NZNO representatives attend unveiling ceremony for Irihapeti Ramsden.EASTER SUNDAY saw around 100 people gathering at Tutehuarewa Marae marae Noun NZ 1. an enclosed space in front of a Maori meeting house 2. a Maori meeting house and its buildings [Maori] in Port Levy Port Levy is a long, sheltered bay and settlement on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury, New Zealand. The current population is under 100, but in the mid 1800s it was the largest Māori settlement in Canterbury with a population of about 400 people. , near Christchurch, for the unveiling of the headstone for nursing pioneer Irihapeti Ramsden (see photos right). They included NZNO NZNO New Zealand Nurses Organisation board member and Te Runanga O Aotearoa vice chair Margaret Jackson, Te Runanga member Maitera Tutahi, NZNO chief executive Geoff Annals and former Te Runanga chair Sharon Morunga. Ramsden, who is remembered for her leadership in nursing and Maoridom and her groundbreaking work in kawa whakarurhau/cultural safety, died in Wellington on April 5 last year. Annals described the unveiling ceremony as "quiet and moving". "The urupa is situated in the most beautiful spot, on a hill overlooking the Port Levy inlet. A number of people spoke about Irihapeti as we gathered around her headstone, including members of her family, nurses and nursing tutors. Back at the marae, we shared a hakari that developed into a real party, with some wonderful singing. The evening ended with fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to being let off from the jetty jetty: see coast protection. in Irihapeti's honour." |
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