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NZ PARLIAMENT Guy Pope-Mayell, chairman of Dyslexia NZ tells MPs about how stressful internet banking can be for 'neuro-different" people. More than a million low-vision, elderly and “neuro-different” New Zealanders have been let down by the withdrawal of cheques, and the closure of bank branches, MPs have been told. National Party MP Andrew Bayly called for an inquiry into how branch closures, and the ditching of cheques, including by government agencies like ACC, Inland Revenue and Kiwibank, had made it harder for “vulnerable” people to manage their money lives. Bayly called for t...

Christel Yardley/Stuff Andrea Hall, left, moved in with Eileen Bell in mid-July as part of a ‘homeshare’ scheme that has enabled the 98-year-old to remain in her home of 22 years, and maintain her social connections. The ad was listed by Eastern Bay Villages - a group that offers community support to older Kiwis in the Bay of Plenty. Coordinator Ruth Gerzon said home-sharing had multiple benefits. “An older person living alone has a younger person to live rent-free with them for ten hours support a week,” she said. “This enables older people to avoid a rest home, and younger peo...