Bowel screening champions
Our wonderful bowel screening champions come from all walks of life, yet are united by their shared belief in the importance of looking after our health through bowel screening.
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Meet our wonderful bowel screening champions
Our inspirational bowel screening champions help us raise public awareness of the importance of bowel screening, encouraging more people to take part in the National Bowel Screening Programme.
- Lisa Tou-McNaughton – Southland resident
- Terry Nicholas – Executive coordinator of Hokonui Runanga
- Joe Clarke – Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whawhakia, Ngāti Mahuta and Ngāti Te Ata | Southlander
- Tom Franklin – Highlanders lock
- Peter Chin – Former Dunedin Mayor
- Reverend Tau Ben-Unu – Presbyterian Minister and bowel cancer survivor
- Rachel Elder – Dunedin City Councillor
- Leicester Rutledge – Former All Black
- Les Chisholm – Former Southland rugby player
- Matapura Ellison – Health NZ kaumatua
- Shona Fordyce – Colac Bay Marae kuia and former nurse
- Ken Bowie – Bowel cancer survivor
- Cyril Gilroy – Murihiku Marae kaumatua
- Mooney Ngatuere – Invercargill resident
Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora – Southern sincerely thanks all of our champions. We are grateful for your courage and openness in sharing your stories, and we hope they will help save more lives in the future.
Bowel screening programme (external link)
Hear the bowel screening champions' story
Meet our Bowel screeing champions and hear their story in our bowel screening videos.