Pieces with personality
Express your personality by incorporating colourful appliances and accessories in your home. Here are a few suggestions to add colour and intrigue to your home, that you can change with different trends, or showcase your creative personality without having to consider a full renovation.
Carry on Covid cases: PB Employment Law
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) continues to deal with various Covid-19 cases, mostly dealing with unfair dismissals. In a recent ERA decision, a vision impaired healthcare support worker – who worked for Blind Low Vision NZ (BLV) – was told that to continue in her role she was required to be vaccinated, which […]
Research on gynaecological cancers: GRACI Foundation
Gynaecological cancers feel like “silent” cancers. Unlike breast or bowel cancer, the various types of gynaecological cancers that may develop in a woman’s reproductive system – cervical, ovarian, womb, vulval, and vaginal – receive little public attention. Yet more than 1000 New Zealand women a year develop gynaecological cancers and unfortunately for most, […]
Sue Sutherland
In the 2023 King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours List, Christchurch librarian Sue Sutherland became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her library and information services work. She spoke with Metropol writer Cheryl Colley. Many New Zealanders are reluctant to talk about or even acknowledge their achievements. This was certainly […]
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Everlasting memories: Via Sollertia Jewellery
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