Resident writes the book on ageing
Aptly-named William Sanders resident Leigh Elder has the perfect project on the go for someone living in a retirement village.
He is writing a book about the ageing process and has recruited his fellow residents at the village to help with his research.
“The average life expectancy is 82, but the average health span age in New Zealand - so when you’re in good health – is 13 years less,” says Leigh.
“We’re living longer but we’re sicker. If you could improve people’s years of health it would be a fantastic thing to do – and with the right set up you could.
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Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.3% I want to be able to choose.
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47.2% Against. I want to deal with people.
Time to Tickle Your Thinker 🧠
If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?
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Prescribing lengths have increased to 12 months
You may have heard about the recent changes to prescribing lengths. Wondering what this means for you and your whānau? 👪
We’ve put together some useful info below.
Want to find out more? Check out: www.thedoctors.co.nz...
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