When Janice ‘Jan’ Cullinane moved to Nelson in her mid-twenties to take up a position with the Nelson Mail, she could never have known the lasting impact she would one day have on the community she came to call home…
At just 47, Anna Burns is not ready to stop living. A single mum to a 15-year-old daughter and a 23-year-old son, Anna is also a musician, currently recording an EP with her band. There’s a fierce determination about her…
When Adam speaks about Katie, his late wife, there’s a spark in his voice—part laughter, part love, part lingering grief. Katie, he says, was a “quirky, wonderful character,” with a free spirit and irrepressible joy for life. The kind of…
When Peter first heard the word “hospice,” it brought back painful memories. Years ago, his partner, Tony, was cared for at hospice in Blenheim before passing away from bowel cancer only a few weeks after being diagnosed. “It was my…
In May, Lin and Lynnie’s lives took a sudden turn when Lynnie, known for her artistic handwriting and love for flowers, started experiencing unusual symptoms. What began as minor difficulties with tasks like writing and opening pegs, quickly escalated into…
Georgia Ferris left a little sparkle wherever she went, and that includes at the Nelson Tasman Hospice where her art adorns the walls. Her beautiful and intricate mandalas brighten the days of so many, especially since she published a special…
It has been five years since we opened the doors of the Hospice building at 331 Suffolk Road, Stoke. Since opening, the Daniel O’Brien (Specialist Palliative Care) Wing has cared for nearly 1100 patients, and our team of specialist doctors,…
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,…
Bex was on the Nelson Tasman Hospice service earlier this year. Her mum, Sally, wrote this at the time. Whilst my daughter Bex was sleeping I ventured into the hospice gardens and sat on a wooden seat in front of…
Nancy Briant was born in Golden Bay and thanks to the palliative care services provided by the Golden Bay Community Health team supported by Nelson Tasman Hospice, she was also able to die there. At home, surrounded by her loved…