This King's Birthday Weekend will see the 19th ‘Art Exhibition & Sale’ fundraiser for Harbour Hospice take place at the Estuary Art Centre in Orewa.
‘Hospice has taken a weight off our shoulders’
John and Karen Rehm were introduced to Harbour Hospice services soon after John’s shock cancer diagnosis. Knowing they’ll be so well looked after has brought huge relief.
We trusted Hospice implicitly
Until Gary Dance experienced Harbour Hospice care, he had thought hospice was “just a place where you go to die”.
A thousand times over
A tale of two sisters who moved back in with their mum to care for her in her final weeks, with Hospice support.
Harbour Hospice is a lifeline; now they need you to be theirs
Often described by its patients and loved ones as ‘a lifeline’, during May Harbour Hospice is asking the community to donate to be theirs.
The life that Jack rebuilt (with hospice)
How volunteering for hospice is helping this young person rebuild his life.
Increasing our impact in the community
Many of you have witnessed the compassionate care our clinical and family support teams give to local families. But fewer people know about our Poi (Palliative Outcome Initiative) team, which supports health professionals in the community to care for the dying.
Every month on a Tuesday
Our community of regular givers provide a vital source of regular income for Harbour Hospice, enabling our team to plan for and meet the community’s growing needs. We call them our Hospice Hearts. Here, Hospice Heart Karin Kolbe explains why she began giving regularly two years ago.
Long-serving Hospice carer retires
Harbour Hospice farewelled its much-loved spiritual carer Vincent Maire, 74, last month. After 18 years with the charity, Maire has retired to spend more time with wife Liz and family, and pursue his interests in conservation work and spiritual direction.
Not forgotten
As Brent and his eight-year-old son Campbell face their first Christmas without their much-loved wife and mother, Cat, Brent shares how Harbour Hospice has helped them deal with the ‘difficult firsts’.
