News/Events

Volunteer Denis Arnott received a box of goodies at one of our Age Concern meetings, sharing it all around.

If you were lucky enough to attend the Positive Ageing Expo in April of 2019 you will certainly want to attend in April 2020 and bring along your friends.

Age Concern and Family Focus are always raising awareness of elder abuse .

Those who have always wanted to lend a helping hand have the chance through a local service.

On 1st October we celebrated International Day of Older Persons by holding a High Tea at the Distinction Hotel. About 30 members and volunteers enjoyed a platter full of delicious food and a cuppa.

Age Concern have recently begun our Intergenerational Project where students from WHHS interview senior ladies who have given back in a variety of ways to the Rotorua Community. The next two stages will involve senior men and people who have a different…

Mayor, Steve Chadwick, Miriam Ruberl from Grey Power and Rory O'Rourke from Age Concern recently met to discuss ways forward to make Rotorua a more Age Friendly City. Discussion centred around an application to the Office Of the Seniors for a feasibility…

Age Concern was lucky enough to be selected as one of 8 local charities to benefit from the Good in the Hood promotion by Z service stations Fairy Springs and Fenton. We were the recipients of over $700 which will be used as an advertising budget to…

You are all invited to the Age Concern Christmas Party on the 11th December.

A fun, practical and free cooking and nutrition course for older people who have limited cooking skills and have lost the confidence and motivation to cook..

Rotorua Lakes Council and Age Concern are joining in partnership to provide a free Road Safety update for the over 65's. The programme that is run by RLC is called Agewise and has been operating successfully for a number of years. The programme being run…