Sharon Brett-Kelley

But its report also revealed the health system didn't know how many people were living with blood cancer until the figures were released last week.

And it's not just patients going offshore.

For Andrew, Mackintosh going overseas was not an option.

The only option was to wait.

And what was that like, that process of transplant?

How long does that go on for?

Really?

You were at Parliament because you want to make sure that your son, if he got a blood cancer later in life, that his treatment would be what we would expect in New Zealand.

So what would that be?

Have you worked out how much it has cost you financially?

In what way?

Last year, HealthNZ announced $27.1 million extra for stem cell transplants.

And last week, in response to the blood cancer report, the government said it will set up a task force.

Andrew and Rosie say they are just the first steps in stopping the medical migration and the persistently high death rate.

That's it for today.

The detail is a Newsroom production supported by RNZ and NZ On Air.

Today's podcast was produced by Mark Jennings and engineered by Rangi Poik.

Thanks to Andrew McIntosh and Rosie Shaw.

I'm Sharon Brett-Kelley.

Mā te wā.