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Age Concern Horowhenua promotes the wellbeing, rights, respect and dignity for senior people

Name: Age Concern Horowhenua
Address: Queen St W, Levin, 5510, NZ
Telephone: 06-367 2181

OUR SERVICES

We offer expert advice to our senior community

Elder Abuse & Neglect Prevention

There are many reasons why elder abuse occurs, and sadly why it is usually kept hidden. We believe all senior people should be safe and live without fear of being hurt. We work to improve the quality of life of older people in abusive situations and to prevent abuse by providing information, education programmes, advocacy and support.

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Social Connection

Social connection means the social ties that we have with others. It can be a broad term that includes things like getting together with others, having others we can rely on for support, or feeling that we belong and are valued. We offer many services that benefit the social connections we can make with each other in our daily lives.

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Health Promotion

Health Promotion increases or maintains functional capacity, maintaining or improving self-care, and stimulating one's social network. The goal of our Health Promotion Program is to improve and maintain a longer, independent and self-sufficient quality of life, so you can live dignified, flourishing and purposeful lives, to age well and remain well connected to friends, whanau and community.

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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR SERVICES

OUR TEAM

Small Team...Big Heart!

Our commitment to the senior adults in the Horowhenua can't be beat! Providing quality support services and expert information to our senior community are always at the forefront of our ethics, which are combined with our unique skill sets and a fresh approach that will continue to support the growth and quality of our services provided to the community.

MEET THE TEAM

FEEDBACK FROM CLIENTS

“I've used many of their services now. Funny that I didn't think I needed them before, but now I would be lost without them!”

“After attending a Staying Safe Driving Class, I realised just how much I needed to improve my driving to keep myself and everyone else safe.”

“My visitor is so lovely, we have really hit it off and enjoy going for walks together. I'm so glad Age Concern introduced us, we are now good friends!”

If you have any concerns about Elder Abuse, whether you are an senior person yourself, a family member, friend, neighbour or professional, you can contact our Elder Abuse Response Service for FREE and confidential advice.

OUR NEWS

Information, News, Updates and Advice

Class Exemption: Senior Drivers' Licence Renewals

By Mike Riversdale • July 24, 2025

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is making it easier for senior drivers to renew their licence

Become A Board Member

By Mike Riversdale • July 23, 2025

September AGM we will have vacancies for Board Members for YOU!

What Is That Women's Refuge Circle Icon?

By Mike Riversdale • July 9, 2025

We are using the Women's Refuge tool for victims of abuse to ask for help, without fear of it showing up in their browser’s history or an abusive partner ever seeing it.

WHEN Would You, At Foxton Beach, Like An Exercise Class?

By Mike Riversdale • July 8, 2025

We're setting a Steady As You Go exercise class in Foxton Beach, BUT when suits you?

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Shout out to all the Horowhenua taxi drivers that go that extra few steps looking after the seniors - THANK YOU!! 👏 #Horowhenua #Levin #taxi #ThankYou

We represent all seniors on a number of groups and committees from the Horowhenua District Council Older Persons' Network to local hui and networking events. If you'd like to know more, have a particular issue raised, or want to come along and see what happens then please get in touch. At a national level Age Concern New Zealand represent all of our communities and make submissions about proposed Government legislation, meet with national agencies and organisations to ensure all senior voices are heard! Want more info, check out their Submissions page: https://www.ageconcern.org.nz/Public/Public/News_and_events/Submissions_1.aspx However, if you really want to get amongst it and make a difference to the community - get into the corridors of power and pull those levers! https://www.horowhenua.govt.nz/Council/Participate/Elections/Stand #Horowhenua #elections

Membership subs time and we have updated ALL of our leaflets, booklets, and info - pick up a new booklet if you haven't already. #levin #horowhenua

We have so many amazing volunteers, from exercise class Peer Leaders, Visiting Service people, and our fabulous team who work on the reception - everyone has been thanked, some with cards + surprises, some with pizza, and some with a morning tea - why now, it's Volunteer Week!!! #VolunteerCentralNZ #BigShoutOutNZ #ThankYouVolunteers #CelebratingVolunteers THANK YOU ALL!

