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Grey Power Press Release- Aged Care Commissioner
Friday, 22 February 2019, 10:24 am | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power has welcomed the support of media commentator Mark Sainsbury for Grey Power’s long running campaign to have an Aged Care Commissioner appointed. More >>
Promised Aged Care Commissioner Now Urgent; Grey Power
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 2:29 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power Federation President Mac Welch has called on the Government to urgently honour a pre-election promise and appoint an Aged Care Commissioner. More >>
The rising cost of Power; solutions
Monday, 17 September 2018, 9:59 am | Grey Power New Zealand
Findings from the Government's Electricity Pricing Review were released on Tuesday and reveal the price of power has risen by 79 percent since the 1990s with 103,000 households spending more than 10 per cent of their income on power. More >>
Grey Power on Bank Closures
Thursday, 13 September 2018, 12:59 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power has called on the Government to direct Kiwi Bank and post bank to fill the gap left by commercial banks abandoning many small communities More >>
Grey Power Calls For Aged Care Commissioner
Monday, 20 August 2018, 2:38 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power has called on the Labour led Government to urgently honour a pre-election promise to appoint an Aged Care Commissioner. More >>
Grey Power Cannabis Policy
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 2:32 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Recent stories in the News Media appear to be at odds with Grey Power N.Z. Federation Inc. official policy which follows. More >>
Inadequate Superannuation
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 12:01 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
The Grey Power Federation has called on the Government to act swiftly to avoid a looming crisis for people who are solely dependent on national superannuation. More >>
Grey Power on sentencing law
Friday, 1 June 2018, 1:45 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power members are alarmed at Andrew Little’s proposal to introduce reduced sentences for criminal offending. If you need more prisons build them,you dont solve the problem of to many lions in the cage by letting some of them out. As recent annoucements ... More >>
Are Home Based Care Policies Compromising Health?
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 2:08 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
A generation of policy makers have developed care for the elderly based on the assumption that they are better off in their own homes, with home care support. However, is it time to question whether this policy is actually compromising many elderly people’s ... More >>
CPP is a slap in the face
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 12:36 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
The decision by the Commerce Commission to approve the application by PowerCo for a Customised Price Path (CPP) is no surprise, but is a slap in the face for the ordinary customer. More >>
Medical cannabis
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 11:12 am | Grey Power New Zealand
President of the Grey Power Federation Tom O’Connor has urged Parliament to send the Green Party Bill on medical cannabis to the Select Committee stage so the public can debate the issue. More >>
Upgrade Log Burners
Monday, 7 August 2017, 11:05 am | Grey Power New Zealand
The Grey Power Federation is to ask Government to ensure no one is prevented by regional air plans from living in a warm house during winter. More >>
Nelson Grey Power encourages support for local Dairy
Monday, 8 May 2017, 12:33 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Recently two Nelson shopkeepers have been attacked and stolen from. More >>
Grey Power applaudeds gov't pay equity package
Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 1:11 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Press release Grey Power has applauded the Government’s announcement of a $2 billion package to address the pay inequity in the predominantly female aged care sector. Grey Power Federation national president Tom O’Connor said the package would address ... More >>
Clash probably unavoidable
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 11:56 am | Grey Power New Zealand
The chances of avoiding a head on clash between Grey Power and the Government over raising the age of national superannuation are fading as the organisation’s 65000 members prepare for political war. More >>
No surprise with superannuation
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 12:00 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
National president of the Grey Power Federation Tom O’Connor said the increased age of entitlement for national; superannuation did not come as a surprise. More >>
Medical cannabis
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 1:02 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
The Grey Power Federation has commended the Government for finally easing access to medical cannabis. More >>
Advice to new PM: don’t mess with national superannuation
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 2:17 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
National president of the Grey Power Federation Tom O’Connor said there had been a clear understanding with retiring Prime Minster John Key that national superannuation was safe while he was in office. However the new Prime Minster has hinted that he ... More >>
Tax on power bill rebates
Monday, 14 November 2016, 1:48 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
National president of the Grey Power Federation Tom O’Connor is astonished that IRD has secret plans to tax monthly rebates paid by lines companies, through retail power companies, to consumers. “We are aware that some power company rebates which ... More >>
Grey Power and the NZ Seniors Party
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 1:43 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
In spite of several clear explanations that Grey Power is not aligned to any political party, we are still getting requests to join with the New Zealand Seniors Party. In fact, it appears they do not yet have sufficient members to be registered as a ... More >>
