# How can Aotearoa eliminate cervical cancer?

An episode of [Our Changing World](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/208013620), 18 May 2026, 25 min.

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The World Health Organisation has set an ambitious goal to eliminate cervical cancer. New Zealand health experts are optimistic we can do it, but suggest there are challenges to achieving that aim. Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter for episode backstories, science analysis and more. Learn more: • Listen to The Panel Plus with Wallace Chapman, discussing the release of the Cancer Society's election manifesto and treatment options for cancer. • Read about the Matariki Fund's plans to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific. • RNZ's Māori issues reporter Pokere Paewai wrote this article on the need to extend free cervical screening. • The efficacy of the HPV vaccine was discussed on Morning Report, following a study which showed a 60% reduction in cervical cancer. Guests: • Professor Bev Lawton (Ngāti Porou), is founder/director of Te Tātai Hauora o Hine (the National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa) at Victoria University of Wellington • Nicola Coom, Chief Executive of the Cancer Society • Alice Hyatt, cancer survivor Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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