Letters to the editor: Senior falls statistics are sobering 9 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read The Bay of Plenty has a higher rate of seniors falling and being injured. Photo / Getty Images The Bay of Plenty has a higher rate of seniors falling and being injured. Photo / Getty Images Bay of Plenty Times For more than a decade I was involved with research concerning falls and hip fractures among older people in the School of Public Health, University of Auckland. As a higher proportion of older people live in the Bay of Plenty (including myself), a higher fall rate and injury rate can be expected than other areas in New Zealand.