We all know to slip slop and slap, but sunscreen is expensive especially when compared to Australia.
"The best buy from Aussie Woolworths is a homebrand Woolworths Sunscreen – 1 litre for A$9. For NZ$10 here, we get a 100ml Cancer Society Sunblock Lotion. That means we get one-tenth of the sunscreen for the same price that Australians pay." - The Spinoff
With 80,000 new cases of skin cancer a year, the government needs to do more. Prevention makes social and financial sense. We spend $57m on skin cancer treatment but only $600,000 on prevention. If we increased prevention, we save money and lives.