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Actor Oscar Kightley and TV host Stacey Morrison will host the night. Supplied Diners watch on as the carnage unfolds in the kitchen at last year’s event at the Christchurch Town Hall. So far this year, $92,247 total has been donated, with Whalan leading again at $17,845. Whalan said he was competitive by nature and loved a challenge. He hoped to be top of the fundraising come Saturday. “There’s a lot of fundraisers doing good work, but I definitely want to put the most money in the tin come the end.” He said being involved in the event again was an “extremely easy” decision...

A new Hub offering youth employment support has launched as a one-stop shop for 16-24 year olds who’ve been affected by Covid. Pendle’s new Yes Hub, which launched last week, offers young people access to training, work placements, learning and skills development as well as health and wellbeing activities. Leader of Pendle Council, Councillor Mohammed Iqbal MBE, said last week: “We’ve secured a year’s funding from the Department of Work and Pensions for this exciting new initiative. “The pandemic has had a huge impact on young people and the new Yes Hub will help people wh...

All on-sold payments come in the form of ex-gratia payments to be spent on homes directly, meaning any commissions would need to be paid out of homeowners’ own pockets. Mike and Dawn Harris bought their quake-repaired Kaiapoi home five years ago, only for cracks to start appearing shortly afterwards. Reports showed the repairs for the previous owner were inadequate but EQC rejected the Harrises’ claim to remedy the faults. Joseph Johnson/Stuff Mike and Dawn Harris still live in their quake-damaged home with their two dogs Charlie and Roxy. The couple then approached claims advocacy com...

UpdatedWed, Jan 20, 2021 at 5:13 pm PT Reply(1) Washington National Guard personnel walk on the Washington State Capitol campus on January 20, 2021 in Olympia. ( David Ryder/Getty Images) OLYMPIA, WA — Despite concerns about the potential for protests and unrest surrounding Inauguration Day, the Capitol Campus in Olympia remained quiet Wednesday. Now, WSP and the Washington National Guard says they are both planning to withdraw their extra security — but not immediately. "We're fortunate and happy we've had another calm day on the Capitol Campus in Olympia," said Washington State Patrol C...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — At least $1.6 million has been spent by the state and the Washington State Patrol over the past two weeks in costs related to security at the state Capitol, and that number...