03/11/2026
Introducing the newly released AYA Cancer National Strategic Action Plan.
AYA (Adolescent/Young Adult) Cancer Network Aotearoa provide specialised treatment and support services for young people with cancer, in order to improve their care and outcomes.
Te Taiao o te Awa – The River Environment, symbolises the surrounds of the awa - the passage a young person travels as they navigate their cancer journey. The bends, the riverbanks, the flow, the currents, the obstacles they encounter on the awa. AYA is there alongside them and their whānau, supporting and shaping the conditions to allow for a safer, more connected and smoother journey to navigate.
The brief was to design the Plan and capture the journey and supports along the way, and through the river, in a clear and captivating way, accessible for their audience to engage with and follow. I was slightly nervous that I wouldn’t be able to capture all that was required but sometimes the best work comes out of that initial feeling of self-doubt! Every client alt improved it and made it that much better and I’m absolutely stoked with the final artwork.
Thank you for trusting me Kirsten, Ellyn and the AYA team, to bring your clever ideas to life.
Client // AYA Cancer Network Aotearoa
