Tash Mehrtens Haven Realty Reaa2008 is seen here surrounded by tissues – but we still need more! Over September, Tash is collecting donations of tissues, and is also helping us fundraise for new syringe driver lock boxes (we need four at…
Marybank Garden Club members came to pick flowers for the Cancer Society Nelson’s Daffodil Day this week. The keen gardeners helped plant some of the bulbs earlier in the year too – along with Mitre 10 Mega’s Helping Hands. Happily, they…
Our winter newsletter is out. It has been emailed and some copies will be delivered in the post soon to those with whom we are not connected by email. If you are not on our mailing list and would like…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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