Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2019
Cancer Control Agency open, Prime Minister hails Blair Vining's 'tireless advocacy'
3 December 2019 - The Prime Minister has acknowledged Blair Vining's "tireless advocacy" as the new independent Cancer Control Agency was formally opened on Tuesday.
During Vining's final months, as he was dying from cancer, the Southlander pushed for the Government to set up an independent cancer agency to improve cancer care for New Zealanders.
In September, a matter of weeks before Vining died, he attended an announcement in Auckland where Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed the Government's Cancer Action Plan, which included setting up a cancer agency.
