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Jewels,Watches &Luxury AccessoriesWebbs.The EstateMaterial Culture  \n2  \n                                                            Herald on Sunday,October 4,2026  \nN ewS                             \n# Live with dignity'What older Kiwis want this election\n\nAge Concern says cross-party agreementis needed on healthcare,living costs andsuperannuation  \n\"That's whats happened in thepast,but that doesn't get you any-where.”  \nwhether NZ Super is sufficient to helpover-65s “live with dignity”.  \nGrey Power's also calling for afairer accommodation supplement,saying cash-asset limits have notchanged since their introduction in1993.  \nThe Fentons say they are votingwith themselves,their grandchildrenand the country in mind.  \n\"That's really what you vote for,isn't it?You vote for the future bothfor yourself and for your families,”another woman agreed.  \n“For many older New Zealanders,rising housing costs are putting in-creasing pressure on householdbudgets.”  \n     Grace Symmans work are high on the priority list.  \n“For us we really care about alsoloneliness and isolation and the im-pact that has on health.”  \nlder Kiwis want to see poli-tical parties workingtogether to tackle the costof living,healthcare,highnational debt and the unknown fu-ture of superannuation.  \nThe economy and national debtwere common concerns among resi-dents spoken to by the Herald.  \nAccording to the Retirement Com-mission,20%of people aged over 65are renters.  \nBillings-Jensen said it'sa politicallyactive age group with vastly differentlife experiences,fromrentersto thoseliving in retirement villages,fromurban to rural populations.  \nResident Garry Pallo said gettingthe economy under control is hisbiggest priority.  \n\"The case for change is clear.Secure housing is an essential part ofasecureretirement,\"Grey Power said.  \nAge Concern NZ is calling for morebipartisanship.  \nHe also supported a four-yearparliamentary term.  \nDespite this,she said there arecommon issues “bubbling up”.  \nPetone's Bob Scott Retirement Vil-lageresidents had thechancetovoiceconcerns with the Prime Minister thisweek,when Christopher Luxonvisited.  \n\"It gives a better chance to getplans in place because all of the thingsthat will help the country generallytend to be long term and it really istoo short aterm to get things moving.”  \nChief executive Karen Billings-Jensen said the 65-plus age group hasa range of political views-issues thiselection are the high cost of living,healthcare access and the future ofsuperannuation.  \n\"The cost of living seems to behitting fairly evenly across mostgroups.”  \nThat includes transport and fuelcosts,and how food costs impactknown future was a significant issueas the older population grows.  \nDr Colin Fenton and wife Aileenlived in the area for more than 60years before moving to the village 18months ago.  \nPallo was impressed with Luxon's  \nShe said people are worried thelack of common ground betweensuccessive Governments makes it dif-ficult for policy to stick.  \nanswers to the residents.  \nPerhaps the most controversialreaction during the visit came aftera resident asked Luxon aboutchanges to the Retirement VillagesAct 2003.  \nFenton,who is 99 this month,toldthe Herald the country's national debtwas a key concern,after Luxon toldthe crowd he recently wrote a $10billion cheque for the country's inter-est payments.  \nAccording to Age Care NZ,40%ofover-65s rely solely on superannu-ation.  \n\"I think it's probably the big-ticketissues,you know,sohousing,income,health,so that there's not rapidchanges in policies and rapidrestructures.”  \nSuperannuation is also GreyPower NZ's number one electionissue.  \nThe law requires operators to re-pay residents or their families whatthey're entitled to within 12 monthsof leaving the village.  \n\"I certainly don't want a great bigextra pile of money ","cbCaigj31VgwPo0M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigj31VgwPo0M","pdf",87977871,72,"English","# Live with dignity: 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