Donations for Deidre
Kevin Bannan is a car guy. Driving instructor, petrol head and ex mechanic, Kevin also puts on the annual Hira Hop Classic Car Show as a committee member of the Nelson North Country Club. Kevin doesn’t put on the…
Out-of-the-box fundraiser raises hundreds for Nelson Tasman Hospice
Claudia Forts Fortaleza decorates the garden at her house in spooky décor for one night a year on Halloween and when you arrive, you are welcomed to the lawn by Claudia herself in fancy dress. This out-of-the-box event is not…
The Lion Foundation continues their support of our Registered Nurses
A big thank you to The Lion Foundation for granting Nelson Tasman Hospice a grant towards the cost of two Registered Nurses salaries. At Nelson Tasman Hospice Trust, we have a team of 47 clinical colleagues, employed both on part…
NBS Hands Up for Hospice 2024!
Hands up for Hospice is our biannual appeal campaign, that encourages supporters to organise their own fundraising events, big or small, or to make a donation. The inaugural event in 2022 raised a whopping $48,279 with events such as a…
Sometimes, it is the connections that can make all the difference.
After realising that the Nelson Tasman Hospice needed stairs for their physiotherapist, but that they were very expensive, one local person made a phone call to another – a local engineering firm, who were only too happy to help. With…
Proper Crisps win big in Nelson Airport Trees of Remembrance Campaign
The people have spoken, delivering a landslide victory to a potato-themed masterpiece of Crispmas cheer in the inaugural Nelson Airport Trees of Remembrance campaign. If you were in Nelson Airport over the Christmas period, you wouldn’t have been able to…
Nelson Tasman Hospice grateful for Farmers stores and community support during Trees of Remembrance campaign 2023
The annual Farmers Christmas Campaign celebrates its 10th year in partnership with Hospice New Zealand this year. Raising over $932,000 during the festive period of 2023 for hospices’ nationwide, Farmers staff and customers have been strong supporters of…
A colleague innovation impacting hospices nationwide
He iti te mokoroa, nāna i kati te kahikatea – The mokoroa may be small, but it cuts through the Kahikatea Small innovations can make a big difference in saving money for organisations like Nelson Tasman Hospice, where innovation isn’t…
A day in the life of Dr Juliet Fleming
A day in the life of Dr Juliet Fleming – Senior Medical Officer Nelson Tasman Hospice Frankie, the cat is my alarm, at 05.49 a wet cold nose nudges me awake in the hopes that I will give her a…
Hospice and Harcourts – an unwavering commitment to helping New Zealanders ‘live every moment’
A big thank you to the Harcourts Foundation for renewing its commitment to the Hospice New Zealand Grants Programme. This month Nelson Tasman Hospice received $2937.70 from the Harcourts Foundation, to purchase 10 telephone headsets for our clinical and…