Tag: My Generation

When you're earning over $1000 a week, an extra $50 hardly seems worth the effort. But when you've retired on significantly less, that $50 will pay for your wine for the week, or a meal out, or two new lipsticks.

The idea of cycling the length of New Zealand must have germinated quietly in the recesses of my mind while I wasn’t paying attention.

Internet auction sites have proved a godsend for those who like to buy and sell, and many who started out selling a few old clothes have found themselves with a lucrative part time business.

A few years ago when I was sorting through my 96-year-old mother's things for her move into a rest home, there was one garment that I just couldn't throw out - her corsets.

This 50+ couple couldn't get into the Vatican because their clothes were too sexy. Hey, how good is that, asks BRIAN O'FLAHERTY?

That was a lovely picture of Telecom boss Paul Reynolds in last week's paper. He's got a great smile. Mind you, I'd be smiling too, if I were earning $5 million a year...

This will be a short editorial because I have swine flu. Well, I probably have a cold, in fact, but I figure the self-diagnosis of swine flu will get me more sympathy.

I'm thinking of setting up meetings with all the people who have invaded my privacy.

Women react very differently to the news that they have breast cancer, and often address the issues in quite diverse ways. These three women are all long time survivors, and share their feelings about their experiences.

It's not unusual for both men and women to experience sexual problems in their latter years, but many of these issues can be easily fixed,