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…
The annual Summit Keir Wilkinson Memorial Golf Tournament 2025 will be held on Friday 19th September at the Nelson Golf Club. Once again, we have an amazing variety of items up for auction to help fundraise for Nelson Tasman Hospice. The auction is open…
This September is Wills Month. Each day our community can only continue to receive our crucial specialist services in part due to the extraordinary difference people in our community have made by leaving a Gift in their Will to Nelson…
The End of Life Choice Act in Aotearoa came into effect in November 2021 legalising Assisted Dying for eligible individuals with a terminal illness. Nelson Tasman Hospice adopted a position of conscientious objection, viewing Assisted Dying and palliative care as…
The final fundraising total is in — and it’s nothing short of extraordinary. At a special thank-you celebration held on Thursday 29 May, the Dancing for a Cause Nelson Charitable Trust proudly announced that NBS Dancing for a Cause 2025…
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…
Nelson Pine Industries Limited (NPI) continues to demonstrate their commitment to our community by supporting specialist palliative care in the region. Since the early 2000’s, the entire staff at NPI have forgone the gift of a Christmas ham in order to…
NBS Hands Up for Hospice was a month-long appeal held in May, reaching into the community to ask for help so Nelson Tasman Hospice can continue to support more than 210 local patients diagnosed with life-limiting illnesses and their families,…
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…
As we gear up for the Nelson Tasman Hospice’s Wedding Pop-Up Shop, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to the incredible individuals and businesses who have generously supported us in bringing this event to life…