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Wednesday 22 November 2023
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Some skipping meals on pension ANNE HARDIE Some of the older people in the community are skipping meals and eating less because their pension is not enough to cover the cost of living, according to survey
results. Age Concern Nelson Tasman had 171 people respond to a questionnaire about the cost of living for people over the age of 65 and many were finding it hard to make ends meet on the superan-
nuation pension. Manager Caroline Budge says the results were not a surprise because the cost of food and rent in particular have risen significantly in the past couple of years. For single adults on a fixed income,
she says something has to give. “There are people out there who are finding it really hard to make ends meet and to eat as well as they’d like. A few skipped meals – they just don’t have enough to go around.”
The majority were spending between $50 and $150 a week on food, with a small percentage spending less than $50 a week because that was all they could
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Celebrating Victory’s cultural diversity KATE RUSSELL Victory Primary School’s cultural diversity was celebrated last week with art, food, dress, and most of all, pride. The school’s annual Cultural Diversity Day is a day where students dress up in their cultural attire, and 60 flags adorned the school hall to represent all of the nationalities, regions and cultures that make up the school and community. Tumuaki Dan George says, as part of the celebrations, they transformed the hall into a culturally-inspired art exhibition, Ngā Hau e Whā.
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From left are Victory Primary School students Muta Iakopo, 9, Su Meh, 7, Jasmine Pradhan, 7, and Oliver Singh, 9 at Cultural Diversity Day last Wednesday. Photo: Kate Russell.
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