau. I married again living now in Tahunanui. I had 2 stepchildren living with us as well as my own 2 girls. I had gone to work in the Pay Office at Sealord which grad-ually became fulltime and I stayed there for 20 years. My 2nd marriage broke up. Too many aches and pains for sport now so I took up the game of Bridge, still play or try to. My children are grown up, I

had a grandchild to my eldest daugh-ter who both moved away to Massey University and studied to be a Social

Worker. My younger daughter moved away briefly, came home and finally married a child-hood sweetheart. They now live close by and have four children who I babysit fairly regularly.As for me, I retired at 60 to take up part time and voluntary work. I was at Natureland in the office for a year and loved that. Then on to Grey Power where I really enjoyed being around the older people and chatting to them as they came into the office. These last few years have been the best of my life. I have met new people at Probus,

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By Senior Sergeant Eric Davy and Ser-geant Malcolm Drummond The local residents of a certain town be-gan experiencing a rise in the amount of petty crime and drunken anti social behaviour at all hours of the day and night. These incidents began to affect the life style and safety of all people living in the immediate area. Some people, es-pecially the old were frightened to go out at night because of the risk of in-timidation and the behaviour of some. In the mornings, house owners discov-ered that their property had been van-dalised and shop keepers were always cleaning up in their doorways or re-pairing broken windows.Leaders among the population decided that it was time to do something about the problem. Because of this, a notice was put up in a prominent public area inviting the population to a meeting to address the concerns and to work to-gether as a group.

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The heading of the notice read “COM-MON UNITY NEEDED.” This was actually a town called London in the 15th century and the term Commu-nity was coined. Some things don’t change. Today we still have issues and concerns that faced the residents of London years ago. Today, police have devel-oped a Community policing model to work with the residents of cities, towns and villages throughout the country. A vital link between the population

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Do you feel anxious about the thought of having to make contact with Senior Services? It can feel overwhelming to take that first step and visit your local Senior Services Office.Nelson Grey Power has ar-ranged for Diane Van Der Velden from Senior Services Stoke Office to meet with any of our members who have any questions, problems or need any general informa-tion.Diane is the face of the Min-istry of Social Development’s Senior Services in Stokes Strawbridge Mall. Based in

the Work and Income office, Diane really knows her stuff when it comes to all the ser-vices and assistance available to superannuitants.The meetings will be infor-mal, held at the Nelson Grey Power Office in Stoke, Diane will be in our office 9:30am to 11:30am.The days she will be here are Tuesday 04 October, Wednesday 05 October, Tuesday 11 October and Wednesday 12 October.Ring Nelson Grey Power 547 2457 and book a time and date.Come and meet Diane for a coffee and a chat.

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a client of ours, you can cre-ate your own account on-line.This is called “My Account” and you can get to it from the s e n i o r s website as well: www.seniors.msd.govt.nz.By setting up “My Account,” you can access some infor-mation and services online that were previously only available by phone or by meeting with a case man-ager.In My Account you can:• view your appointments • view your payment details • view and change some of your contact details. “My account” services are available between:• Monday-Thursday 7am-9pm • Friday-Saturday 7am-8pmWhen you’re on the Seniors website, take some time to check out the “Ask a Ques-tion” tool. If you have any questions about our services you can browse through the most frequently asked ques-tions and answers, or ask

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Nelson is one of the 76 Associations that make up Grey Power Federation. All Associations have two votes at our annual conference, and those votes decide what the Board does to take the members wishes forward over the next year. In other words the majority rules. Not always popular, but demo-cratic.The board acts as an advocate on be-half of the Associations (who repre-sent our Members) when we approach the government .Grey Power is one of the very few or-ganisations which have direct access to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Minis-ters and any members of Parliament.How effective are we? The Aged Care Sector is one area in which we have been very effective.We are involved with New Zealand Standards for the new standard for Home Help and Home Care.We are consulted by Government and

