Substantial delays in getting drugs to market in New Zealand compared with Australia is ‘not acceptable’ says Kevin Sheehy – General Manager of Medicines New Zealand. The delays, which “are not liked to the regulator”, were evidence of the deficiencies1Z1-868 within Pharmac. In its current state, a lack of transparency and the absence of a consistent decision making process was hurting Pharmac,” …

The Kyoto Protocol died in Copenhagen in December 2009. Why, then, are climate change officials, including our own, meeting a third time since then and, instead of finalising burial arrangements, still talking about extending Kyoto to tackle climate change? The answer is simple: the international community of climate change officials is going through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, …

New Zealand shares rose, with the NZX 50 Index nearing its 5-year high, as investors took heart in progress with Christchurch’s rebuild and a hot Auckland property market in driving Fletcher Building to the highest in 16 months. The NZX 50 rose 18.16 points, or 0.5 percent, to 4041.52. Within the index, 21 stocks rose, 21 fell and eight were …