Lawrey picks up the dance shoes in support of the Nelson Tasman Hospice Politician Matt Lawrey has no fear of public speaking – but public dancing presents a whole new challenge. The councillor and former Green Party candidate is one…
We’re so lucky to have David! Hospice chaplain David Moynan says his role is to journey with patients, whether they consider themselves religious or not. David, 65, has been the hospice chaplain, in charge of “family support and pastoral care”,…
The new hospice building is really starting to take shape with framing up on most of the site and a scheduled move in date of March next year. Out of the $4 million we needed, we’ve raised an incredible $2million…
Nelson hospice op shop staff were delighted to help these students – all from different universities – who accepted a challenge to put on a steampunk fashion show using no money and no phones. Our staff, volunteers and other customers…
Please join us in welcoming Ruth Seabright who has taken over the position of Retail Operations Manager, meaning she is overseeing all five of our Hospice shops (Nelson, Richmond, Motueka and Takaka). Ruth has most recently been working at the…
We are getting just a little bit (well, maybe very) excited at the progress of the new building in Suffolk Road, Stoke starting to take shape as you’ll see from these photos. The framing is up on a couple of the…
Young builder James Riordan has a huge job – the 24-year-old site foreman is in charge of Nelson Tasman Hospice’s new $10.5 million build in Stoke. What did you do before taking on this role? I’ve been building for eight…
Life story writers Edna and David McKegg are the latest Hospice heroes to be profiled in local media. Hospice patients sometimes tell them their lives have been boring, but Edna and David say that is never the case. How did…
Ollie Edlington, 6, is one of the hairiest members of the hospice team. Here’s his profile as part of our series looking at our staff and volunteer heroes. Position: Dog Ambassador with the Nelson Tasman Hospice. Jacinda had Paddles, the…