Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 20, 2020 5:03:21 GMT 12
CANCER CONTROL AGENCY RECEIVES MĀORI NAME
The national Cancer Control Agency, established in December last year, has been gifted a new Māori name.
The name Te Aho o te Kahu is being gifted to the Cancer Control Agency by Dame Naida Glavish and Matua Gary Thompson from Hei Āhuru Mōwai, Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa. The new name was formally gifted to the Cancer Control Agency today at a ceremony at Parliament hosted by the Minister of Health.
Cancer Control Agency CE, Professor Diana Sarfati says, “The gifting and receiving of the name is symbolic of the Cancer Control Agency’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to equity. It is also a signal of the Agency’s commitment to uniting all stakeholders along the cancer continuum.”
The formal gifting of the name has oati (pledges) attached to it to ensure the name, its mauri and mana are always respected......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2006/S00113/cancer-control-agency-receives-maori-name.htm
The national Cancer Control Agency, established in December last year, has been gifted a new Māori name.
The name Te Aho o te Kahu is being gifted to the Cancer Control Agency by Dame Naida Glavish and Matua Gary Thompson from Hei Āhuru Mōwai, Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa. The new name was formally gifted to the Cancer Control Agency today at a ceremony at Parliament hosted by the Minister of Health.
Cancer Control Agency CE, Professor Diana Sarfati says, “The gifting and receiving of the name is symbolic of the Cancer Control Agency’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to equity. It is also a signal of the Agency’s commitment to uniting all stakeholders along the cancer continuum.”
The formal gifting of the name has oati (pledges) attached to it to ensure the name, its mauri and mana are always respected......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2006/S00113/cancer-control-agency-receives-maori-name.htm