Age Concern New Zealand is a not-for-profit, charitable organisation, dedicated to promoting the quality of life and wellbeing of older people, advocating a message of positive, healthy ageing for people of all ages. There is a local Age Concern Council in all cities and in most provincial centres around New Zealand.
This site contains contact details for all their offices as well as a bimonthly newspaper which may be of interest to many of our pensioner members.
Citizens Advice Bureaux is a voluntary organisation providing free, confidential information and advice to anyone about any query or problem. CAB is staffed by trained volunteers who can access information by computer or from the extensive range of resources held by each bureaux. The CAB has 87 offices spread from Kaitaia to Invercargill, and also a freephone number (0800 FOR CAB) which ensures no cost to any phone caller.
The website and freephone are a valuable resource for people of all ages.
SeniorNet offers older adults an opportunity to get on the Internet and learn more about new communication and information technology. The website lists all the services on offer including contact details for the 77 learning centres dotted around the country, as well as information on how to set up a learning centre in your region if there isn't one there already.
This site will provide value for all, but particularly for those people who'd like to know a little bit more about today's technology.
This site was designed to help New Zealanders manage their money. It helps you calculate budgets, loan repayments, how much interest you can make on your savings and how long you'd have to save to reach your goals. The website also allows you to make your own plan, save it on the site, and go back and update it at any time.
The site was put together by the Office of the Retirement Commissioner and is aimed at New Zealanders of all ages.
A gateway to information about retirement savings schemes that are or have been offered by State sector employers, including links to superannuation schemes which manage employee savings accounts for multiple State sector employers (including NPF).
The site also includes information about saving for retirement, and information released by the State Services Commission about KiwiSaver in the State sector.
