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'You couldn't make it up': Pair take dead man into post office to claim his pension
The man's body was propped up at the counter before staff got suspicious and pair fled.

'She is no longer in pain': YouTuber with real-life Benjamin Button disease dies at 15
Adalia Rose showed the world what it was like to live with a rare genetic condition.

'Idol and inspiration': US author Joan Didion dies at 87
The revered author died from complications from Parkinson's disease.

Suzanne Paul: 'The truth about my mystery illness'
"I want to be that same person I was before all that stuff happened to me."

'Evil roaming': Texas trial set for man charged in 18 deaths
Years after Leah Corken's death, one detail after another haunted her daughter.

Tougher residency rules for superannuation passed
The residency rules for superannuation apply equally to people born in NZ or overseas.

Auckland rest home patient with virus was only recently vaccinated
The Edmonton Meadows Care Home dementia patient only received her first jab last month.

Tell-tale sign the Queen's health is deteriorating
The Queen doesn't take a sick day when she gets the odd sniffle, writes Daniela Elser.

Why you should wear your grey hair with pride
In lockdown 'going grey' was inevitable for many, but now it has become a badge of honour.

Social media's 70s-plus 'grandfluencers' debunking ageing myths
Grandfluencers are making a name for themselves on social media.

Sir John Key on 'failure' of MIQ, turning 60 and the Nats
Sir John Key on turning 60, learning to fly, his new Maui pad and advice for his party.

Sorry saga of Sue Brown's mum has sequel at Parliament
Consumer rights are weaker than they could be says Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson.

How menopause is forcing women out of work
New survey shows 42 per cent of women consider leaving their jobs because of menopause.

Renting in retirement: 'Worst thing I ever did was sell the house'
Divorce, loans to family and illness are leaving more older Kiwis as renters.

MPs set to pass NZ Super residency rule-change
All political parties support changes to residency rules for NZ Super, except the Greens.

Steve Braunias: Love, loss and changing the law - The extraordinary life of Tim
Steve Braunias meets Tim Fairhall, who fought the law and the law lost.

Rest home complaints: Unexplained bruising, leg fractures, bad food and cockroaches
Close to 100 rest home complaints have been fully or partially upheld since 2020.

Brian Fallow: Making pensioners poorer isn't a Super idea
Treasury needs better ideas for containing the rising cost of NZ Superannuation.

Men, listen up: Secret to long life revealed (at a cost)
Legendary Kiwi lends weight to new research on the science of male ageing.

Treasury warning to Govt: Trillions of dollars in 'unsustainable' debt cycle
The Government's debt will rise to unsustainable levels by 2061, Treasury has warned.

'Totally sexist': The term actress wants banned
Julianne Moore has called for a common phrase to be abolished from conversation.

New website claims to accurately predict dementia risk
The Ottawa University study ran for 20 years and its findings have just been released.

Who's the snowflake? Research shows boomers more sensitive than millennials
A study has found evidence that baby boomers are more easily offended than millennials.

Suzanne Paul's glow: Getting married for a third time and lessons I've learned at 64
She's reinvented herself countless times. Now Suzanne Paul wants to keep it simple.

'Absolute limit': How humans could live to be 150
Scientists set maximum lifespan after finding 'resilience' of body eventually wears down.

Retirement village contracts, complaints system must improve: minister
"Some changes the industry could start to make themselves," Poto Williams says.

Opinion: The exposures facing healthcare sector growth
F&P Healthcare and Ryman have been standouts among Australasian healthcare companies.

Woman mistaken as 76yo boyfriend's carer
There's a 48-year gap between them, and the woman is often mistaken for her lover's carer.

'Better than dead': George Clooney 'not thrilled' about turning 60
The actor has also spoken about how it's like to be a father of twin toddlers.