Linking the annual Rest Home games to a children's party in ‘A battle of the ages' (The Sun, May 29) was a demeaning and unfortunate choice of words in a report that was obviously meant to be positive.

Where is the respect due to those whose diligence in their working lives paved the way to the education and standard of living enjoyed by so many young people today? Moreover, marvelling at the activity and sociability of the aged is now old hat; these attributes are the new norm for the modern senior citizen.

M Whitwell, Tauranga City.

Editor's Note: No offence was intended in the article - the introduction was simply a novel way of describing a neat annual event we have in our city.