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Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 1:22 pm Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is excited to announce the development of Kōanga Kai, a new fund that will support whānau to build traditional, healthy and sustainable food production practices, and is calling for expressions of interest from vendors and suppliers. Pouārahi Helen Leahy says that Kōanga Kai has been developed in response to increased demand for food vouchers via Puna, the emergency relief fund offered by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu. “Ou...

Monday, 12 April 2021, 12:11 pm As New Zealand’s community and voluntary sector played a street-by-street, home-by-home role in our COVID-19 response, the sector came under more pressure than ever before. Growing threats to the sector’s sustainability, and new insights on how Government can respond, are laid bare in the findings of 2020’s ‘State of the Sector’ survey, released by national network ComVoices. With 80% of the sector battling increasing demand without corresponding resour...

Two Major Refugee Contractors Receive Millions to Move Illegal Aliens from the Border Two Major Refugee Contractors Receive Millions to Move Illegal Aliens from the Border to Interior US And, besides, the US Refugee Admissions Program has been stalled for some mysterious reason by the Biden gang so there isn’t a lot new since last week. I can only guess the hold-up is because they have created such a crisis at our wide open border with their fake refugee invasion that they aren’t beginni...

This time last year The Salvation Army was meeting unprecedented demand from people in need of food. The nearly five-week restrictive Level 4 lockdown resulted in job loss, reduced income, and fear for the future. We innovated: When we couldn’t see ...

Last modified on Mon 5 Apr 2021 00.08 EDT Medical charities have expressed dismay at the UK government’s failure to act over hundreds of millions of pounds of research that is at risk because of the catastrophic impact of Covid on fundraising. With charity shops closed and fundraising events cancelled, medical charities have been forced to cut more than 40% of their research spending in the past year, and have told institutions that more cuts will follow. In an 11th hour deal last week, the g...

People to be prescribed afternoons at Nottingham canals for unique health boost “Research tells us that spending time by water can help us to feel happier and healthier" 14:37, 4 APR 2021 A view of the canal in Nottingham city centre. Never miss another Nottinghamshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll inc...

Hopes for Bennerley Viaduct to reopen this year after five decades of closure Its set to be a milestone year for the Iron Giant 14:23, 4 APR 2021 The Bennerley Viaduct is a Grade II listed structure and is one of only two of its kind in the UK. (Image: Nottingham Post) Never miss another Nottinghamshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these new...

The Quick family says it looks forward to the postcards arriving each week. “It gives you three different charities to choose from. And each one of us pick a charity that we would like to donate to,” says mom Vanessa. The online platform not only puts generosity front and center, but Sanders says by picking charities at the dinner able, it allows families like the Quicks to discuss the charities, why they were chosen, and what the impact of their donations is. Sanders says, “We use langua...

Thursday, 1 April 2021, 6:01 pm Fleet operators, suppliers and health & safety professionals are invited to join Brake, the road safety charity for An Evening with Greg Murphy. The evening is one of a series of events to mark Brake’s 10th birthday. Attendees will hear from professional racing driver, road safety advocate and AutoSense Ambassador Greg Murphy, and have an opportunity to network with other fleet and health & safety professionals. An Evening with Greg Murphy Wednesday 14 April ...

The Telegraph understands Lord Goldsmith could be interviewed over his time as a trustee 1 April 2021 • 8:00pm Lord Goldsmith being sworn in as a member of the House of Lords, in 2019. He is currently Minister for Pacific and the Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Credit: House of Lords/PA Wire An investigation into potential financial mismanagement at Carrie Symonds’ wildlife charity could involve her c...