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Reduced meat no veges just potatoes and made portions smaller. Food goes further.

We now buy bulk things for school lunches and we bag them all up ourselves.

Volunteer walkers wanted

Age Concern is looking for volunteers who live in Karori, Johnsonville or Tawa to help with its Companion Walking Service. This service provides one-to-one assistance for people who find walking on their own difficult. Training and support is provided.

Age concern is looking for people who are a keen walkers and would like to provide companionship for older people who find it difficult to go out on their own. People interested in this role can email cws@acwellington.org.nz or ring 04 499 6654.

We’ve had to stop going on dates, we’ve had to change the way we do our food shopping, we get very few fresh veges, we aim for frozen.

No treats in the shopping that includes ice cream and milo. We are using budget products and don’t cook every night.

We have had to cut back on meat and fresh veges. Also had to change some shower products too.