Sensory Space Tests More Inclusive Tourism
AUSTRALIA | A new sensory room at Discovery Parks – Goolwa is being used to test how holiday environments can better support people experiencing…
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Bupa New Zealand Launches Blua App
NEW ZEALAND | Bupa New Zealand launches Blua app, giving whānau greater visibility of everyday care. Bupa New Zealand has launched Blua, a new…
Bupa Expands Healthy Cities Across New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND | For aged care and retirement living operators, the push to keep older people active is increasingly extending beyond organised exercise programmes…
Dave Robinson Appointed Alzheimers NZ Chief Executive
NEW ZEALAND | Leadership at Alzheimers NZ is changing at a time when the dementia sector is pushing for greater recognition within New Zealand’s…
Summerset Sharpens Cost and Capital Focus as Sales Rise
ANZ | Summerset Group Holdings has increased first-half sales and cash generation while deliberately tightening development and capital settings, as the retirement village operator…
The Robot is Ready Before the Rulebook?
Andromeda Robotics just raised $23 million on a $100 million valuation, and its companion robot Abi is now operating full-time across all of mecwacare’s…
A Friendlier Face for Aged Care Robotics
AUSTRALIA | Most humanoid robots are built to show us what they can do. How well they walk, what they can pick up, how…
Bupa NZ Introduces Six month Buy-Backs
NEW ZEALAND | Bupa New Zealand has introduced a six-month buy-back provision in all new independent living Occupation Right Agreements (ORAs) from July this…
Kickstart Your Summer Menu Planning
Bidfood’s most iconic event has returned to Auckland, turning up the heat heading into summer. Held on Tuesday, the 18th of August 2026, Taste…
Nurses’ Strike Tests Contingency Planning
A single day of strike action by Total Care Health nurses next week will test how exposed ACC-funded community providers are to workforce disputes…
Hundreds of Nursing Graduates Left High and Dry by Te Whatu Ora
NEW ZEALAND | At a time when health care is falling into a deeper crisis with emergency departments bursting at the seams, wards overflowing…
Support at Home’s Hidden Cost Is Administration
AUSTRALIA | The Support at Home programme In Australia was intended to simplify home care and direct more funding towards services. For providers, however,…