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Hospice made things easier

Richard Wong shares he and his wife Drena’s experience of Harbour Hospice care.

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Centenarian celebrates birthday at hospice

Everybody loves a birthday celebration at Harbour Hospice, so when patient Ngaire Duncan recently turned 100 its kitchen staff made her a beautiful big chocolate birthday cake.

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It's poetic, it's playful: Our Kaiārahi Barb O'Loughlin on her love of te reo Māori

It's Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (14-21 Sept) and we're kicking it off with an interview with our incredible Kaiārahi ‑ Māori Cultural Liaison (Hauraki, Waikato), Barb O'Loughlin.

Valerie Partridge aug 24 blog

Loyal Harbour Hospice volunteers thanked

Harbour Hospice celebrated its volunteers’ dedication with its annual Harbour Hospice Warkworth/Wellsford Long Service Awards at Tui House on July 31. Valerie Partridge was one of the two volunteers recognised for 25 years – the other Elizabeth Clark.

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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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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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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

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Waiata from Room 10

Being able to care for their kōtiro in accordance with tikanga Māori, as they would at home, brought great comfort to the McIver whānau. Here, they share their experience of hospice care at our Inpatient Unit in Takapuna.

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Making life better for Brian

Grandfather and great grandfather Brian Evans, 86, began receiving Harbour Hospice care six months ago and says having the support has helped him relax more and enjoy every day.

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Doctor by day, fiction writer by night 

We don’t know how she found the time but somehow, in between her work for hospice as a doctor and medical team leader and her home life as a busy mum of two, Dr Eugenia Romboli has written a book.