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Kōrero: Care and carers

Homes for older people: war veterans

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Homes for older people: war veterans

Three blind former servicemen enjoy their pipes on the veranda of the Ranfurly Veterans' Home in Auckland. The home, which was opened by Governor Lord Ranfurly in 1903, was for war veterans, in recognition of their service to the British Empire.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Reference: 1-W893

by Henry Winkelmann

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Nancy Swarbrick, Care and carers – Care of elderly people, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/30440/homes-for-older-people-war-veterans (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 30 March 2011.