Otago Community Hospice

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

How The Irish Teach Us To Live, Love and Die - A talk on the importance of seeing the dead and sharing their company. We...
08/03/2026

How The Irish Teach Us To Live, Love and Die - A talk on the importance of seeing the dead and sharing their company.
We are hosting a public talk by Kevin Toolis, a renowned writer, poet and BAFTA-winning filmmaker, at the Regent Theatre on Wednesday the 25th from 6-7pm. Tickets are just $10.
Kevin has written for the New York Times and The Guardian. His TED talk has been viewed more than 255,000 times. His acclaimed books, My Father’s Wake and 9 Rules to Conquer Death, explore how community and tradition help us accept and embrace our mortality.
You can buy tickets for his talk here
https://events.humanitix.com/otago-hospice-how-the-irish-teach-us-to-live-love-and-die
If you cannot make his evening talk, you can see him the following day at the Otago Museum. March 26, 1pm - 2pm. To book go to https://events.humanitix.com/dunedin-you-never-forget-your-first-corpse-do-you

Look at these stars! Our wonderful volunteers are out in full force today for our Street Appeal - make sure you say hi a...
05/03/2026

Look at these stars! Our wonderful volunteers are out in full force today for our Street Appeal - make sure you say hi and drop in a few coins if you can. If you want to donate online, you can go to otagohospice.co.nz/donate Thank you Otago!

Our annual Street Appeal starts today! Get out and help support palliative care across Otago. Every cent helps!! We coul...
05/03/2026

Our annual Street Appeal starts today! Get out and help support palliative care across Otago. Every cent helps!! We couldn't do it without you

26/02/2026

Thank you once again Pete Addis for another awesome T-Shirt design - USA DAY 2026 supporting the Otago Community Hospice, join us on Saturday 7th March at Tahuna Park. Gates open to participants at 8 AM and public 10 AM.

26/02/2026

We are incredibly grateful to BNI New Zealand for funding 16 BNI Palliative Care Scholarships this year.

These scholarships support the professional growth of psychosocial and allied health staff working in hospices across Aotearoa. Behind every patient and whānau is a dedicated team providing counselling, social work, spiritual care, bereavement support, and more. The services are wide-ranging and the depth of care immeasurable. Investing in staff development is a direct investment in the quality of care delivered to patients and their whānau throughout New Zealand.

This year, scholarships support study in social work, occupational therapy, counselling, patient and whānau support, and psychology. These scholarships strengthen palliative care across Aotearoa by giving recipients additional skills to better support patients and whānau through grief, to enhance innovative and culturally responsive care, and to contribute to much needed academic research in this important area.

Importantly, these scholarships help retain highly trained professionals within hospices, strengthening the sustainability and capability of the workforce. Many recipients have dedicated their careers to hospice - walking alongside patients and whānau through some of life’s most challenging moments.

BNI’s commitment to hospice is extraordinary. By investing in people, they strengthen hospice care itself, and help ensure compassionate, high quality, evidence-based care remains available to all who need it.

Thank you, BNI, for your continued partnership and for backing the people who make hospice care possible.

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/hospice-changes-alongside-region-40-yearsWow - What a journey it's been. When ...
23/02/2026

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/hospice-changes-alongside-region-40-years
Wow - What a journey it's been.
When we first started, Otago Community Hospice wasn’t even a building - it was an idea. Today, we support more than 1000 patients and their whānau each year across the entire Otago region - from coast to coast, up to Waitaki and all the way down to Tapanui.
But we have not done it alone!
From colleagues across the health system, community groups, loyal corporate supporters, tireless shop staff and volunteers, selfless fundraisers, and donors who give what they can, when they can - our success has been a community effort.
Thousands of families have passed through the Hospice’s service, each carrying their own story of love and loss. Behind every patient are loved ones sitting quietly at bedsides, volunteers offering a meal or a kind word, and a community that continues to give, year after year.
“We’ve gone from a dream, to something that’s part of the fabric of our community - something that belongs to all of us. That’s what 40 years of caring looks like.”- Geoff Mirkin, Otago Community Hospice’s first board chairman.
To celebrate our amazing journey, we have a number of events scheduled across 2026, including a commemorative book due for release in December.
We would love to hear from anyone with a hospice experience they think might be worth sharing, A former staff member, volunteer, carer, loved one or even someone receiving our care right now - your story is our story.
https://otagohospice.co.nz/40-years-of-caring/donateyourstory/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!We are appealing for stories from our community to mark 40 years of Otago Community Hospice.Have w...
20/02/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!
We are appealing for stories from our community to mark 40 years of Otago Community Hospice.
Have we helped you, or supported your whānau over the years? Maybe you’re a member of staff or a volunteer who has worked alongside us? Whatever the connection, we would love to hear your story.
Share your words and pictures at https://otagohospice.co.nz/40-years-of-caring/donateyourstory/ or send an email to communications@otagohospice.co.nz

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.

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293 North Road
Dunedin
9010

Opening Hours

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

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+6434736005

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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.