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Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 2 – Warwick and Pummy Hickling
He fell for her as a lusty 13-year-old.Now Warwick Hickling, 83, is his wife’s full-time carer.”All the boys were dead keen on the girls who were fully developed,” Warwick told the Herald cheekily.”The girls who were flat-chested…
Herald morning quiz: March 8
Test your brains with the Herald’s morning quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for the morning quiz tomorrow. To challenge yourself with more quizzes, CLICK HERE.
Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 4 – Rita Marx and the Māori way
Sometimes Rita Marx forgets her own name, let alone the names of her six children, 22 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.But as soon as the 87-year-old kuia steps onto her marae, she is the little…
Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 5 – Mike, Bob and Christine Scott
When Bob Scott moved into a retirement home, the Post-it note on the fridge said it all.”My daughter’s name is Christine.”Christine Cole was Bob’s sole carer when he moved into a retirement home in 2013 and was manifesting signs…
Serial rapist Joseph Thompson worried about what other inmates think
One of New Zealand’s worst serial rapists is apprehensive about doing a child sex offenders programme for fear of what other inmates might say about him.Joseph Thompson, who was sentenced in 1995 to 30 years’ preventive detention…
International Women's Day: Kiwi women fall behind in sole home-owning stakes
Men are the sole-owners 31,000 more homes in New Zealand than women, a 1.8 per cent difference, a new report by CoreLogic revealed. And while the difference might not sound significant, CoreLogic New Zealand country manager Simone…
Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 3 – Care villages offer new approach
It’s cruel, deadly and doesn’t discriminate, but no one wants to talk about dementia.Lisa Burns, national spokesperson for Dementia New Zealand, says it’s crucial we confront dementia.”My grandmother died from it. “So many people…
Wellington left without a seat at Three Waters Steering Committee
Wellington’s water leaders say it’s problematic and strange they have been left without a seat at a committee that’s described as a key reference point for incoming water reforms.The Government is in the middle of reforming local…
Women in science: Tackling gender diversity in top jobs
Women are underrepresented in the top jobs of science and tech. A new programme is trying to fix that. Maria Jose Alvarez was pitching her agritech start-up to a group of investors when they cut her off with questions. Not for…