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Hands off Pharmac
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 11:29 am | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power strongly supports the current system of purchasing state provided pharmaceuticals through Pharmac said national President Roy Reid. More >>
Grey Power expresses concern over young adult unemployement
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 12:55 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
The Grey Power Annual General Meeting held at Hamilton expressed concern at the high numbers of unemployed in the under 24 age group and urges that the Government, with support from all Political Parties, work towards having all these young people receive ... More >>
Councils Spending On Non-Core Activities Concern Grey Power
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 3:38 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power is concerned that, according to the Minister of Local Government, councils, on average, spend almost 25% of their funding on non core activities such as water, drainage, sewage, etc. More >>
No Confidence in the Electricity Market
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 3:17 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power has no confidence in the electricity market. It allows generators to hike spot prices without restraint, whenever they have market power. More >>
Dairy survey signals consumer warning over market
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 10:40 am | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power President Roy Reid today welcomed the recent release of a Consumer New Zealand survey showing that an overwhelming proportion of New Zealanders are concerned with milk prices and want more competition in the domestic dairy market. More >>
G R E Y P O W E R New Zealand Federation
Monday, 7 March 2011, 12:51 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power has opposed the Customer Compensation Scheme ever since it was first proposed over a year ago. The money that retailers pay out to consumers will simply be recovered through price increases later on. More >>
Grey Power says stop building power stations we don’t need!
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 10:53 am | Grey Power New Zealand
Bring back ripple control to make our power system more efficient and cut costs. Genesis Energy’s new tariffs will make peak loads higher, so new peaking power stations will be needed. These power stations only run a few days per year, and use ... More >>
Price of electricity, where does our tolerance level stop?
Friday, 17 December 2010, 11:08 am | Grey Power New Zealand
The Electricity Industry is overcharging the Domestic Consumer by $200 million per year. Lines Company assets in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s doubled to a very inflated value. Since then Domestic Consumers usage has been valued on these inflated ... More >>
"Think Young & Do Something Positive Daily"
Monday, 13 December 2010, 2:59 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
The avoidance of the Term “old’’ was the main theme of the address given Bill Potter of Auckland to the Christmas function of Wanganui Grey Power on Monday. More >>
Membership Benefits
Monday, 13 December 2010, 2:58 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
At the recent Grey Power meeting the benefits of belonging to the organization Were discussed by the guest speaker Bill Potter from Auckland and the local President Tony Grant-Fargie. They jointly evaluated the main reasons why people joined the ... More >>
‘Top NZ Speaker for Grey Power’
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 10:22 am | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power Wanganui will have one of New Zealands Top Public Speakers at its yearly wind up Christmas Function on the 6th of December 2010. Local President Tony Grant-Fargie has acquired the services of Auckland based W.J. (Bill) Potter More >>
‘Silly Season Scammers Are Back Again'
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 10:17 am | Grey Power New Zealand
A Grey Power member (name withheld) has received a letter purporting to be from a Spanish Lottery and using a claims agent “Winterthu Group of Company S.A.” and it advises him that there Were 5 winners and the prize is to be shared. More >>
Grey Power On Aged Care Report
Monday, 18 October 2010, 3:14 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power’s call for the establishment of an independent Aged Care Commission and Commissioner has been supported and endorsed by the Greens and Labour in the recently released Report into Aged Care. More >>
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill
Friday, 8 October 2010, 1:31 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power opposed the repeal of the 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Amendment Act and has strong concerns with respect to Clause 93 Part 4 of the new Bill which provides for customary rights and customary marine title to be negotiated by agreement with ... More >>
Grey Power Deplores Lack of Representation
Friday, 1 October 2010, 3:02 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
The New Zealand Grey Power Federation, representing more than 72,000 elderly consumers of energy in this country, deplores lack of domestic consumer representation on the Electricity Authority as a result of the Electricity Industry Act, which completed ... More >>
Grey Power supports Labours GST policy
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 2:24 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power is very concerned that food prices have been increasing at an alarming rate during the past few weeks and these prices will again be increased on October 1 with the 2.5% increase of GST. More >>
Cuts to Supergold Card Free Travel Scheme
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 1:07 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Violet McCowatt, Social Services spokesperson for Grey Power is opposed to any moves to cut the Travel Scheme. “Without this scheme many elderly would, once again, be housebound or reliant on others to get about. With transport being such an essential ... More >>
Profits being gained by electricity companies
Friday, 27 August 2010, 11:25 am | Grey Power New Zealand
Grey Power is very concerned about the increasing profits being gained by electricity companies. Meridian Energy has just announced record earnings before tax of $642 million. Its net profit of $185 million was twice last year’s profit. More >>
Starvation Imminent in Prime Minister's Electorate
Monday, 28 June 2010, 3:34 pm | Grey Power New Zealand
Violet McCowatt, Grey Power Social Services spokesperson has been informed that the Government plan on withdrawing their subsidy for Meals on Wheels in the Prime Minister’s own electorate. The service will cease in September and Grey Power suspect the same ... More >>
Turn 65 years and look out
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 10:39 am | Grey Power New Zealand
The proposed health insurance increases announced by Southern Cross do not come as a surprise to Grey Power. More >>
