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<i>Editorial</i>: Super plan too little, too slow and too late

Key rules out retirement age rise

The Prime Minister has rejected a call from the Retirement Commission to lift the retirement age to 67 by 2033.

Should the retirement age be raised to 67?

Raise retirement age to 67 - commissioner

The Retirement Commissioner says the age of entitlement for New Zealand Superannuation needs to be raised from 65 to 67 to ensure it remains affordable over the long term.

The secrets of long life

The quest may no longer be for the elixir of immortality but with an ageing population there is increased awareness of what it takes to live long and well, writes Dionne Christian.

'Suspicious' women try to enter houses

Walking 9.7km per week boosts brainpower, study finds

Findings suggest walking is the best way of preserving both mental and physical health in old age.

<i>Editorial</i>: Rest-home food leaves sour taste

'Appointment with death' cards shocking for elderly

Religious extremists have been sending cards to the elderly asking them to pick the date they will die.

'Do-not-resuscitate' order stuns son

A hospital emergency department is being investigated after a doctor filled out a "do not resuscitate" order, allegedly without consent.

Scammers targeting elderly

Thieves posing as bank workers have swindled an 81-year-old Franklin man out of his savings, another in a series of elderly people who have been targeted by scammers in south Auckland.

Euthanasia conviction quashed

A Sydney woman who killed her partner with a euthanasia drug has had her manslaughter conviction quashed.

Scientist: Cell repair key to female longevity

<i>Paul Thomas:</i> Enough of work, it's time to protest

Life in the middle ages

No stage of life has a worse reputation than middle age. There might be some very good reasons for that, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Pendant helped find missing patient