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1091 days ago

Curious

Jeff from Saint Andrews

I am just wondering about traveling. I need to get my wife's 2 kids in the Philippines here with us but until I have steady work I can't afford much at all. Now before Covid19 I had a good job but got retired to save them money and have lived off my savings for a trip there. Back then the flight cost just under $900 return per person but now looking on the cheaper flights the lowest cost is almost $6,000 which I can't afford as I need to take myself, my wife and 3.5 yr old boy there and come back with the other 2 kids an 8 yr old girl and a 12 yr old boy. This now seems impossible for a long while yet and at 61 my time is precious to get this sorted.
Add to this tonight I saw on the news India makes most of the Covid19 injections but it has the worst rate of catching the disease and also the deaths from it. How many other things in the world are so out of balance as before Covid19 came into our lives?

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We definitely need homes that are fit to live in but there are often frustrations when it comes to getting consent to modify your own home.
Do you think changes need made to the current process for building consent? Share your thoughts below.

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Does the building consent process need to change?
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Russelle from Nawton

Dress up in your best Taylor Swift Glitz and Glam or you best James Bond outfit ( or just come as you choose) and enjoy and evenings skating under disco lights with us
$5.00 entry fee includes skate hire.
Drinks and snacks available for purchase
Sat 27th April
Hamilton Roller skating Rink Melville Park
7.00pm
suitable for all ages
* Note cash only- no eftpost

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It frustrates longtime residents Tom Andrews, a former roading engineer who owns Classics Museum and has property interests and Jo Reeder, to see Hamiltonians facing large bills.

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