Otago Community Hospice

Otago Community Hospice Supporting people with terminal illness to live and die well.

DUNEDIN / ŌTEPOTI FRIENDSHave you got a spare hour?Can you help with our Street Appeal on Friday 6th of March for a hour...
16/02/2026

DUNEDIN / ŌTEPOTI FRIENDS
Have you got a spare hour?
Can you help with our Street Appeal on Friday 6th of March for a hour between 4-6pm, or anytime 10am-6pm Sat 7th March?
We have various collection sites across Dunedin that need volunteers to cover the buckets for us.
Every $ raised stays in Otago and helps support Otago people facing terminal illness.
If you can help out, please email volunteer@otagohospice.co.nz
Your support will have a BIG impact in your community

📢📢WE'RE RECRUITING - come work at our Wānaka Shop📢📢Our vibrant Wānaka Hospice shop is looking for a dynamic team member ...
15/02/2026

📢📢WE'RE RECRUITING - come work at our Wānaka Shop📢📢
Our vibrant Wānaka Hospice shop is looking for a dynamic team member who thrives in a busy work environment. The role requires a keen eye for curating while processing a high volume of donated goods. You will have numerous interactions everyday with our many varied donors and shoppers as well as our strong volunteer workforce. If you are an energetic people person with excellent communication skills, retail experience and an understanding of the second-hand market please contact us today. Applications close: 5pm Saturday 28th February 2026. Apply here:
https://otagohospice.elmotalent.co.nz/careers/careers/job/view/84

15/02/2026

Hi everyone!

The Lindy Chicks are just back from a week of R&R soaking up a few rays in Central this week - nice to see some sun finally this summer!
We've talked over a few things, and are preparing ourselves for the massive push it takes as we hurtle towards the 3rd of May! Several sponsors have jumped in already, and are keen to support us again without question. Without our sponsors we really couldn't do what we do... watch this space for who these amazing legends are in days to come 👏🏼

Have you thought about who you are coming with?

03/02/2026

It's that time again folks, The Great USA DAY is on Sat 7th March at TAHUNA PARK, proudly supporting the Otago Community Hospice.

A massive THANK YOU to Farmers Dunedin and Ōamaru stores, and to everyone that supported the Christmas Bauble and Tree o...
28/01/2026

A massive THANK YOU to Farmers Dunedin and Ōamaru stores, and to everyone that supported the Christmas Bauble and Tree of Remembrance campaign this year. You all raised an amazing total of $30,372 for Otago Community Hospice!! We really are so grateful for your support, which helps us continue to support patients and whanau in our region.

A SPECIAL BLANKET FOR THOSE AT THE END OF LIFE. A special hand-woven blanket was presented to Otago Community Hospice by...
30/12/2025

A SPECIAL BLANKET FOR THOSE AT THE END OF LIFE. A special hand-woven blanket was presented to Otago Community Hospice by local weaver, Christine Keller. Designed to capture the essence of our service, it will be placed over patients who have died in the Inpatient Unit as they leave the building.
“It is a very emotional time for whānau and this is a small way we can honour that moment, and the journey they and their loved ones have been on”, says CEO, Ginny Green.
The blanket’s colours and design draw inspiration from the three rivers that flow through the Otago Community Hospice service region — the Waitaki, the Taiari (Taieri) and the Mata-au (Clutha) — and the riverbanks that embrace them.
“Hospice care is very like the riverbanks," says Ginny, "holding and supporting patients and whānau through their time of dying,”
Woven through the fabric are multi-coloured vertical threads, representing each patient’s unique journey through life, and through their time with Hospice. The threads running across the fabric bind the piece together, both practically and symbolically. A band of yellow near the top represents the kōwhai - the national symbol of Hospice.
The design is deeply rooted in the holistic wrap-around care that the Otago Community Hospice offers, while the fabric is washable, hard wearing and practical.
"It's a perfect mix," says Ginny, “as hospice services are a balance between the empathy, kindness and compassion the team brings, and the professional, practical solutions that help patients and whānau navigate their journey."
Christine's studio is just down the road from the Hospice’s Inpatient Unit, in the Valley Community Workspace. As well as doing special commissions like this blanket, Christine also runs weaving classes.
“The Valley have always embraced what we do here at Hospice so it was only fitting we worked with a local designer to create this very special blanket“, says Ginny.
After seeing, touching, and admiring the blanket, Inpatient Unit staff expressed how much they looked forward to offering it to whānau. Many were also inspired to enroll in Christine’s classes themselves — keen to weave their own meaningful blankets.

AMAZING JOB OPPORTUNITY - The Te Waipounamu Hospice Collaborative is seeking an exceptional leader to help shape the fut...
17/12/2025

AMAZING JOB OPPORTUNITY - The Te Waipounamu Hospice Collaborative is seeking an exceptional leader to help shape the future of hospice across the South Island by bringing together the hospice services of the Te Waipounamu to guide meaningful regional collaboration, strengthen shared capability, and ensure patients and whānau receive high-quality, consistent care no matter where they live. This is a rare opportunity to influence hospice care at a systems level. To apply go to https://www.seek.co.nz/jobs-in-healthcare-medical/in-Dunedin-Otago?jobId=89182771&type=standard or visit our website https://otagohospice.elmotalent.co.nz/careers/careers-1765910325/job/view/82

Ken and Jean Schumacher, organisers of the annual Otago Community Hospice Charity Cruise & Car Show , dropped in a donat...
17/12/2025

Ken and Jean Schumacher, organisers of the annual Otago Community Hospice Charity Cruise & Car Show , dropped in a donation of over $11.5k, raised by the 23rd of November Cruise held this year! The event, now in its 16th year, is held at Hancock Park in Dunedin. The event's $10 entry fee goes directly to Hospice - with over 150 packs of biscuits also donated for our Hospice Shop volunteers! A big thank to our Hospice volunteers, who were on the gate and of course Ken - the driving force behind this iconic Dunedin Event. 🍪🚗🩷❤❤

Together we make a differenceWhen you decorate the tree this year, one extra bauble makes a big difference. Support Hosp...
11/12/2025

Together we make a difference
When you decorate the tree this year, one extra bauble makes a big difference. Support Hospice with a special Christmas bauble, still available at Farmers while stocks last. All money from baubles bought in the Dunedin and Oamaru Farmers stores goes directly to Otago Community Hospice.

A big thanks to all the line dancers in the Dunedin 60 Plus Club who raised $300 for Otago Community Hospice 🧡🧡🧡
04/12/2025

A big thanks to all the line dancers in the Dunedin 60 Plus Club who raised $300 for Otago Community Hospice 🧡🧡🧡

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293 North Road
Dunedin
9010

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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The Otago Community Hospice is a centre of excellence, providing the highest quality specialist palliative care, at no cost to the patient and family, to the communities of Otago, through a highly trained, multi-disciplinary team of dedicated personnel.