Therapy horse visits
We were delighted to have a visit by Tyson the Clydesdale-cross therapy horse. His handler Sally Curtis has been taking Tyson to rest homes and hospitals – and now hospice – for about a year, taking advantage of the horse’s…
Follow the Starrs’ progress
https://www.youtube.com/upload Training is progressing for the Starr family’s fundraising trek to Mt Everest Base Camp, in memory of Alison who died in May last year. In October, Alison’s husband Simon and sons Dean & Todd will make the trek to…
All moved and opened
Our new hospice is fully operational and – as of May 2 – officially opened. We were delighted to have the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveil the plaque on the new building, alongside board chair John Peters, Dr Jodie Battley…
Move date approaches
With only less than a week to go until the builders hand the keys over, I took a look onsite with photographer Ross Wearing (from Pro Motion media). The landscaping is behind schedule because of the drought over summer but…
Grocery shop and help us
We have joined a new fundraising initiative that benefits hospice AND shoppers. You can order discounted grocery items through Banana Box https://bananabox.nz/ select Nelson Tasman Hospice as your charity of choice, and pick up the products at one of our…
Family takes on Everest
Nelson Tasman Hospice is with Focus Digital. One of the privileges of working at hospice is meeting families who have lost loved ones. They frequently want to ‘give back’ for the care they have received from the hospice. The Starr family are…
An update on the new build
We took a look at the building site on Suffolk Road today – and it’s amazing to see the progress. Check out the video taken by Ross Wearing of Pro Motion Media. https://youtu.be/QSPQLsWTVfQ
Meet Our People: Volunteer Debby Verdonk
Continuing our Meet the People of Hospice series, we are putting online a video of volunteer Debby Verdonk, who relates a story of an interaction with a patient. Thanks to Debby and all our volunteers who bring that something extra…
Join our YouTube channel
Todd Starr from Focus Digital is helping us to make regular update videos so that the public can keep up with what is happening at Hospice. Go to the link below to watch a one minute update – and while…
Joe and Dorothy Brewer share their story
We are so grateful to patient Joe Brewer and wife Dorothy who shared their story in the Nelson Weekly this week, to help us maintain awareness of the service hospice provides. Here’s their story: Joe was admitted to the hospice…