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Health Minister concedes still work to do to match Australia's bowel cancer screening programme

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 6:48pm
Health minister Simeon Brown. Photo / Cameron Pitney.
Health minister Simeon Brown. Photo / Cameron Pitney.

Health Minister concedes still work to do to match Australia's bowel cancer screening programme

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 6:48pm

Bowel cancer is New Zealand’s second biggest cancer killer.

Yesterday, the Health Minister confirmed changes to the free bowel screening criteria.

From Monday, the starting age for screenings will be lowered from 60 to 58 in Northland, Auckland, and the South Island. 

The rest of the North Island will follow in March 2026.

Health Minister Simeon Brown speaks to Tim Beveridge. 

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