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Teams line-up for comedy debate

The Great Comedy Debate has become a calendar highlight in Warkworth and it’s back for its 15th year on October 12 at the Town Hall.

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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”.

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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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Live painting a first for hospice art show

This year’s Harbour Hospice Art Exhibition and Sale will feature live painting for the first time. This involves an artist completing their work in front of an audience and Manly artist Amanda Moore has accepted the challenge.

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Big Day Out: Gibbs Farm experience wows ticket-holders

Thursday 18 April saw our very first Gibbs Farm Experience fundraiser go ahead. For many ticket holders this was something they'd wanted to do for years, and the farm did not disappoint.

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Well-known Wellington artist donates art to Harbour Hospice fundraiser

Every year Wellington mixed media artist Kylie Law donates a piece of her work to charity. This year Harbour Hospice will benefit from the well-known artist’s generosity.

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Age no barrier for hospice artist

At age 95, Norman Nelson from Warkworth is one of Harbour Hospice’s oldest patients. Norman will exhibit his art at hospice’s annual fundraiser, the 2024 Martakana Fine Art Exhibition in Matakana next month.

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Local artist lends support to annual art fundraiser 

The artist behind the stunning artwork that features in our promotional material for our 2024 Martakana fine art exhibition is the multi-talented Alysn Midgelow-Marsden of Tāwharanui.

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Christine’s legacy: The ‘party girl’ behind Rock The Hithe 

Anybody who knew Christine Wykes knew that she loved people, parties and music. So the hospice fundraising event that she created with a committee of friends and family incorporates all three.