Our daughter’s job of four years in China has just been vaporised and her visa expiry date is ticking like a time bomb. Like so many people her life has been unexpectedly upheaved and the danger of becoming stateless is a real prospect. That number has shrunk during Covid but there is a momentum and resilience remaining especially in our rural base. And as we enter spring every effort has to be made to utilise the work potential on offer. Couple this with some ‘shovel ready projects ‘ and the Southern spirit and we’re going to bounce back.

Source: Stuff July 10, 2020 02:15 UTC