It was one of those “People you may know” suggestions on Facebook that re-connected Vanessa Lee with her intermediate classmate Luke Ashby in 2021, and although their time together was cut short with Luke’s death at only 45 years old,…
Free spirit Penny McPherson uses her skills in landscaping to maintain a delightful fairy garden on her property, bringing smiles to the faces of children and adults alike. While families stroll around finding hidden figures and characters, the Nelson Tasman…
Small business owner Helen Kelly utilised her community to support hospice by sharing some of the proceeds of her online auction with Nelson Tasman Hospice. With the help of her small business world friends, Helen sold handmade items at a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 – 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…