Grey Power Rotorua

Grey Power Calls for Stronger Protections as Medimap Cyber Breach Raises Serious Concerns for Older New Zealanders —    Grey Power New Zealand is expressing deep concern following the recent cyber-attack on Medimap, a digital health platform widely used across aged care, disability services and community healthcare.   The breach, which resulted in unauthorised access and changes to patient records, has understandably shaken confidence in systems many older New Zealanders rely on every day....

Grey Power has long advocated against the loss of cheques and decreasing banking services nationally, but particularly in our rural areas. The release of the Reserve Bank’s Consultation paper on Tuesday was a welcome breath of fresh air for all those disadvantaged by the reduction in services from the banking sector over the past decade. NZ has lost around 40% of its bank branches, and many of those remaining work on reduced hours. Grey Power National President Gayle Chambers stated “ While...

As NZ Post moves forward with plans to close more than 140 post office counters across the country, Grey Power is raising serious concerns about the impact on older New Zealanders — particularly those in rural and small-town communities.   In their public statements, NZ Post has claimed that, following the closures, the furthest distance any customer will need to travel to access postal services will be approximately 4 kilometres. However, Grey Power says that in practice, this is not always...