Elderly find it difficult to come to terms with quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The elderly are finding it difficult to come to terms with the Christchurch earthquake and its aftermath.

23 job losses as Nelson rest home closes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Elderly and ill people evacuated from Christchurch to Nelson after the February earthquake are having to move for a second time, following the sudden closure of a rest home in Nelson.

Southern Story for 19 May 2011 - Free meals in Lyttelton

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Elderly residents in Lyttelton have been enjoying free meals while their supermarket is closed and their town is being rebuilt. After February's earthquake, locals found that many of the community's older members felt isolated and had no means of buying groceries for themselves. Christchurch correspondent Katy Gosset finds that Lyttelton is a town that looks after its own.