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A mental health expert has praised Instagram’s decision to trial the removal of the tally of ‘likes’ on posts, following a major shake up to the way users engage on the platform.

Gerald Marion has been appointed Bupa Australia and New Zealand’s Chief Customer and Strategy Officer.

The Bupa Riverstone Retirement Village development is ready to begin its second phase with the construction of a community centre.

When the Bupa Te Puke Country Lodge Care Home Men’s Group meet each month, the activities coordinator ensures they cover a variety of topics to keep the guys interested.

When experienced knitter, volunteer Carole Mardon, put out a call for wool donations for her Bupa Eventhorpe Care Home knitting and colouring-in group on Neighbourly, she didn’t think she’d find another volunteer in the process.

A new online community helping people over 55 make friends is exploding in popularity, thanks to a mother and son who were concerned about the loneliness epidemic. They’ve also created a new app to help people let their loved ones know they’re

Bupa today announced that Bryan Mogridge ONZM has been appointed as Chairman of Bupa Australia and New Zealand following the resignation of the Honourable Nicola Roxon.

Bupa Mary Shapley Care Home activities time created something fun and useful this week. 

When Bupa The Gardens Retirement Village resident, Jim Spiers, needed urgent support to publish his first book, his retirement village manager was there to help.

Bupa New Zealand has been recognised in the Reader’s Digest 2019 NZ Most Trusted Brands Survey.

A group of Bupa Erin Park Retirement Village residents in Manurewa have been using their knitting skills to help local Auckland children who visit their local doctors.

The new book 'Keepers of History: New Zealand centenarians tell their stories' has just been released and has already reached number two on the New Zealand non-fiction top book sellers list.

The #BeYouAtBupa series is a chance for you to meet some of the wonderful and inspiring people from a range of different careers working behind the scenes within Bupa Health Insurance, Bupa Aged Care, Bupa Dental, Bupa Optical and Bupa

Going “lights out” at 8.30pm Saturday March 30th is just one way you can help protect the planet for Earth Hour. Here are 10 easy things you can do to participate.

There were emotional scenes at Zayed College for Girls in Mangere on Friday afternoon as Bupa Parkhaven Care Home visited the school, one week on from the Christchurch terror attack. 

Bupa New Zealand has become the first aged care provider to receive the national Alzheimers New Zealand Dementia Friendly Award.

The Bupa Christchurch laundry crew have always been experts in knowing their woollens from their linen, but they are now putting new skills into practice from a workplace literacy and numeracy programme they recently completed.

Experts are now recommending Australians and New Zealanders make applying sunscreen part of their daily routine, alongside brushing their teeth.

Chinese New Year was celebrated in style at Bupa David Lange Care Home in Auckland, and at Bupa Parkstone Care Home and Bupa Parkstone Retirement Village in Christchurch. 

Bupa Parkhaven Care Home is looking much brighter now that handyman Tau Faumanu is around.

Bupa Ascot Retirement Village supports local growers every week.

When Bupa Sunset Care Home caregivers introduced special Indian cultural activities a few months ago, they never realised the positive impact it would have on residents of Indian descent.

As Cynthia (Sally) Smalley celebrated her 100th birthday in Bupa Glenburn Care Home, she shared her vivid memories of her time in India with her husband. 

With the release of a new Bupa parental leave policy, extra support for people like Bianca Archibald, Bupa Merrivale Care Home Caregiver, is a ‘real bonus’ to the start of 2019.

Sue O'Malley shares what she loves about working at the Erin Park Care Home in New Zealand.

Bupa today announced Hisham El-Ansary will become the new Chief Executive Officer for Australia and New Zealand in April next year. The current CEO, Richard Bowden, will be stepping down after nearly two decades with the company.

The Bupa Cashmere View Retirement Village Gardening Club has 26 green-fingered people meeting monthly to discuss all aspects of gardening.

Lynne Westbrooke shares what she loves about working at Bupa Wattle Downs Retirement Village and Care Home in New Zealand. 

125 years ago, on 19 September 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country to grant women the right to vote and Bupa homes are celebrating the date.

Bupa has responded to media coverage about an audit of its St Kilda care home. 

After working in resturants as a chef, Shafa Rahman moved away from the traditional chef lifestyle and found her passion in cooking classic food and home-style meals for the redidents at Bupa Parkstone Care Home in New Zealand.

With the global plastic-free movement underway throughout July, a Queenstown care home is doing their bit to reduce their plastic use.

What do you do when your partner needs care, you're still independent, but you don't want to leave each other's side? 

Gowns, fur coats, and plenty of pearls was the dress code for the 1920’s dance event held at Bupa Beachhaven Care Home.

As part of “Shall We Dance”, Bupa’s nationwide event held throughout July, a masquerade ball was held at Bupa Cedar Manor.

Health and care company Bupa is showcasing the breadth of services it offers New Zealanders in a new 15-week campaign.

​A Rotorua care home is doing its bit for the local community this winter by collecting blankets to help keep kids warm.

Changing the way funding is delivered could lead to more innovation in New Zealand's aged care sector and create more individualised care, according to new research.

Armed with knitting needles and a variety of different coloured bales of wool, passionate residents at Bupa Glenburn Retirement Village, Auckland, are knitting communities closer together.

Walter “Gordon” Brown has reached a milestone many will never reach, celebrating his 102nd birthday. But when he's behind the wheel of a car he says he feels 'about 40'.