RSVP online: https://forms.office.com/r/s44v7nKV8D ... or ... call us 06-367 2181 ... or ... pop in: 526 Queen Street East, Levin

Yes, the Levin office is back in business from tomorrow! REMEMBER: Closed on Friday for #Matariki 🙂

Wow - the community is amazing, thank you so much all for sharing warm bedding to those that need it, and it's been cold eh! #blanket #donation

Learning, having fun, and FREE plants and pots - we were spoiled by Catherine, Barbara, and Kirsty from the Levin Garden Club as they took us through our Basket Of Wisdom: Hands in the dirt All the photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LsK2JydQYay4FkJbA

It might not look much to you but it's been a bugbear of the team, the dishwasher leaning precariously forward when open ... so, the team had had enough and IT IS SORTED! Can do. Will do.

Wow! Taken from our doorstep yesterday - so vivid! #levin #rainbow #horowhenua

Mike waffles on about what's happening in June at Age Concern Horowhenua.

Age Concern Horowhenua Closure for King's Birthday Please note that our office will be closed this coming Monday, June 2nd, for the King's Birthday public holiday. We hope you have a wonderful and enjoyable long weekend! We look forward to seeing you again when we reopen on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Emergency Mobile Alert The nationwide test will be on 25 May 2025 between 6-7pm.

Our ever growing "ideas board". Anyone can leave an idea from the very big to the seemingly small, from serious to fun - anything our senior community think we should be doing / thinking about.

Powering Up is a free course designed to inform and upskill professionals so they can empower our older community to feel safe and in control. Three dates with three venues - 5th June: Heartland Services, Foxton - 6th June: Te Puāwaitanga o Hanana, Shannon - 12th June: Age Concern, Levin

Having lunch during the seniors driver's refresher course in Salvation Army Foxton hall. Come to the next ones: - Staying Safe Driving Course: Shannon (Friday 6th June) - Staying Safe Driving Course: Levin (Friday 30th May)

Every Monday we are at Te Puàwaitanga o Hanana Shannon Health & Wellbeing Centre between 10am and 12pm (sometimes a little later, sometimes we leave a little earlier). WHY? For anyone who as any questions, needs to talk to use about any senior issues, has a great idea about an event or group we can help with, anything really .. POP IN!

FREE Flu & COVID Jabs (pt 2) If you're part of the senior (65+) community, make an appointment for your FREE influenza vaccination and/or COVID booster jab. WHERE: Age Concern Horowhenua office (526 Queen Street East, Levin) WHEN: Monday 26th June, 9am-12pm RESERVE YOUR SLOT: call on 06-367 2181 or pop in There will be 12 slots available. Thanks to the team at Raukawa Whānau Ora for making this happen, we ❤️ you!

Every Monday, 10am-11am, you can stroll in with your knitting and have a lovely warm time chatting and knitting with everyone else. And we'll make sure you've got tea and coffee!

With an almost farcical timing the whole team were almost guilty of eating a box of amazing baking as provided, we discovered, by the wonderful volunteers from @goodbitchesbake

Thank you to a stalwart SAYGo Exercise Class Peer Leader, Glenda "But I thought you ran the exercise classes?!", and we do initially with SAYGo. For the first 10 sessions of a new class our awesome Health Promotions Coordinator sets it up and gets it going, taking everyone through the hour-long programme. During this time, we are also looking for a Peer Leader, someone that is keen to keep it all going, able to guide newbies through the programme and help those that get their left mixed up with their right (like Mike!). Glenda has been one such person for a long time and, due to reasons, is now stepping down and heading onto ventures new ... we thank her so much, from the team and her classmates who arranged a morning tea on her last session.

Every now and again a person joins us on our journey that makes such a big difference that we have to shout about it from the rafters. Stewart Thompson was one such person, joining the Board as Chairperson a few years ago he has made a step change in the operations of the office which now runs much more business-like with a modern set of processes and procedures enabling us to create a steadier base. THANK YOU STEWART FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE and, finally, enjoy your retirement :) (and also a massive thank you to Sue, Stewart's partner, for giving him the time and support that we benefited from).