Black.bird
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I have friends who live in Remuera and their place has just been red-stickered. She was in the city until late on Friday night and had to abandon her near-new car when it started taking on water. They are up to their eyeballs in mortgage repayments and other loans so are in full panic mode (they're insured, but how long will it take before they can get paid out? Probably ages, if Christchurch is anything to go by). Thankfully they have a temporary roof over their heads but they've lost a lot and are feeling helpless. She did say that she can't believe how wonderful people are - so many strangers have turned up, asking what they can do and just getting stuck in and doing stuff. There will be a lot of people doing it far tougher; but to them it feels as if they've lost everything; helping others where they can is the only thing keeping them going at the moment. I did suggest they try and escape Auckland and come here (BoP) but we have our own state of emergency now
How many influencers are out there lending a hand? Probably none ... the real heroes are the anonymous people who aren't asking for recognition; they just want to get stuck in and help.
How many influencers are out there lending a hand? Probably none ... the real heroes are the anonymous people who aren't asking for recognition; they just want to get stuck in and help.