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Jeanette and Kitty – 20 years of friendship and giving to Hospice

Every Wednesday you’ll find Jeanette and Kitty working side by side at Harbour Hospice’s Link Dr shop. They met 20 years ago through volunteering for hospice and have become the firmest of friends.

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Harbour Hospice Homes & Gardens Tour

Point Wells couple Mike and Debbie Jones are among those who’ve generously opened their home. Some would describe it as a Cape Cod style home but Debbie says they see it more as an easy-living modern home “with great flow”.

Valerie Field 2 Aug24 blog

Camaraderie keeps volunteer coming back

Valerie has volunteered for Harbour Hospice for 15 years and says it’s the camaraderie with other volunteers that keeps her going back, year after year. 

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Whānau’s heartbreaking story and waiata inspire at Vintners’ Brunch

At this year’s Vintners’ Brunch - the charity's largest annual fundraiser - Ken McIver spoke as guest speaker about the family’s experience of hospice.

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Point Wells homes and gardens on show

After a six-year hiatus Harbour Hospice’s Homes and Gardens Tour is returning. The bi-annual fundraiser was last held in 2018, then deferred due to covid.

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Peas in a pod  

Over their 55-year marriage Beth and Graham Lawson have raised a family together and fostered children, bred and showed dogs together and supported causes for rescue dogs. Now they volunteer together for Harbour Hospice