13 Feb 2026

Kiwi cancer patient forced to move to Australia for funded treatment

From Checkpoint, 4:47 pm on 13 February 2026

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.