Ministry of Health

And I said, well... categorically? And he said, yes.

And I said, well, what do you want me to do about this? Is this just a bit of information? And he said, no, I think the New Zealand Ministry of Health should know this because they're making decisions based on the thought that transmission was being prevented and they're changing people's lives and around this.

And I guess there would be two ways to think of that.

One could be that people are taking more risks because they think they've been vaccinated.

To develop a policy in opposition for a third medical school and then bring it into government and actually start building will change the landscape.

APPLAUSE It was a privilege to bring forward the biggest funding increase ever in cancer drugs, and I want to thank Pharmac, Health New Zealand, Ministry of Health, and the many clinicians who operationalised it, and the PM and Minister of Finance, who at the time simply said to me, Shane, you do the policy and we'll find the money.

A real highlight was extending the breast cancer screening age group from 70 to 74, and I acknowledge the advocacy of colleagues Nicola, Louise, and a senior BSA expert in this room tonight.

This was a policy worked on for many years, a policy formed in opposition, then having it drawn from the ballot box, then to first reading, and then implemented within a year of coming into government.

To develop a policy in opposition for a third medical school and then bring it into government and actually start building will change the landscape.

APPLAUSE It was a privilege to bring forward the biggest funding increase ever in cancer drugs, and I want to thank Pharmac, Health New Zealand, Ministry of Health, and the many clinicians who operationalised it, and the PM and Minister of Finance, who at the time simply said to me, Shane, you do the policy and we'll find the money.

A real highlight was extending the breast cancer screening age group from 70 to 74, and I acknowledge the advocacy of colleagues Nicola, Louise, and a senior BSA expert in this room tonight.

This was a policy worked on for many years, a policy formed in opposition, then having it drawn from the ballot box, then to first reading, and then implemented within a year of coming into government.

To develop a policy in opposition for a third medical school and then bring it into government and actually start building will change the landscape.

[applause] It was a privilege to bring forward the biggest funding increase ever in cancer drugs, and I want to thank Pharmac, Health New Zealand, Ministry of Health, and the many clinicians who operationalized it, and the PM and Minister of Finance, who at the time simply said to me, "Shane, you do the policy and we'll find the money." A real highlight was extending the breast cancer screening age group from 70 to 74, and I acknowledge the advocacy of colleagues Nicola Louise and a senior BSA expert in this room tonight.

This was a policy worked on for many years, a policy formed in opposition, then having it drawn from the ballot box, then to first reading, and then implemented within a year of coming into government.

I will share with you here what very few know, and that probably led to the most lives I have ever saved in my career in the six hours before I made the formal breast screening announcement in Nelson.

To develop a policy in opposition for a third medical school and then bring it into government and actually start building will change the landscape.

[clapping] It was a privilege to bring forward the biggest funding increase ever in cancer drugs, and I want to thank Pharmac, Health New Zealand, Ministry of Health, and the many clinicians who operationalized it, and the PM and Minister of Finance, who at the time simply said to me, "Shane, you do the policy and we'll find the money." A real highlight was extending the breast cancer screening age group from 70 to 74, and I acknowledge the advocacy of colleagues Nicola Louise and a senior BSA expert in this room tonight.

This was a policy worked on for many years, a policy formed in opposition, then having it drawn from the ballot box, then to first reading, and then implemented within a year of coming into government.

I will share with you here what very few know, and that probably led to the most lives I have ever saved in my career in the six hours before I made the formal breast screening announcement in Nelson.