New research by private health insurer, nib New Zealand, has revealed that almost half of Kiwis (47%) are behind on their general health check, yet the majority believe their current health is in good shape. Some respondents were not up to date or had never received important health screenings like dental checks (63%) and eye checks (55%). When it came to more serious health screening, 84% of Kiwi surveyed are not upto date or have never received skin checks.