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New Zealand First Pledges Shift From Treating Illness to Preventing It in 'Make NZ Healthy' Plan

21 Sep 2026 1:52 p.m. · Source: New Zealand First

New Zealand First says $33 billion a year is spent on health, with 59% treating chronic diseases and only 1.75% on prevention, and wants that focus reversed.

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