OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Key dodges funding issuePrime Minister John Key's negative reaction when Local Government New Zealand called for debate on the future funding of councils' activities was facile and myopic.06 Feb 12:54 AM
LifestyleOlder people have plenty of sex - why we should talk about it"It's not teenage sex, but it's very satisfying. We love to experiment. We love to dance. There is a lot of cuddling and snuggling."04 Feb 02:00 AM
New ZealandGift makes a happier 100thLen Darr's 100th birthday celebration unexpectedly healed a lingering regret after his years of volunteer work helping the sick and injured.03 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldDNA holds clues to mortalityChemical changes in DNA can help us understand people’s “biological age” - a measure of how old their body is that seems to be able to predict when people are going to die.30 Jan 11:27 PM
LifestyleHow to beat the midlife bluesMidlife crisis? What crisis? Suzanne McFadden meets three women in their 40s reinventing their lives.30 Jan 08:00 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: The cost of holidays"So, how were your annual holidays?" asked a friend, oblivious to the fact that I appeared to be a pent-up ball of anguish.29 Jan 04:00 PM
Aged careHelen Twose: Studying for a seat on the boardThe path to the boardroom began in the classroom for Nelson-based finance executive Dave Ashcroft.29 Jan 04:00 PM
Small BusinessYour Business: Laterpreneurs, KiwiBerry Lodge and OrchardAllan and Robynne Tibble run KiwiBerry Lodge and Orchard near Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty.22 Jan 11:13 PM
Small BusinessYour Business: Laterpreneurs, Harris and MillerHarris and Miller provides small businesses with administration support and training. Our focus is on the business owner/manager and making sure they have the tools they need to run their business.22 Jan 10:53 PM
Small BusinessYour Business: Laterpreneurs, Ultra Pet FoodUltra Pet Food specialises in the sale and distribution of New Zealand-made, premium dry food for dogs and cats.22 Jan 10:29 PM
Small BusinessYour Business: Laterpreneurs, The Story MintThe Story Mint is a global writing community that encourages writers to aim for excellence.22 Jan 10:01 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Indebted to my periodontistAs an octogenarian, I may have left my run in the romance department a bit late, unless somebody knows a surgeon who can rejuvenate certain other intimate parts of my anatomy, writes Peter Bromhead.22 Jan 04:00 PM
Small BusinessYour business: LaterpreneursNew Zealand's retirement age may be 65, but it's clearly not the finish line in the career of lots of Kiwis.19 Jan 04:26 AM
LifestyleNicholson wants one last loveHe always had an eye for the ladies, but now Jack Nicholson has admitted to being lonely as he faces dying with nobody by his side.13 Jan 09:20 PM
LifestyleHot flashes linked to hip fractures - studyMenopausal women who suffer hot flashes are nearly twice as likely to later suffer hip fractures, according to a new study.12 Jan 01:10 AM
LifestyleBest 12 questions on ageingSarah Stuart collects the best quotes of the year on ageing.07 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleDoes cycling slow ageing?Scientists have found that older cyclists show fewer signs of ageing compared with non-cyclists.07 Jan 01:15 AM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Why bother to stave off ageing?Why does ageing hold such special horror for me? Because it confronts us with the truth: we are all going to die.04 Jan 08:30 PM
Aged careIs retirement a pipe dream?Early retirement is an unrealistic dream for many adult Kiwis and some fear they will have to work into their 70s.13 Dec 04:00 PM
Aged careBusiness Leader of the Year: Simon ChalliesAn excellent communicator albeit with a quietly confident manner, highly successful but without any arrogance, an affinity with those moving into quiet retirement but with a love of hard-rocking Shihad - Ryman Healthcare boss Simon Challies.12 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleWhy it's great to be ageing in the 21st centuryBaby-boomer Leigh Bramwell reckons this is a good time to be old.04 Dec 10:00 PM
LifestyleLearning to swim as an adultEwan McDonald’s father taught kids to swim. Except for one child who was scared of the water.03 Dec 07:00 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Let working over-65s help ease the loadOn Tuesday, right on my 63rd birthday, a press release from the retirement policy and research centre at the University of Auckland announced that New Zealand now has one of the developed world's....07 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey: Prepare to pin on your nappiesAdult nappies will soon outsell baby nappies in Japan. And according to Harvard economics professor David Bloom, that's a stark warning for NZ.25 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandPeter Calder: Singalong brings out magic momentsEvery Wednesday afternoon at around 2.15, Janusz Szubski sings. You have to be standing close to hear him, but it doesn't make much difference: he's not singing for you.07 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ's oldest woman dies at 110A woman believed to be New Zealand's oldest resident has died at the age of 110 at a rest home north of Wellington.07 Oct 02:46 AM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Living longer and prosperingWhether we wake today to a brave new world or more of the same old muddle, it's undeniable that the past few weeks have been so preoccupying that we have been diverted from more important matters.20 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionDavid Thomas: Manopause? There's a pill for thatThere's a hot new drug called TRT that its users take to make them feel more energetic, more alive, more aggressive and sexier, too.07 Aug 09:30 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Hair apparentOne of the peculiarities of ageing is that hair which once grew profusely on top of my head has now been diverted to sprout uncontrollably from my nose and ears.31 Jul 09:30 PM
LifestyleLife begins at eightyOlder people in New Zealand are happy with their health. About 60 per cent in an extensive survey of the very old told researchers their health was good, very good or excellent.13 Jul 05:00 PM
RoyalsYachtie and the Duke bond over love of boatsThe note received by a 100-year-old New Zealand man read just like it was from one Old Salt to another until he saw "Philip" and the monogram of Buckingham Palace.12 Jul 01:31 AM
OpinionDavid Hill: He wants what? Listen to the Old WeirdoThe young assistant had just confirmed that, no, they didn't have any phone diaries with print large enough for Gold Card holders to read.01 Jul 05:00 PM
