Kate Twigg

We're going the distance this April to help bring life-changing CAR T-cell therapy home to New Zealand.

Our Why…..O-Studio x Go the Distance

At O-Studio, everything we do is about helping people feel stronger, physically, mentally, and emotionally. This April, our entire team is coming together to take on Go the Distance in support of the Malaghan Institute, and this one is deeply personal.

Our founder, Kate, has lived through both breast cancer and leukemia. She knows firsthand what aggressive cancer treatment looks like, the long hospital stays, the toll on the body, and the impact it has on family life. It’s invasive, exhausting, and at times, overwhelming.

CAR T-cell therapy represents something different.

A treatment that is more targeted, less invasive, and full of hope for the future of cancer care.

Right now, many Kiwis facing aggressive blood cancers still have to travel overseas, away from their homes, their support systems, and their whānau, to access it. That shouldn’t be the case.

We’re moving because this matters.

We’re fundraising because this matters.

As a team, we’ll be walking, running, biking, and swimming 5km every day for the month of April, not just for the challenge, but to stand behind something bigger than ourselves.

Every kilometre we complete and every dollar raised will support the Malaghan Institute’s ENABLE-2 trial, helping bring CAR T-cell therapy into New Zealand’s public health system, where it belongs.

So no one has to leave home to fight for their life.

So more families can stay together.

So the next person has a gentler path than the one Kate had to walk.

If you’re able to support us, we would be incredibly grateful.

And…if you’d want to join us, hit the JOIN button and be part of it with us.