Labour MP Kiri Allan has been subjected to shocking comments from social media users during her battle against stage 3 cervical cancer.
Allan published screenshots of the comments on Twitter on Sunday, with the caption: "Just ya average day on NZ [social media]."
In one of the screenshots shared by Allan, a user told the MP to "get over yourself".
"There are 71 people a day diagnosed with cancer and it sickens me to see you paraded in front of the media/by the media as this poor suffering wretch," the man wrote.