Research looks into bowel cancer in younger people as early-onset cases increase

Caption:Amelia Noyes experienced symptoms at 21 but a colonoscopy referral was initially declined.Photo credit:SuppliedNoyes was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer at 26, five years after first experiencing symptoms.SuppliedAbdominal pain is one of the most common symptoms.UnsplashDue to radiation treatment Noyes will never be able to carry her own pregnancy.SuppliedBowel Cancer NZ chief executive Peter Huskinson.Supplied / Bowel Cancer NZ

Mobile surgical service clinical nurse manager, Kelly Ewen, says they call the theatre the ‘spaceship’.

ACT Leader David Seymour speaks in an urgent debate on lobbying documents the PM’s Department failed to provide.

Sarah Rodgers and Kathy Hughes in the Wellington Hospital flight simulator

Labour leader Chris Hipkins and Health spokesperson Dr Ayesha Verrall announce a policy for free maternity scans, 16 June 2026.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C, back) looks on as (L/R, front row) Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh sign a framework agreement at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026. Lebanon, Israel and the United States on Friday signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time Middle East adversaries. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

All Whites head coach Darren Bazeley speaks with players.