Meet Chrisanne Tarry our wonderful Health Promotion Advisor. She is passionate about her work supporting older adults physical and mental well being.

"I love my job because health promotion can make a real and noticeable change and have an inspiring difference to many older people's lives"

Having Chrisanne on our team is making a difference in people's lives every day, so please make a donation so she can continue to change lives.
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Our Impact


13,187 Last year (1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021) 13,187 health promotion activities were run across Aotearoa.
"It was great to know how to join the dots about sharing health information and accessing services."

70,420 Last year there were 70,420 visits to lonely and isolated older people throughout New Zealand - 93.1% of clients reported feeling happier and 91.7% reported feeling less lonely.


3767 3767 people attended one of our 284 Staying Safe, Refresher Courses for Older Drivers in the last two years.
“I have been driving for 64 years. This is just what I needed. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?”

2411 Last year (1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020) we received 2411 referrals where elder abuse was suspected. Out of these referrals, 1805 of these cases were identified as elder abuse.

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