Articles published on August, 2010

1. Entire towns are falling off their ladders

   Published on Monday, August 30th, 2010
   It’s Safety New Zealand Week.  This morning I was reading in the Dominion Post of a renewed campaign to alert us to dangers at home. Apparently last year more than 650,000 of us were injured in the home – one every 48 seconds. Staggering! This afternoon ACC kicked off its campaign with a statement detailing more [...]

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2. ASB Offers Senior Customers Home Equity Release Loans

   Published on Thursday, August 26th, 2010

   Loan meets guidelines of the code of practice developed by Office of Senior Citizens

   Borrowers guaranteed lifetime occupancy

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   Posted in ASB, Media Releases

3. More Than Skin Deep – Awards Celebrate Better Bones

   Published on Thursday, August 26th, 2010

   Calling for nominations - Know someone who deserves a medal for showing us how to age with strength and vitality?

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   Posted in Media Releases, Osteoporosis New Zealand

4. Nestlé NZ Donates Food Worth Over $4.5million to Charity

   Published on Thursday, August 26th, 2010

   As the mercury continues to fall around the country, New Zealanders head indoors and look for new ways to keep warm; however a hot meal is simply not an option for many people.

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   Posted in Media Releases, Nestlé

5. Inclusive politics … your local Tui billboard has the answer

   Published on Thursday, August 26th, 2010
   As Australia inches forward to deciding who won last Saturday’s election, for diversion media commentators across the ditch are pouring over the tea leaves trying to analyse why the electorate voted the way it did. One recurring theme is ‘the electorate is sick and tired of the adversarial politics served up by the two main parties’. [...]

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