This piece was written by Nelson Tasman Hospice’s Medical Director, Dr Jodie Battley This May marked five years since Nelson Tasman Hospice (NTH) moved from Manuka Street to the new premises in Suffolk Road. This purpose-built facility, funded entirely from…
It takes a community to make a hospice happen, and the month of May has seen Nelsonians put their hands up to help raise over $100,000 for Nelson Tasman Hospice’s bi-annual appeal. A grass-roots community campaign, the Hands up for…
It’s the halfway point of our month-long Hands Up for Hospice appeal, championed by NBS, and the community has already raised an awesome $26,342 to support the Nelson Tasman Hospice! This week is also Hospice Awareness Week, which runs nationwide…
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…
A big thank you to the Rātā Foundation for granting Nelson Tasman Hospice two $20,000 grants earlier this year. The first grant went towards operational costs of the Nelson Tasman Hospice Trust’s services in the community. Enabling our clinical teams…
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…
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…
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…