RNZ
The government has announced plans to lower the age for free bowel cancer screening for all New Zealanders by “redirecting” money previously set aside to lower the age for Māori and Pacific people.
In December the government announced the end of a pilot programme that allowed Māori and Pacific people to access bowel cancer screening starting at age 50.
Health Minister Simeon Brown said the age of eligibility for free bowel screening would progressively drop from 60 to 58 at a cost of $36m over four years.
