After weeks of worsening symptoms, Bob was taken by ambulance to Waikato Hospital on January 23, where doctors discovered a large tumour in the frontal lobes of his brain. Surgery removed some of the tumour, but what remained could not be safely taken out. Bob underwent surgery in an effort to remove as much of the brain tumour as safely possible. Bob begins his daily radiotherapy treatment after surgery to remove part of a brain tumour. While Bob’s treatment will continue into next year, his visa only allows him to stay in New Zealand until June.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 01, 2026 20:05 UTC