by Louise Rees | Sep 25, 2020 | Loneliness, News Media, Uncategorised
Author and economist Noreena Hertz talks to RNZ Nine to Noon’s Kathryn Ryan about her new book, ‘The Lonely Century – Coming Together in a World That’s Pulling apart’. From isolated people working from home to elderly people in Japan...
by Louise Rees | Sep 16, 2020 | Loneliness, News Media
This article discusses findings from Auckland University research on the issues of social isolation and loneliness in retirement villages.
by Louise Rees | Aug 25, 2020 | Loneliness, News Media, Stories
Read about how Grandfriends is connecting people across generations for friendship and support. This Daily Encourager article tells about the joy that contact with a surrogate grandparent is bringing to one young family. ...
by Louise Rees | Aug 5, 2020 | Loneliness, News Media, Uncategorised
In this stuff article, single Mum Hayley Stent shares her experiences of shared parenting and...
by Louise Rees | Jun 25, 2020 | Loneliness, News Media
sIn an article for Stuff Holly Walker, deputy director of the Helen Clarke Foundation writes about how digital isolation has contributed to loneliness for many during Covid-19. Read the Foundations “Alone Together” report, published in June, about the risks of...
by Louise Rees | May 7, 2020 | Loneliness, Stories
My parents tell us stories about their experiences of the war, for instance about when German bombers pounded our hometown of Swansea for three consecutive nights, mostly missing the strategic target of the docks, and instead flattening a large part of the town...