Tina's session will give an overview of the types of banking issues the Banking Ombudsman is seeing that affect older bank customers, and the learnings from those cases. The focus will be on scam cases – we’re seeing some heart-breaking cases where... Read more
Judith’s personal focus for research is the ageing of the population and its policy implications. She has researched income, transport, care and housing issues for older people, workforce ageing, equity release and intergenerational issues. She is a... Read more
Desigin leads Age Concern New Zealand’s Policy and Health Promotion portfolios. With a background in human rights and participatory development, Desigin’s work seeks to ensure that older New Zealanders are treated with respect and dignity. This means... Read more
Craig is passionate about the communications industry and the opportunity it offers for improving business and personal lives in New Zealand. He is currently the Chief Executive of the Telecommunications Association of NZ (TUANZ) which as a member b... Read more
What’s known about older adult loneliness and social isolation in Aotearoa/New Zealand?
This paper presents a systematic review of New Zealand research that has examined older people’s social isolation and/or loneliness.... Read more
Michele McCreadie is the General Manager, interRAI Services at TAS, a health shared services agency. She is a Physiotherapist by background with many years’ experience in health and public sector management. Most recently, she led the transformation... Read more
Esther Perriam is the General Manager and a Director of Eldernet and Care Publications – New Zealand’s leading information providers about services relating to older people. Working in both digital and print media ensures Esther, and the rest of the... Read more
New Zealand is rapidly becoming the host to an increasing number of ageing Filipino immigrants. Despite this sizeable population growth of ageing Filipinos in New Zealand, still very little is known about this ethnic group’s needs and living arrangem... Read more
Kay is the director of CRESA and has undertaken extensive research into housing markets, housing demand, retirement villages, accessible housing, sustainable housing, the residential building industry and neighbourhood built environments. She is curr... Read more
Jackie is a Human Rights Commissioner at the New Zealand Human Rights Commission and has the Equal Employment Opportunities and Women’s Rights portfolio.... Read more
Malcolm will be doing a brief talk with his ASB colleague Heather Woodard (Financial Crime Investigator) on the latest cyber security and financial crime trends the Bank is seeing effecting our more senior and vulnerable members in the community.... Read more
In my role at Age Concern New Zealand, I support the delivery of health promotion projects through local Age Concerns across New Zealand by providing advice on the planning, delivery, and evaluation of programmes that enable older people to increase... Read more
David was appointed Chief Executive of Horowhenua District Council in 2013. This followed 12 years in Local Government where he held senior roles in two different Councils. His unique leadership style offers an innovative and fresh perspective to Lo... Read more
My presentation is a brief overview of the Ageing Well National Science Challenge and currently funded research projects including the SUPER study. I will also talk about the Well Balanced exhibit. This will be followed by highlights of my own rese... Read more
Working as Clinical Director of Thames Hospital from 2012-2018 Ruth has found addressing the inequities of rural practice challenging. She has had a keen interest in Telehealth since her outback days and has been the Chair of the New Zealand Teleheal... Read more
Dalton Kelly was appointed Chief Executive of the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network in December 2014. The Network is the only nationwide membership based organisation to represent the specific interests of rural health.... Read more
Chris Lawton will be covering issues of crime and victimisation of the Seniors of New Zealand. In particular he will be considering what agencies are currently doing to meet the security needs of the aged. He will be considering the questions of; How... Read more
Mark Eager has a background in nursing, he has worked in the commercial sector, and has been Mobile Health’s Chief Executive for ten years. Mobile Health brings healthcare closer to home with the mobile surgical unit. The ‘bus’ travels on a five-week... Read more
Bronwyn will talk about the latest frauds and scams targeting New Zealanders of all ages, and how they are becoming increasingly sophisticated as they grow in number globally. She will share her tips on how to spot scams, and how to protect yourself,... Read more
Heather is a Financial Crime Investigator for the ASB Bank. ASB is committed to helping the community protect themselves from fraudulent activity and scams. As part of Heathers role she goes out in the community to help educate people on fraud aw... Read more
Gerald Minnee is the Policy Director, Labour Market and Immigration, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. In his presentation he will discuss the labour market trends affecting older workers – and the opportunities and challenges which ar... Read more
Michelle has worked in health and social services for the past 25 years and with St John for the last seven years. Currently Michelle works for St John as the Right Care Advisor Hauora Māori this is a national role; she has been in her current role f... Read more
Hanny has worked with Age Concern New Zealand since 2013 with a focus on Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention and some local Age Concern community activities. Her mahi is inspired by the workers throughout the country supporting older people who have e... Read more
Margaret completed her nursing training at Balclutha Hospital and then moved on to further her career, beginning with gaining a Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing at Wellington Hospital. A three year stint overseas involved her in ICU work in Edinburg... Read more
Since Garry's retirement, he has built up a varied portfolio of directorships and has continued his interest in mentoring senior executives.... Read more
Sam Johnson is the Head of Community Innovation at Mycare, Chair of the Student Volunteer Army and an Adjunct Fellow in the School of Education and Leadership at the University of Canterbury. Most well-known for founding the Student Volunteer Army af... Read more
Paul has researched and delivered a wide range of products and services for EMA members. Paul is constantly being used by Government agencies in their planning and implementation of national strategic plans and programmes, in the occupational health... Read more
Richard Wagstaff was elected NZCTU President in 2015. Richard began working as a full time paid union official in 1988 as a researcher. Later, during the introduction of the Employment Contracts Act he became a full time union organiser working in th... Read more
Scott has been Chief Executive of Volunteering New Zealand for three years. Scott is a regular speaker nationally and overseas on volunteering, democracy, and open government. Prior to this role, Scott traversed a variety of professional roles includ... Read more
Kim has worked in the charitable services sector for the past 30 years in the community, aged care and health fields.
She is passionate about community led development, in particular, assisting transport disadvantaged communities to find solution... Read more
Fiona Alpass is Professor of Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North. She co-leads the Health and Ageing Research team in the School of Psychology. She is also PI of the longitudinal Health, Work and Retirement study.... Read more