NorthTec fielded a strong team in the recent Kerikeri half marathon (subs Saturday 21st November) including international athlete and NorthTec tutor Ady Ngawati.

The New Zealand Association of Gerontology (NZAG) is shocked at ACC's proposal to cease funding the Otago Exercise Programme for Falls Prevention (OEP). It joins with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine in calling for an explanation from ACC and Government Ministers.

Ian Mathieson, at 95 years old, will become the oldest person ever to participate in the South Island Masters Games starting on Wednesday.