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NEED HELP MOVING? WE CAN REMOVE THE STRESS! [email protected] seniormovemanagers.co.nz CHRISTCHURCH / CANTERBURY EDITION live the good life. 0800 667 558 May 2017 www.theseniorcitizen.co.nz FREE PLEASE TAKE ONE! Looking Back: 12 Between the crosses, row by row 23 Sport: Is golf a sport or a game? 31 When push comes to shove, Travel: punting is a labour of love p25 EXPLORING CENTRAL ASIA Freephone: 0800 347 242 www.aspirecanterbury.co.nz SEE PAGE 13 FOR MORE DETAILS 02 | Inside this issue Theseniorcitizen Our Regular Sections Hello and 02 | News 11 | Looking Back welcome 13 | Health Welcome to the first page 18) was born in the issue of The Senior 1800s, even before powered 17 | Money Citizen! flight, let alone space rockets and computers. 19 | Leisure & Entertainment As might be guessed from the name, our ‘target Yet these are all in The Patrick Whittle, Editor, The Senior Citizen. audience’ is readers aged Senior Citizen’s target 20 | Puzzles 55-plus. demographic. looking ahead to what later then, has a huge range of life will be like, both for potential readers – and 21 | Sport What, though, does that And not only are there actually mean? decades of diference in themselves and for their we’ve tried to provide a age, but also in outlook and parents. They’re already huge range of important, 24 | Travel Someone who’s 55 now interests, and in activity asking, what are the best informative or entertaining would have been born and abilities. As you’ll see options for savings, leisure, articles to read, from in the early 1960s, in Contact Us in our sports pages, for housing and health, and for e-bikes to intimacy in aged the days of shillings and instance, there are ‘senior actually making the most of care, and from Parkinson’s pence, imperial weights citizens’ who run on the retirement. to parrots to petanque. Editor Patrick Whittle and measures, and the ‘six hills, or hope to represent Politicians, of course, are [email protected] o’clock swill’ (see page 11). But like anything new, New Zealand in their 70s. always keen to tell us we need to be tested and But these folk are at By contrast, in the health what’s for the best. With it Media Sales Kerry Lyons critiqued. That’s where the younger end of the section, you can read being a General Election we need you, the reader. [email protected] audience scale. My about research to improve year, our policymakers will Please tell us what you neighbour, Margaret, for the quality of life of those be out in force, promising think – what you’ve enjoyed Advertising Enquiries 03 365 5575 example, is in her 90s, and impaired by disease or the world in return for our (and what you haven’t), and even remembers when our disability – and about the votes. We meet a few of [email protected] most of all, what you’d like house was built – it was the possibilities for a richer, these movers and shakers to see in future issues. 1920s, and Margaret was fuller life brought about by on the politics pages – and Want to contribute? four at the time, and she new technology. in future issues, we’ll be It’s been full-on and distinctly recalls the taste of digging even deeper into (mostly) fun getting this Furthermore, it’s not just the muttonbird the builder the political questions of paper to print. Now, The Senior Citizen is a community newspaper! those in their late fifties and brought round one day. most importance to older finally, it’s out to a real live above who are interested in We welcome editorial contributions and images on people audience. relevant topics for news and feature items. Please Meanwhile, the oldest ‘older’ issues. Many middle- contact [email protected] for more person alive today (see aged folk are already The Senior Citizen, Enjoy! Paddy information. Images should be in high resolution format. Times really have changed. Then there’s the issue of But what could we use what you’re used to: another Looking to subscribe? Should we call you instead of the old honorifics? neighbour, Mrs Robinson, One option, like ‘marital was bewildered and annoyed Subscriptions are available for one or two years, for status-undeclared’ Mr and when she was called “Mary” more information and pricing please contact us direct. Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms Ms, is the ‘gender-neutral’ by people decades her Mx (pronounced “mix”). junior. Here at The Senior Multimedia Publishing Limited the proud publishers of This retains formality Citizen, our policy is to drop – or Mx? and politeness, without the honorifics, and use first mentioning marriage or sex. Metiria Turei made a choice about how they are names for more personal or controversial decision titled. Indeed, many now Alternatively, we could do ‘lighter’ stories, and family PO Box 5104, Papanui, Christchurch 8542 in her “progressive” believe that Mrs and Miss are away with honorifics all names for more formal or old-fashioned at best, sexist P | 03 365 5575 F | 03 365 1655 family’s eyes when together, and just call people more serious ones. she got married – by at worst. As an aside, my old by their names. But which [email protected] adopting the Mrs neighbour, Stan, once told However, this policy is not www.theseniorcitizen.co.nz one, their first name or their honorific. me that when he emigrated family name? Using the set in stone. We want to Disclaimer: Any mention of a product, service or supplier in editorial is not to New Zealand after the family name can seem too know what you think. Should “I love being a ‘Mrs’ – I love indicative of any endorsement by the author, editor or publisher. Although the war, his English fiancée formal or impolite, and the we move with the times, or being married, and I want publisher, editor and authors do all they can to ensure accuracy in all editorial couldn’t come until he had first name too familiar. stand by tradition? content, readers are advised to factcheck for themselves, any opinion or everyone to know,” says got a steady job. This he duly statement made by a reporter, editor, columnist, contributor, interviewee, supplier the Green Party co-leader did, and his wife-to-be soon or any other entity involved before making judgements or decisions based on (interviewed on page 6). arrived with her passport email: [email protected] the materials contained herein. The Senior Citizen, its publisher, editor and staf, However, Turei also believes stamped “for marriage” as if is not responsible for and does not accept liability for any damages, defamation PO Box 5104, Papanui, Christchurch, 8542 that people should have a she were breeding stock. or other consequences (including but not limited to revenue and/or profit loss) claimed to have occurred as the result of anything contained within this publication, to the extent permitted by law. Indemnity: Advertisers, editorial contributors and their agents warrant to the publisher that any advertising or editorial material placed in The Senior Citizen is in no way an infringement of any copyright or other right and does Another time and place for controversial statue not breach confidence, is not defamatory, libellous or unlawful, does not slander title, does not contain anything obscene or indecent and does not infringe the Artist Sir Antony series of statues at the especially given it was “the meeting between sky Fair Trading Act or other laws, regulations or statutes. Moreover, contributors Gormley has once again University of East Anglia exam time in the northern and earth, mediated by agree to indemnify the publisher and its agents against any claims, demands, caused a stir with a in England also made the hemisphere academic architecture”. The 66-year- proceedings, damages, costs including legal costs, or other costs or expenses controversial statue, headlines while similarly calendar. old’s most notable work properly incurred, penalties, or judgements occasioned to the publisher in this time in his home dividing opinion. One figure included the 20m tall, 54m consequence of any breach of the above warranties. country, England. had been put on the edge According to the Evening wingspan ‘Angel of the Views and opinions: The views expressed in The Senior Citizen do not of the university’s library Standard newspaper, North’ sculpture, located at necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, editor, staf, advertisers or Gormley’s art has been roof, causing some people Gormley had described Gateshead, near Newcastle, associated companies. The information contained in The Senior Citizen is well-known in Christchurch to think it was of a man the sculptures as showing in north-east England. intended to act as a source of general interest, information and entertainment ever since the ‘STAY’ about to commit suicide. A only. The publisher, authors and editor expressly disclaim all liability for the sculpture was installed UEA spokesperson said the results of action taken or not taken on the basis of information or content in the Avon River in 2015. sculptures had been placed contained herein. The statue, along with its on “thought-provoking” twin at Christchurch’s arts focal points and sightlines Key - For easy perusal centre, cost over $800,000. to ofer “both spectacle Paid-for supplier profle or supplier case study While detractors expressed and surprise”, and that Supplier information or content outrage at the expense, public reaction had been Suppliers share their views in one-off, topical pieces supporters pointed to the “overwhelmingly positive”.

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