After many years of supporting Harbour Hospice alongside her husband Terry, Margaret Dunleavy is now being cared for at home by our community team, with her family by her side.
Harbour Hospice calls on shore locals to help finish vital redevelopment
Shrink wrap is on, scaffolding is up and construction is underway, but now Harbour Hospice North Shore needs your help to finish its vital $20 million redevelopment project.
The fast and the furious come out to play
Some of our day programme patients recently attended Race 4 Life 2021 - a fantastic annual event run by Race 4 Life Trust.
Community care comes first as hospice construction begins
With construction set to begin at Harbour Hospice on the North Shore, palliative care services will be delivered differently from the end of March, but with the same high level of compassionate care and support.
Colleen's Story
Colleen Gorbey plans her weeks around mah jong and golf, enjoys friends and neighbours popping in and spends evenings creating photo journals online. It’s a thoroughly normal life that’s also exceptional, considering what she’s been through.
mARTakana success
Across the four days 120 pieces of artwork were sold with mARTakana 2021 raising an amazing $28,000 for Hospice care in the Warkworth/Wellsford area.
Hospice shoppers make life better
When you’re enjoying that tea out of a mug you purchased at a hospice shop, remind yourself of the difference you’ve made!
Volunteer Profile: Nancy Sirisena, Community Visitor
As a community visitor providing companionship to Harbour Hospice patients, Nancy believes she receives far more than she gives.
Volunteer Profile: Bob Wainhouse, Day Programme Entertainer
Patients who attend day programmes at North Shore and Hibiscus House enjoy a live concert of popular songs at every session because a friend of Bob’s disliked classical music.
Chaplains comfortable with silence
We work with people of all faiths and no faith. Everyone has a spiritual aspect to their lives and for some, coming into hospice care provides a first ever opportunity to explore life at a deeper level.
