Building starting to take shape
The new hospice building is really starting to take shape with framing up on most of the site and a scheduled move in date of March next year. Out of the $4 million we needed, we’ve raised an incredible $2million…
Op shop volunteers needed
Nelson hospice op shop staff were delighted to help these students – all from different universities – who accepted a challenge to put on a steampunk fashion show using no money and no phones. Our staff, volunteers and other customers…
Meet Ruth, our new Retail Operations Manager
Please join us in welcoming Ruth Seabright who has taken over the position of Retail Operations Manager, meaning she is overseeing all five of our Hospice shops (Nelson, Richmond, Motueka and Takaka). Ruth has most recently been working at the…
Site update – exciting times
We are getting just a little bit (well, maybe very) excited at the progress of the new building in Suffolk Road, Stoke starting to take shape as you’ll see from these photos. The framing is up on a couple of the…
Foreman James Leads Our New Build
Young builder James Riordan has a huge job – the 24-year-old site foreman is in charge of Nelson Tasman Hospice’s new $10.5 million build in Stoke. What did you do before taking on this role? I’ve been building for eight…
Life Story Writing ‘A Privilege’, Say Our Volunteers
Life story writers Edna and David McKegg are the latest Hospice heroes to be profiled in local media. Hospice patients sometimes tell them their lives have been boring, but Edna and David say that is never the case. How did…
Meet Our Valued Staff Member Ollie
Ollie Edlington, 6, is one of the hairiest members of the hospice team. Here’s his profile as part of our series looking at our staff and volunteer heroes. Position: Dog Ambassador with the Nelson Tasman Hospice. Jacinda had Paddles, the…
Latest Hospice Newsletter
Hospice November 2017 Newsletter Click on the link in green above to read our latest newsletter. Read about the latest developments with the new build, about our new team members and about some of the special people Hospice has been…
Pub Charity Donates Over $550,000 To New Hospice Build
Nelson Tasman Hospice has just received a huge boost to its building fund for a new facility in Stoke. Pub Charity has donated $566,366 to the capital fundraising campaign for the new building which is due to be completed in…
Rata Foundation Donates $250,000 To New Hospice Build
RATA FOUNDATION DONATES $250,000 TO NEW HOSPICE BUILD Nelson Tasman Hospice has received a significant donation to its fund to build a new facility in Suffolk Road, Stoke. Rata Foundation has approved a grant of $250,000 to the capital fundraising…