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Victoria Carter: How Prince Philip taught me compassion 13 May, 2021 11:41 PM 5 minutes to read Victoria Carter receives her Gold Award from the Duke of Edinburgh, circa 1981. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald OPINION: The Duke of Edinburgh taught me compassion. When he died I thought about his wonderful contribution with the Duke of Edinburgh Award. A programme designed to give young people experiences outside the classroom to become committed, responsible and fulfilled citizens of the world. My community service was teaching Sunday school to under 6 s for a few years. When I reached Gold level and needed to do a week-long tramp I found that in its place I could do a longer stint of community service. I chose the nearby Ravensthorpe psychiatric hospital and I approached the superintendent to help out as a nurse aide. ....
Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation s Greenlane centre in Auckland. Photo: RNZ University of Auckland health specialist Des Gorman has backed the change, saying the Laura Fergusson Trust simply cannot afford to keep running because government funding for its services is too low. But sceptics worry the board is operating under a veil of secrecy and say if the trust s site is sold it will leave disabled people in Auckland with nowhere to go. The Laura Fergusson Trust has been providing rehabilitation therapies for disabled people since 1970. But in August it closed its Greenlane rehabilitation centre and now it is moving to sell it. ....