New build progress
We were onsite at Suffolk Rd, Stoke today and thought I’d share these photos of the new build’s progress. If you look closely, you can see workers on the roof in the first photo installing solar panels.
‘Meet our people’ series goes live
Meet the people of hospice. This is the first in our series of videos in which staff and volunteers share their experiences of hospice. Thanks to Todd Starr of Focus Digital for his great video storytelling. This week, meet chaplain David Moynan. The video…
Farmers Christmas campaign begins
The annual Farmers Christmas campaign in support of hospice has begun. This year they have released a video of a patient story. Last year, the two local stores – Richmond and Nelson central – raised $22,366. That was more than…
$1 million to reach our target
It’s just over six months to go before staff and patients at the Nelson Tasman Hospice move into the new building in Suffolk Road, Stoke. We are nearing our final fundraising target having raised $10.5 million of the $11.5m needed…
Meet a staff member – our bereavement support co-ordinator
When Sharon Beuke is not occupied coordinating bereavement support at hospice, she teaches history at Motueka High School. How are these two occupations linked? Sharon says they’re both concerned with people’s stories. “They’re both about making sense and seeing patterns,…
Update on the new build
The new building is on track to welcome patients and staff in March 2019. Right now, the main building is closed in. Gibbons project manager Sean Gardner says 80 percent of the cladding is completed. “We’re working on installing the…
Hospice shops develop own FB page
Richmond Hospice Shop’s new manager is working on a few changes to make the shopping experience easier for customers. Anete Smith has started at the Queen Street, Richmond site and is working on departmentalising and colour-blocking items for sale. “Basically,…
We love our volunteers
National Volunteer Week has just been and we were able to recognise the contribution of some of our volunteers in the media with an article in the Nelson Weekly newspaper. Here is what they printed: From baking cookies to writing…
Maisie visits our patients
Maisie the dog has started visiting in our inpatient unit. Judy Petrie, from Canine Friends Pet Therapy, has been bringing her along on a Tuesday to be seen by any patients who are interested. According to the Canine Friends (caninefriends.org.nz)…
Dancing For a Cause a great success
What a great spectacle our eight local personalities put on in front of a sold-out crowd at the Trafalgar Centre on the weekend. Hospice is very grateful to the Inspiring Youth Theatre Charitable Trust for organising the first Dancing for…