Government’s Patriarchal Noise Cannot Hide Cervical-Screening FailureWhile this Government and its allies manufacture patriarchal noise and drag public debate into personal attacks, a serious health-system failure involving nearly one million cervical screening notifications demands urgent answers. Every person potentially affected must be contacted and offered immediate, free and accessible screening or follow-up care. The Government cannot hide behind Health New Zealand’s assurance that there is no indication of harm. Advertisement - scroll to continue readingThe deliberate patriarchal noise consuming political attention is distracting from failures like this, failures with real consequences for our whānau. Health New Zealand’s screening programme is independently reviewed under the Health Act, but this specific failure demands immediate public accountability.