History

Among the many issues that concern older New Zealanders today – health, housing, aged care and more – BILL RAYNER from Grey Power North Shore, reminds us not to forget the preservation of our heritage. Grey Power has a vital role in ensuring the history and heritage of our country...

Back in 1986 the official retirement age was 60 and the Government was urging people to put away savings for their retirement – many saved diligently.

Did you know: Eighty is often considered the age of frailty but, with modern advances in medicine and education plus healthier lifestyles, many 80-year-olds are still spry and achieving great things. However, every generation has had its senior achievers. For example, Cato learned Greek at 80 while, Sophocles wrote his grand...

A version of this handkerchief (pictured) received the thumbs-up from The Army and Navy Gazette in 1895, in the days when the accessory now regarded as a cult relic was ubiquitous. But rather than a nose-wipe or decoration, the large handkerchief was designed to be an aide-mémoire. “The notion is good and...

Bill (Charles William Feilden) Hamilton revolutionised the world of jet boating from his high-country station Irishman Creek, in Te Waipounamu the South Island of New Zealand, where rivers are shallow, rocky, fast-flowing, and brutal on propellers. In the 1950s, Hamilton and his small team pioneered the world’s first commercial waterjet....