In recent months, thanks to community support, a new volunteer programme was launched that enables hospice to reach even more patients and families.
Original hospice fundraiser still giving back
When a friend highlighted the need for a hospice in the community nearly 40 years ago, Liz Douglas Brown became one of the original fundraising committee members to drive that campaign.
Birds of a feather
Val and her team of fellow volunteers cater for funerals and social occasions in Warkworth/Wellsford, and what sets them apart from other caterers is that they do it all for love.
Taking away the fear and uncertainty
To give back to the charity that gave him and his family so much, Graham has started fundraising for Harbour Hospice. This is his story...
Team player
A lifelong love of netball has seen our Trust Chair Ann Tod receive one of the highest recognitions a New Zealander can attain.
Leaving a lasting legacy
People leave a gift in their Will to hospice for all sorts of reasons. For Sally Tetro, it’s about honouring the elderly and the grandparents she didn’t have.
The heart of hospice
Gary’s stay was not what the couple had expected - to their surprise hospice was “so full of love. There was kindness and laughter – and fantastic food,” Ann says.
An innovative solution
Our latest fundraising appeal highlighted our urgent need for more specialist community nurses, and the innovative solution our nursing team came up with: to recruit and train nurses from other parts of the healthcare system to join our community team.
Spotlight on... Mahinga Ngātahi
These protocols are a small representation of the drive we began more than a decade ago to embed tikanga Māori into our everyday care of tūroro Māori (Māori patients) and their whānau.
There for you
When Mike Dawson needed to call on hospice three years ago he already knew he was in good hands.
