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    The Maori Party is pledging to start cancer screening 10 years earlier for Maori

    The Maori Party is pledging to start cancer screening 10 years earlier for Maori


    Co-leader John Tamihere says Maori develop cancer a decade sooner than the general population.

    He says current screening ages mean Maori arrive at hospitals with levels of illness that could have been avoided.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     Tennis:
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