The Stone Soup community ice cream van in Rotorua Government Gardens

Stone Soup

Lakes
Carol Fisher has spent more than 30 years volunteering in dementia support. These days, she starts conversations from an ice cream van in Rotorua.
Government Gardens in Rotorua — the Tudor-style museum building reflected behind a pond with yellow and orange flowers in the foreground

A Journey from Autumn into Winter

Lakes
Mike reflects on his journey into Alzheimer's, drawing on a young reporter's memories of driving through Waikato fog — and how the Lakes Social Group helps when the mist comes down.