RNZ5 Jul, 2026 12:15 AM3 mins to readMalcolm Mulholland was one of more than 800 people who were told that surveillance colonoscopies at Palmerston North Hospital were on pause. Photo / RNZ, Jimmy EllinghamMalcolm Mulholland was one of more than 800 people who were told that surveillance colonoscopies at Palmerston North Hospital were on pause. Photo / RNZ, Jimmy EllinghamBy Jimmy Ellingham of RNZ

A Manawatū resident at higher risk of developing bowel cancer says he appreciates an apology from Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora about a lack of communication over paused procedures at Palmerston North Hospital – but Patient Voice Aotearoa’s Malcolm Mulholland