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From Taupō to Turkey: NZ mum shares weight loss journey after gastric sleeve surgery
However, cost is still a major barrier to having weight loss surgery. The price tag for a gastric sleeve in Aotearoa is more than $20,000. "Even if it was half the price, it might encourage more people to do it here on their own soil," Ngāmotu …