Tyrone Barnard

ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare and social services, increasing pressure on informal caregivers who provided essential, unpaid care to family members, partners, friends, and neighbors. While much of the existing research emphasizes the challenges and burdens of informal caregiving, this descriptive qualitative study highlights the resilience, opportunities, and positive experiences of older informal caregivers in Aotearoa New Zealand.

By Tyrone Barnard After 198 games for South Africa including three FIH Hockey World Cups, three Commonwealth Games and of course the 2012 Olympic Games, Sulette Damons has decided to call time on her SA Hockey career. In the most recent outing for the Women, Sulette was once again the co-captain as South Africa took on the World Cup, a role she took for the first time against Scotland in 2014. The sight of Sulette storming down the wing was almost one of the most iconic sights in hockey.

By Tyrone Barnard IMAGE - MARCEL SIGG / RUN RIDE DIVEOn a day when the national rugby teams of France and South Africa locked horns, it was also the day of the final battle between the two National Hockey Teams. It was the final test of a well contested series in which France led 2-0 after three matches. The match was also the 100th test match for French captain Victor Charlet.