Silver tsunami: The defiant oldies who ride their own wave
STUFF Ruth Gerzon - who describes herself as among the "more assertive" Baby Boomer generation - founded the Eastern Bay Villages, a local collective run for - and by - older people. What happens as you age and life becomes a daily struggle? What’s it like as your family and friends fall away? Michelle Duff meets the boomers who aren’t waiting round to find out. Growing up, Terry Kirk and his brother used to fight tooth and nail. Their upbringing was tough. Later, when Terry Kirk gigged around West Auckland as the Hallelujah Cowboy, they didn’t have a lot to do with each other. Over ti...
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