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)…
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…
Hospice Awareness Week is a chance for us to highlight the work hospice does in our communities. The week is dedicated to addressing myths and misconceptions some people have about hospice care.
Lawrey picks up the dance shoes in support of the Nelson Tasman Hospice Politician Matt Lawrey has no fear of public speaking – but public dancing presents a whole new challenge. The councillor and former Green Party candidate is one…
We’re so lucky to have David! Hospice chaplain David Moynan says his role is to journey with patients, whether they consider themselves religious or not. David, 65, has been the hospice chaplain, in charge of “family support and pastoral care”,…
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…
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…
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…
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…