Relief as new bowel cancer drugs announced
Years of advocacy from Bowel Cancer New Zealand (NZ) and other groups calling for new bowel cancer drugs has led to a funding from Pharmac for two new medicines, cetuximab (Erbitux) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda). “This is fantastic news and acknowledgement of all the hard mahi by our bowel cancer community. We celebrate this […]
Furniture with flair: Stephen Mark Furniture
Endless advantages come with living in our Antipodean paradise, tucked away on the 42nd parallel, but proximity to all the finest internationally-influenced craftsmanship isn’t always one of them. Fortunately, the finest of furniture craftsmanship has come to us. Working for 40 years in upholstery, Stephen Mark, co-owner of Stephen Mark Furniture, with wife […]
Becoming a powerhouse: Jaimee Lupton
A miracle baby after a heartbreaking IVF journey and multiple beauty brand launches have made entrepreneur Jaimee Lupton’s past year a busy one. Innovation, sacrifice, and founding a fertility-aiding charity in her late daughter’s name, she chats with Metropol Deputy Editor Nina Tucker. When Jaimee headed back to work full-time after giving birth […]
Changes ahead
Companies Act reforms are planned for 2025, with Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly leading the charge. His plans include scrapping the requirement for company directors’ home addresses to be public on the Companies Register, allowing instead for another service address online, such as for their business or lawyer. The aim is […]
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