Keep up to date with the latest news from the Cancer Society. Filter by location All locations Auckland / Northland Canterbury / West Coast Central Districts Gisborne/Tairāwhiti Hawkes Bay Manawatu Marlborough National Nelson Otago / Southland Taranaki Waikato / Bay of Plenty Wairarapa Wellington Whanganui Filter by type of news All news Healthy eating Daffodil Day SunSmart COVID-19 Vaping Sport Living with cancer World Cancer Day Cervical Cancer Fundraising Volunteer skin cancer cancer treatment Smokefree Finance Research Filter by month/year All dates February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 September 2018 Submit filters National June 2022 Cancer Society response to Pharmac review report It is great to see the Pharmac Review report finally released today, three months after the Minister received it. National April 2022 Cancer Society reminder that the flu vaccine is free for most cancer patients This year’s national influenza (flu) rollout began on Friday 1 April 2022, which means that flu vaccinations are now available and are free for most cancer patients. National April 2022 Health sector NGOs support Māori Health Authority in open letter to National/Act The Cancer Society, Hei Āhuru Mōwai and other health sector NGOs support the establishment of the Māori Health Authority, as described in the open letter below. National December 2021 Open letter to Pharmac Review Panel On behalf of CANGO (The Alliance of Cancer NGOs), we wrote to the Pharmac Review Panel to address our concerns about the interim report. National December 2021 New SunSmart website live The Cancer Society of New Zealand has partnered with Te Hiringa Hauora/Health Promotion Agency to take over the delivery of www.sunsmart.org.nz and associated campaigns. National November 2021 Webinar PSA Testing for prostate cancer On 12 November 2021, the Cancer Society organised a webinar with Professor Ross Lawrenson about PSA testing for prostate cancer. National Smokefree November 2021 New Zealand still needs to protect ourselves from the tobacco industry For the second year running, the Cancer Society was pleased to complete the NZ/Aotearoa Tobacco Industry Interference Report. This report highlights the many tactics tobacco companies and their affiliates employ to kill, weaken, or delay essential policies to reduce tobacco use in New Zealand. National October 2021 End of Life Choice Act The End of Life Choice Act comes into effect on 7 November 2021. National October 2021 COVID-19 and cancer services Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency, released the first COVID and cancer services report. National Smokefree October 2021 Sign the HCA open letter in support of the Smokefree 2025 initiatives Health Coalition Aotearoa's open letter support the Smokefree 2025 initiatives. 1 2 3 6
National June 2022 Cancer Society response to Pharmac review report It is great to see the Pharmac Review report finally released today, three months after the Minister received it.
National April 2022 Cancer Society reminder that the flu vaccine is free for most cancer patients This year’s national influenza (flu) rollout began on Friday 1 April 2022, which means that flu vaccinations are now available and are free for most cancer patients.
National April 2022 Health sector NGOs support Māori Health Authority in open letter to National/Act The Cancer Society, Hei Āhuru Mōwai and other health sector NGOs support the establishment of the Māori Health Authority, as described in the open letter below.
National December 2021 Open letter to Pharmac Review Panel On behalf of CANGO (The Alliance of Cancer NGOs), we wrote to the Pharmac Review Panel to address our concerns about the interim report.
National December 2021 New SunSmart website live The Cancer Society of New Zealand has partnered with Te Hiringa Hauora/Health Promotion Agency to take over the delivery of www.sunsmart.org.nz and associated campaigns.
National November 2021 Webinar PSA Testing for prostate cancer On 12 November 2021, the Cancer Society organised a webinar with Professor Ross Lawrenson about PSA testing for prostate cancer.
National Smokefree November 2021 New Zealand still needs to protect ourselves from the tobacco industry For the second year running, the Cancer Society was pleased to complete the NZ/Aotearoa Tobacco Industry Interference Report. This report highlights the many tactics tobacco companies and their affiliates employ to kill, weaken, or delay essential policies to reduce tobacco use in New Zealand.
National October 2021 End of Life Choice Act The End of Life Choice Act comes into effect on 7 November 2021.
National October 2021 COVID-19 and cancer services Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency, released the first COVID and cancer services report.
National Smokefree October 2021 Sign the HCA open letter in support of the Smokefree 2025 initiatives Health Coalition Aotearoa's open letter support the Smokefree 2025 initiatives.