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Below you can read our media releases and newsletters and sector updates.

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Media releases



24 October 2024

Press release: Te Aho o Te Kahu releases report into availability of blood cancer medicines in Aotearoa New Zealand 24 October 2024.

28 June 2023

Public Service Commission appoints Mr Rami Rahal as Tumuaki | Chief Executive Te Aho O Te Kahu

9 March 2023

Te Aho o Te Kahu releases report highlighting the experiences of Māori in the cancer system (Word 46KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu releases report highlighting the experiences of Māori in the cancer system (PDF 60KB)

Kua tukua e Te Aho o Te Kahu he pūrongo e whakahira ana i ngā wheako o te Māori o roto mai o te pūnaha mate pukupuku (Word 16KB)

Kua tukua e Te Aho o Te Kahu he pūrongo e whakahira ana i ngā wheako o te Māori o roto mai o te pūnaha mate pukupuku (PDF 80KB)

14 December 2022

Te Aho o Te Kahu release COVID-19 monitoring report to end September 2022 (Word 40KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu release COVID-19 monitoring report to end September 2022 (PDF 80KB)

9 September 2022

Te Aho o Te Kahu release latest monitoring report of cancer services (Word 40KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu release latest monitoring report of cancer services (PDF 80KB)

3 June 2022

Cancer treatment and diagnosis largely uninterrupted in March (Word 40KB)

Cancer treatment and diagnosis largely uninterrupted in March (PDF 80KB)

1 June 2022

Te Aho o Te Kahu welcomes the release of the Pharmac Review Panel’s Final Report (Word 40KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu welcomes the release of the Pharmac Review Panel’s Final Report (PDF 88KB)

Kei te mihi atu Te Aho o Te Kahu i te pūrongo whakamutunga a te Pae Arotake o Te Pātaka Whaioranga (Word 40 KB)

Kei te mihi atu Te Aho o Te Kahu i te pūrongo whakamutunga a te Pae Arotake o Te Pātaka Whaioranga (PDF 88 KB)

28 April 2022

Understanding the gap (Word 41KB)

Understanding the gap (PDF 87KB)

Kua tukua e Te Aho o te Kahu he tātaringa mō te pūtea rongoā mate pukupuku i Aotearoa (Word 70 KB)

Kua tukua e Te Aho o te Kahu he tātaringa mō te pūtea rongoā mate pukupuku i Aotearoa (PDF 88 KB)

14 April 2022

Some impact to cancer diagnoses and treatment at the start of Omicron outbreak (Word 24KB)

Some impact to cancer diagnoses and treatment at start of Omicron outbreak (PDF 63KB)

4 February 2022

Cancer Prevention Report (Word 83KB)

Cancer Prevention Report (PDF 102KB)

Pūrongo Ārai Mate Pukupuku (Word 85KB)

Pūrongo Ārai Mate Pukupuku (PDF 83KB)

20 January 2022:

Joint announcement with Health Research Council and Ministry of Health: Equity in Cancer Outcomes (PDF 180KB)

18 November 2021:

Cancer diagnosis and treatment remain on track despite COVID-19 restrictions in September (Word 28KB)

Cancer diagnosis and treatment remain on track despite COVID-19 restrictions in September (PDF 73KB)

Kei te mahi tonu te tātari mate pukupuku me te rongoa i Mahuru, hāunga anō ngā aukatinga mō KOWHEORI-19 (Word 28KB)

Kei te mahi tonu te tātari mate pukupuku me te rongoa i Mahuru, hāunga anō ngā aukatinga mō KOWHEORI-19 (PDF 76KB)

28 October 2021:

National Child Cancer Network appoints new Clinical Lead (PDF 149)

27 October 2021:

Cancer treatment continued during August's COVID restrictions, while cancer diagnosis dipped (Word 26 KB)

Cancer treatment continued during August's COVID restrictions, while cancer diagnosis dipped (PDF 76 KB)

3 September 2021:

Treatment continues and monitoring to begin (Word 81 KB)

Treatment continues and monitoring to begin (PDF 98 KB)

19 August 2021:

Cancer Treatment Continues (Word 80 KB)