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SectorThe Human Rights Commission have asked us to arrange meetings to dis-cuss Wages, Equal Opportunities, and Staffing levels in the Aged Care SectorThe level of assets a person can have when they enter a rest home is another success story. Through strong ad-vocacy the exemption level increases by $10,000 a year. The work load for some Board Members is heavy and is done willingly on a voluntary basis. That is one reason why we have direct access to par-liament. We are not paid to push the interests of our members, so we have no axe to grind.There is always advice given by some members on how we could work bet-ter or more effectively and this is tested at the AGM after debate. It’s a funny thing but some people don’t seem to accept the will of the AGM and con-

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tator was engaged to look at how we operate, how things are run, and a Strategic Plan for the next few years. In addition the Board set up last November an advisory committee to look at the structure of the Organisation and consider an appropriate structure for the years ahead. This is a major task, which is just now starting and a pro-gress report will be available for the next Board Meeting.

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By Carole CurrieThere has been a lot of peo-ple getting winter coughs and colds, ‘flu’, and it has been a worry for the DHB the number that are sick. The importance of having the flu injection for those who should have it (those with asthma, weak chests, and those of us who are el-derly) has shown itself with the number of cases of flu around this year. Remem-ber to vaccinate early next autumn.Also of importance is the amount of families who are not getting their children immunised in early child-hood. Measles outbreaks

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Advanced Care Planning for End of Life CareJ M Black, Blenheim

The palliative care and end-of-life care are recognised as a core compo-nent of Health Care Provision in New Zealand. Advanced care planning provides for an integrated approach to palliative and end-of-life care that recognises the roles and responsibili-ties of both palliative care generalists and specialists in meeting the needs of patients and their families.Many people, by the time they reach the end of their lives, have multiple conditions and complex needs that require a pro-active, co-ordinated re-sponse. Making appropriate plans to meet a person’s changing needs and aid timely transitions to the end of life care are critical components. The planning often involves multidisci-plinary teams working across local health, social care and voluntary sec-tor services. This requires an ongo-ing dialogue with those close to them about how to meet their current and future needs. It has been shown that we tend to over treat and provide care that patients with terminal illness don’t want and often don’t need. Modern medical technology has outrun patient need. There is a strong call from medical and non-medical groups to improve

our communication with patients and let them have a clearly recorded voice when their care is planned.Advance Care Planning is the process of engaging with the patient to begin the discussion, focusing their needs, for the right care and the right time in the right location.The concept of better, sooner, more convenient accessed locally through the Nelson Marlborough Health Alli-ance and Clinical Pathways Develop-ment fits well with advance care plan-ning interventions.During 2009 NMDHB Board Mem-bers debated end of life care. Today there is National and International groups working on advance care planning.One such group The New Zealand Advance Care Planning Coopera-tive which following an inaugural advanced care planning conference in Melbourne in April 2010 agreed to the establishment of a national, col-lective task with driving a collabora-tive approach to the design and im-plementation of advanced care planning services in New Zealand.The Ministry of Health and Hospice New Zealand devel-oped two draft d o c u m e n t s in June 2010

for advanced care planning in New Zealand. Advance Care Planning for Adults: An overview and Advanced Care Planning for Adults: Planning for your future care. The intention was for these documents to be used by a number of groups, including health professionals, people and their caregivers/families, administrators, funders and planners.I understand the MOH’s final docu-ment titled “Advanced Care Planning Guide for the NZ Health Care Work Force” is due to be launched 26 Au-gust 2011, while the NZ Advanced Care Cooperative and process of de-veloping a set of pamphlets and to inform the workforce and individuals on how to have conversations on Ad-vanced Care Planning.While the Liverpool Care Pathway is clearly identified in NMDHB’s state-ment of intent 2011/12 this pathway only covers the last few days of life. To me it is not clear that the advanced care planning has been fully accepted by NMDHB.


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By Errol MillarIn the June 2011 Grey Power National Maga-zine (page 16) there was an article “Four things we bet you didn’t know your mobile phone can do for you” which also included a claim about ATM’s.Two claims are danger-ously wrong: It claimed mobile phone worldwide emergency number is 112 – WRONG! 112 is for digi-tal phones on a GMS net-work and does not apply to all countries. It’s 111 in New Zealand and if travel-ling overseas find out what their emergency number is.Secondly, if forced by a criminal to withdraw

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