November 2008
Duration: 8 minutes 31 secs
Hawkes Bay Photographer Terry Winn and his wife Vicki spent a year travelling around New Zealand, photographing New Zealand carers and those they support. The result : More than 40 images featured in the recently featured Caring Moments' portrait exhibition at the Hastings Art Gallery (formerly the Hawkes Bay Exhibition Centre). Family Care Radio asked Terry and Vicki about the personal stories behind the photographs, and plans to take the collection on a national tour with Carers NZ.
See the images and listen to Terry’s commentary Family Choices
Deciding the time has come for residential care can be one of the hardest transitions experienced by family carers and their loved ones. We spoke to two well known New Zealanders who faced this challenge with their ageing parents.
Dame Kate Harcourt
Drawing on elements from the book and stage play, Flowers from My Mother's Garden, Dame Kate Harcourt talks about caring for her mother, how this affected her as a younger working Mum, and the lifelong insights she gained. Kate now shares a Wellington property with her own extended family and refers to this in her talk. Caring is also a theme in her new film, Apron Strings .
Kate's talk, written especially for carers, was slightly edited for the October/November Family Care Radio show. You can hear the shorter version by clicking on the 11 minute 56 second link above. If you would like to hear the full, extended version, which is two and a half minutes longer, click on the extended version above
Duration: 16 minutes, 4 seconds
In the upcoming second volume of her memoir, due for release in late 2009, Fiona looks back on her years of caring for her mother. She talks candidly to Family Care Radio about the rewards and challenges of this life-changing experience. You can find the first volume of her memoir, At the End of Darwin Road , at libraries and bookshops nationally. Beside the Dark Pool , will be available in late 2009.
Listen to Dame Fiona reading an exerpt from
At the End of Darwin Road (1 minute 50 seconds)