President's Report

The need to urgently address New Zealand’s shambolic health system is again under scrutiny When I was younger, I thought I was bullet proof. Everything worked as it should and I took my physical aptitude for granted. Then I turned 65! All of a sudden, I had a knee and...

Hello members. I have now been in my role as Grey Power Federation president for three months and, in that time, I have met with board members several times, either by email, phone, ZOOM or in person. There is a great wealth of knowledge and expertise among those on the...

As some members know, I resigned as the Grey Power NZ Federation president on 28 March this year. I did this with great regret and guilt for not seeing my term through. I believe that my reasons for resigning, although I had intended to nominate for another term, are...

Welcome to the first President’s chat for 2024 and a belated, but very happy, safe, and fulfilling New Year to you all. My New Year’s wish is that no one says older people don’t matter. This is a comment I have heard many times from members, and my hope is...

I know it is hard to believe, but here we are in November. The year is nearly done and the 2023 general election has come and gone. Now we look forward to working with another Government on your behalf. I hope the elected politicians and their policy advisors will listen...

Here we are nearing the end of winter and I hope you are weathering it well. Hi folks, I know spring is nearly here because we have an orphan lamb living beside our log fire, baaing deafeningly (you would be surprised how loud a very small woolly animal can be) about...

Firstly, I want to wish you all the very best year possible. And to pass on my hope that not too many of you are affected by the shocking weather which has occurred in some parts of New Zealand. And if you were that you have access to all...

I can’t help noticing Spring has sprung at our place. The other day I was looking around, but not actually working in my garden. In fact I was admiring the first crop of roses this season when I heard some rather raucous squawking close by. Upon further investigation what I...

The last two years as your president have been a time of very real learning for me, even though I have had quite a few years’ experience on the Federation board. Part of what I have learned, and I know I say this often, is that the positives of the...