Cancer Treatment Continues (PDF 80 KB)

11 May 2021:

Smokefree 2025 (Word 23 KB)

Smokefree 2025 (PDF 75 KB)

3 March 2021:

Lung Quality Improvement Report (Word 45 KB)

Lung Quality Improvement Report (PDF 116 KB)

2 February 2021:

Inaugural State of Cancer in New Zealand Report released (Word 48 KB)

Inaugural State of Cancer in New Zealand Report released (PDF 112 KB)

2 December 2020:

Te Aho o Te Kahu marks one year anniversary (Word 46 KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu marks one year anniversary (PDF 99 KB)

24 November 2020:

Lung Cancer Awareness Month (Word 41 KB)

Lung Cancer Awareness Month (PDF 92 KB)

18 September 2020:

PRRT Joint Press Release (Word 90 KB)

PRRT Joint Press Release (PDF 155 KB)

6 August 2020:

COVID catch up in full swing (Word 20 KB)

COVID catch up in full swing (PDF 140 KB)

28 May 2020:

Cancer treatment remains on track through the COVID pandemic (Word 23 KB)

Cancer treatment remains on track through the COVID pandemic (PDF 48 KB)

Updates from Te Aho o Te Kahu

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21 December 2023

Te Aho o Te Kahu Canshare Update from the Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team - December 2023 (Word 748KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Canshare Update from the Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team - December 2023 (PDF 384KB)

21 December 2023

Te Aho o Te Kahu Canshare Update from the Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team - September 2023 (Word 954KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Canshare Update from the Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team - September 2023 (PDF 537KB)

15 June 2023

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - June 2023 (Word 506KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - June 2023 (PDF 606KB)

15 March 2023

Te Aho o Te Kahu Canshare Update from the Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team - March 2023 (Word 819KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu CanShare Update from the Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team - March 2023 (PDF 596KB)

20 December 2022

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - December 2022 (Word 225KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - December 2022 (PDF 275KB)

30 November 2022

Te Aho o Te Kahu Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team Update - November 2022 (Word 308KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team Update - November 2022 (PDF 439KB)

28 September 2022

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - September (Word 382KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - September (PDF 548KB)

31 August 2022

Te Aho o Te Kahu Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team Update - August 2022 (Word 370KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Data, Monitoring and Reporting Team Update - August 2022 (PDF 480KB)

16 May 2022:

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - May (Word 153KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - May (PDF 273KB)

20 December 2021:

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - Dec (Word 27KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - Dec (PDF 99KB)

20 July 2021:

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - July (Word 580 KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - July (PDF 257 KB)

12 May 2021:

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - May (Word 1175 KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - May (PDF 351 KB)

23 February 2021:

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - February (Word 424 KB)

Te Aho o Te Kahu Sector Update - February (PDF 317 KB)

20 November 2020:

November update from Prof. Diana Sarfati (Word 338 KB)

November update from Prof. Diana Sarfati (PDF 189 KB)

11 September 2020:

Update from Prof. Diana Sarfati (Word 129 KB)

Update from Prof. Diana Sarfati (PDF 60 KB)

13 August 2020:

Level 2 and 3 impact on cancer services update (Word 58 KB)

Level 2 and 3 impact on cancer services update (PDF 161 KB)

31 July 2020:

July update from Prof. Diana Sarfati (Word 22 KB)

July update from Prof. Diana Sarfati (PDF 75 KB)

2 April 2020:

Message for cancer service providers from Prof. Diana Sarfati (Word 14 KB)

Message for cancer service providers from Prof. Diana Sarfati (PDF 32 KB)

Agency Policies and Plans

Social Media Policy

This social media policy sets out the steps Te Aho o Te Kahu will take to use social media responsibly and in line with staff roles and functions.

Social Media Policy (Word 96kb)

Social Media Policy (PDF 118kb)

Māori Language Plan

The Māori Language Plan gives a snapshot of current te reo Māori capabilities in our agency and outlines how we will build on this over the coming year.

E Tipu E Tipu, Māori Language Plan (Word 905 KB)

E Tipu E Tipu, Māori Language Plan (PDF 530 KB)