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Auckland woman makes bucket list Queenstown trip as cancer treatment fails

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Otago News

Aucklander Gemma Malins was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma in October 2019. For almost a year her doctor had dismissed her worries, telling her she just had “fat lumps” under her skin.

As the anniversary of her stage four diagnosis approaches, the Beachlands woman said she and her husband Brandon are “taking each day I am alive as a blessing”.

They have just got back from the “holiday of a lifetime” in Queenstown, made possible by the generosity of local businesses and members of the public. Read more about Gemma's bucket list trip here.

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What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.

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