The Kākahu Huruhuru (Feather Cloak) is a traditional Māori feather cloak, often worn by Ariki (Chiefs) and Rangatira (Leaders). It is a prestigious garment indicating high status and leadership within a community. For NCCN, it symbolises the Network’s leadership, influence, and oversight within the hauora space.
It illustrates the National Child Cancer Network’s ability to bring people together under its cloak, embodying NCCN’s role as a kaitiaki, a guardian, and protector. The kahu huruhuru represents guidance, guardianship, and influence. It signifies being a protector and uniting people to work collaboratively. This mirrors NCCN’s role in uniting organisations and people across the child cancer continuum.
