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Grey Power on older workers

Friday, 17 February 2012, 3:19 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power is concerned that an article which ran in the NZ Herald this morning may give the wrong impression to the public. “We believe the article is a little misleading in that it suggests that the older workers are taking the jobs of the ... More >>

Grey Power on child abuse

Friday, 27 January 2012, 10:11 am | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power are encouraged that Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is looking at the prospect of introducing mandatory reporting of child abuse, together with the sharing of private information between agencies: two suggestions that were contained ... More >>

Grey Power on Digital TV

Friday, 27 January 2012, 10:08 am | Grey Power New Zealand

The “Going Digital Assistance Package” announced by the Minister of Broadcasting is “a step in the right direction” says Mr Roy Reid, National President of Grey Power. More >>

Grey Power Supports Commission on Auckland Ethnicity

Friday, 2 December 2011, 9:53 am | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power Supports Call For Possible Royal Commission Enquiry Into Auckland Future Ethnicity Changes and Population Growth More >>

Grey Power Does Not Call for Asian Immigration Restrictions

Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 12:00 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power has no specific policy on Asian immigration and has not called for Asian immigration to be restricted, said Mr. Bill Rayner, Zone Director of Grey Power Auckland Region. More >>

Cash Payment Substitution to MPs Not Warranted

Monday, 21 November 2011, 12:28 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power Federation Press Release Nov 21, 2011 Cash Payment Substitution to MPs for The Discredited MP Travel Perk Not Warranted The payment of $5,000 a year to MP’s to compensate them for the loss of the much discredited overseas travel perk ... More >>

Grey Power: Any Asset Sales Must Remain in NZ Ownership

Friday, 11 November 2011, 1:35 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power is strongly opposed to any sale of State assets, a position shared by the majority of New Zealanders, and a National win at the Election cannot be taken by the Government as a mandate to proceed with the unrestricted sale of shares in ... More >>

Rates Rebate Eligibility For Retirement Village Residents

Friday, 4 November 2011, 5:19 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power Federation Press Release Nov. 4th, 20ll Rates Rebate Eligibility For Retirement Village Residents Announcement By Labour Welcomed By Grey Power The announcement by Labour that retirement home residents will be eligible for the Government Rates ... More >>

Population Exodus Creating Serious Social Problems

Thursday, 3 November 2011, 1:40 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power Federation Press Release Population Exodus Creating Serious Social Problems For Older New Zealanders Grey Power Call For a National Population Policy Forum The number of people leaving New Zealand has reached crisis proportions and must be addressed ... More >>

Grey Power Warns Of Impact of High Immigration Rates

Monday, 31 October 2011, 2:48 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power is concerned about the impact on the underlying sustainability of NZ Superannuation by the current open immigration policy of the Government with its shift from traditional immigration sources to large numbers of migrants coming from Asian and African countries ... More >>

Superannuation Genie Out of Bottle - Grey Power

Monday, 31 October 2011, 10:29 am | Grey Power New Zealand

“Phil Goff’s announcement of Labour’s election policy to increase the eligible age from 65 to 67 has let the genie out of the bottle”, said Mr Roy Reid, Grey Power Federation President. “An increase in the eligible age to receive basic NZ ... More >>

Free after hours care for under sixes

Thursday, 27 October 2011, 12:23 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power welcomes the Press announcement that the free visits to the doctor for children aged under six will be extended to after-hours. More >>

Increase In Child Poverty Statistics Appalling

Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 10:10 am | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power are appalled by the Press announcement that there are now almost 34,000 more children dependent on beneficiary parents than in 2008, This 17% rise is an indicator of a significant increase in child poverty in New Zealand. More >>

Freeze on High Level Public Sector Salaries

Friday, 14 October 2011, 9:47 am | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power calls on the Government to follow the lead of the ANZ Bank and freeze the salary increases of senior public sector staff for the next year and restrict overall cost of executive salary increases to 1% to be allocated across staff at ... More >>

Passchendaele anniversary

Thursday, 13 October 2011, 1:21 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

At a time of national anguish and grief over the loss of SAS Lance Corporal Leon Smith in the Afghanistan fighting, Grey Power says it is timely to remember that October 12th was the 94th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele, in Belgium ... More >>

Home Help phone assessments

Thursday, 13 October 2011, 12:32 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

"The advice that the Wellington District Health Board has decided to drop its home-help phone assessment scheme is welcomed", said Roy Reid, National President of Grey Power. "Grey Power has been vigourously campaigning against the contraversial phone assessments ... More >>

Sleepover wages bill

Friday, 7 October 2011, 1:16 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power welcomes Parliament’s decision to pass the Sleepover Wages (Settlement) Bill yesterday. More >>

Grey Power thanks Wgtn City Council for housing assistance

Friday, 30 September 2011, 12:39 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power social services chair, Violet McCowatt wishes to convey Grey Power's thanks to the Wellington City Council for its responsible and urgent reaction following the sad demise of one of its Council tenants whose body lay undiscovered for almost ... More >>

National Tragedy Unflolding For Elderly

Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 9:56 am | Grey Power New Zealand

There is a national tragedy unfolding in our elderly population and in an effort to address it National Grey Power and The National Foundation for the Deaf Inc. have combined forces in opposition to the 6% disability threshold and 9% aged threshold ... More >>

Check on your neighbours

Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:00 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

I refer to Kerry Woodham's article in the Herald on Sunday, 3 Sept 2011 entitled "Check on the grouchy elderly" - following the death of an 88 year old gentleman whose body laid undiscovered in a Wellington City Council flat for up to a year. ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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