Appearance is a useful guide to longevity and can be used to distinguish those who will die young from those likely to live to a great age, researchers say.

Free trips for pensioners on Waiheke Island ferries are under review because they are costing the SuperGold Card scheme too much.

Residents at an Auckland retirement village are about to meet their newest carer.

A major elderly care operator has accused health authorities of a "witch hunt" over the closure of a rest home.

An inspection team finds a 103-year-old woman tied to her bed with a sheet, during an audit of a Palmerston North rest home.

A new 'people's choice' award for the best KiwiSaver communicators has been announced.

It's easy for Sarah Murdoch to appear untouched on a women's mag, writes Kerry Woodham, she's gorgeous and can afford the best skincare.

Tasmanian police found only one piece of forensic evidence at the crime scene: a leech, engorged with blood.

Some Indian grandparents are being brought to NZ by their families only to be used as babysitters and then 'practically abandoned'.

A High Court decision ordering a financial adviser to pay an elderly widow $250,000 could become a "benchmark" for other claims.

The number of people aged 65-plus is expected to double in the next 30 to 40 years.