Humanitarian charity Tearfund is calling on the Minister of Workplace Relations to get the ball rolling again on modern slavery legislation.
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Whangamatā couple joining global hospital ship destined for Africa amid pandemic
6 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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Sinclair and Cathy Carter will fly to China in the next couple of weeks to volunteer on the Global Mercy hospital ship. Photo / Supplied
The thought of being in Africa on the brink of a global pandemic outbreak is enough to give many the shivers. But one Whangamatā couple who found themselves in that exact situation are getting ready to go back.
In February last year, semi-retired Kathy and Sinclair Carter decided it was time to give back and use the skills they had picked up over their lives for good.
Obituary: Richard “Dick” Gantnier
SACO - Richard “Dick” Gantnier, 89, of Saco died Jan. 2, 2021 at his home of more than 50 years surrounded .
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Richard “Dick” Gantnier
SACO – Richard “Dick” Gantnier, 89, of Saco died Jan. 2, 2021 at his home of more than 50 years surrounded and supported by his family.
Richard was born in Portland on Sept. 23, 1931, the son of Albert and Beatrice Berry Gantnier of West Scarborough. He was the oldest of four siblings, Delores Willard, Alice O’Donnell, and Alberta Zadorian, where they grew up in West Scarborough. Richard was a graduate of Scarborough High School in 1948.
In 1949 directly after high school, he attended Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery in Boston. As a boy, he was also the very first Eagle Scout in Dunstan Corner Troop 79 receiving the honor in 1950. Richard felt a great sense of pride.