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  •   Home > News > Health & Safety

    A call for Maori to take their bowel health into their own hands - with an at-home testing kit

    A call for Maori to take their bowel health into their own hands - with an at-home testing kit


    Canterbrians aged 60-74 are getting their screening kit in the mail, after the national programme rolled out in the region late last year.

    Programme Champion Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts says Maori urgently need to get involved.

    She says they have higher incidences of bowel cancer than non-Maori and the test is a simple way to check everything's working as it should.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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