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Podcast: Checkpoint
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Kiwi cancer patient forced to move to Australia for funded treatment
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:08:23
Publish Date: 2026-02-13 03:47:00
Description: A kiwi cancer patient forced to move to Australia to get life prolonging drugs, that are not funded in Aoteaora is giving a big thank you to the country. In New Zealand she was draining her savings and paying $133,000 a year for the drug daratumumab or dara; in Australia it is costing her nothing. Nic Vipond spoke to Lisa Owen.
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