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Your voice matters: ageing well in Aotearoa

Your voice matters: ageing well in Aotearoa

New Zealanders are living longer than ever before. With the right age-friendly conditions in place, many seniors can continue to contribute, stay ...

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2026

2026 "Business of Ageing" report launched by Office for Seniors

The latest “Business of Ageing” report highlights the scale and breadth of older people’s economic contribution to New Zealand Launched by Minister ...

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Māori-led dementia respite care centre breaks new ground in Waikato

Māori-led dementia respite care centre breaks new ground in Waikato

Te Kōhao Health and The Selwyn Foundation have joined forces to provide much-needed support for kaumātua living with the complex illness and their ...

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Flood relief grants to Ngāti Porou & Ngātiwai

Flood relief grants to Ngāti Porou & Ngātiwai

To support kaumātua affected by the devastating flooding that affected communities in Northland and the East Cape earlier this year, The Selwyn ...

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New grants to support research and community innovation for ageing

New grants to support research and community innovation for ageing

The Selwyn Foundation has announced its funding of two new Ageing Well grants, carrying forward the vision of the former Ageing Well National Science ...

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Housing security for older people must be on the local election agenda

Housing security for older people must be on the local election agenda

Denise Cosgrove, CEO of The Selwyn Foundation and Chair of the Aotearoa New Zealand National Forum for the Decade of Healthy Ageing/He Oranga ...

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What kind of country do we want to grow old in?

What kind of country do we want to grow old in?

Denise Cosgrove, Chair of the Aotearoa New Zealand National Forum for the Decade of Healthy Ageing and CEO of The Selwyn Foundation Each of us hopes ...

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Pioneering iwi mate wareware wānanga/dementia forum

Pioneering iwi mate wareware wānanga/dementia forum

On 22 November 2024, the Foundation jointly hosted with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei a major iwi mate wareware wānanga (dementia iwi forum), attended by ...

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