Antipodean Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

“An innovative Parkinson’s disease-fighting drug invented at Otago University and developed by NZ pharmaceutical firm Antipodean Biotechnology is a prime example of the kind of novel science Otago Innovation wants to translate into products that significantly benefit health and society. Dubbed ‘MitoQ’, the compound was invented by top Medicinal Chemist Professor Robin Smith and former […]

Love Across the Ocean

“Children are their first priority. Love Across the Ocean dreams of a day when those least able to care for themselves, aren’t forced to rummage through garbage for food. Originally created to build and renovate schools, LATO soon found itself helping families who struggle to feed themselves on a daily basis. LATO’s President is Leyna […]

Near Journeys End

My insides were thrashing about like some taniwha (in Maori myth these were the guardians of the river) restless beneath the awa’s surface. It started this

The Return

They say, ‘that moments of great adventure come slowly but suddenly’, there’s a good deal of truth to this small but byway encountering observation. We’re making our way back to

A Bridge to Nowhere, Abandoned Dreams

As we head back up the hill to the car parked under the trees, we pass a gaggle of small children coming down to the boat ramp at Pipiriki for a swim. A little boy with

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