New Zealand parliament has been rocked by the shock cancer diagnosis of a cabinet minister.
Labour MP and conservation and emergency management minister Kiri Allan opened up about her stage three cervical cancer diagnosis and the warning signs she missed during last year s election campaign in a heartbreaking statement.
She will take medical leave and step down from politics to focus on her cancer battle with the support of close colleague and gutted New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Stage three cervical cancer patients have a five year survival rate of 33 per cent.
Ms Allan, 37, confirmed the harrowing news on Tuesday in a Facebook post as she shared a photo receiving treatment in hospital while hugging her young daughter.
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