Adrian Pretorius is a physiotherapist and researcher in the field of health and safety. Statistically, his work helps to keep hundreds of people out of hospital. He’s got a couple of excellent ways to maintain our strength and balance, which will help to prevent us from falling over. Strength helps to keep us upright, balance […]

Here’s a very special discussion I recorded a couple of years ago with Judith Fyfe. As a trailblazing oral historian in New Zealand she has vast experience in recording the voices of older people, for example, World War I veterans and our centenarians. As a young journalist and talkback host, Judith Fyfe started to learn […]

Do you keep making New Year resolutions as you age? I learn from local people up to age 50. How about in your 60s or 70s or 80s: do you change your approach to resolutions? I'd love to know!

Anyone can keep a diary or journal. It's easy, you can't fail. For older people it brings special benefits. Plus, less embarrassing like the diaries of youth, bless them.

Christmas is here, there and everywhere. What does it mean to you? And has that changed as you've grown older?

I'm learning how to be old from my big sister Jill. She looks back on a joyful working life as a social worker. She has a great tip for making sense of your own career, and appreciating what you achieved.

Remember "Love in the Real World"? In this discussion, Rhonda Pritchard updates her famous and refreshingly realistic book after 30 years. Some elements change when you're older. Ohers matter even more.

Are you losing your balance as you get older? There's much you can do to help yourself keep moving confidently through life.

Jo Randerson's creative approach to life brings up key questions about aging. For example, as we age, do we get physically and emotionally softer or harder — or both? and how will we respond when someone tells us we have spilled food down our front?

Settle down and enjoy the wisdom and fun of my distinguished guest, Lois Daish, New Zealand cooking hero. We reflect on changes in our own cooking and eating since 1940. Spoiler: we both fart more in our 80s;