Harbour Hospice

03/02/2026

🩷🩷 thank you

Thousands of people came together this Christmas to support hospice care through Farmers stores across the country, raising an incredible $836,388. Every dollar raised in each Farmers store goes directly to the local hospice, helping ensure compassionate end-of-life care remains free and accessible for families in communities across Aotearoa.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who purchased a Christmas bauble, made a donation, or took a moment to honour a loved one at the Tree of Remembrance. Your generosity is making a real difference.

And a very special thank you to Farmers and their incredible staff for helping raise more than $9.5 million for hospices since 2014. Your ongoing support continues to strengthen palliative care services for patients and whānau, and we are deeply grateful.

https://www.hospice.org.nz/farmers_stores_raise_over_800_000_for_hospices_across_the_country

03/02/2026

SAVE THE DATE!!!! ☀️☀️ Art Affair - where we transform our Warkworth site, Tui House, into an elegant art gallery - is returning on 6-8 March, with a fantastic line-up of extraordinary artists - 10 of them new to the event! 🤩 Stay tuned over the coming weeks to find out who they are!

⭐️ Preview night: Friday 6 March, 6pm - 8pm. Email Emily.Thomas@harbourhospice.org.nz for info
🎨 Exhibition open to public: Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 March, 10am – 4pm
🍰 Tea and scones for purchase Sunday, 11am – 3pm
🏠 Tui House, 47 Morrison Dr, Warkworth - PLUS our Garage Sale shop nextdoor will be open all weekend for you to pick up some great finds. Saturday 9am-3pm, Sunday 10am-3pm

Thanks to our fabulous principal sponsor Ray White Matakana - Victoria Turner - Ray White Omaha

Further details here: https://harbourhospice.org.nz/event/art-affair/

02/02/2026

For some patients, the best possible care means coming into one of our two Inpatient Units (IPU). Our IPUs provide a calm, supportive environment where complex symptoms can be managed with expert clinical care, and where families can take a breath through respite knowing their loved one is in the best hands.
For more info: https://harbourhospice.org.nz/

27/01/2026

Our annual Tee Off For Hospice golf fundraiser is on again in March at the Helensville Golf Club. Gather your friends and colleagues for a fantastic day on the green, with members & visitors welcome in this Ambrose charity tournament. 🏌️🏌️

🏌️‍♂️ Spaces are limited so register early to avoid disappointment

🏌️‍♂️Prizes, raffles & an auction

Full details here: https://harbourhospice.org.nz/event/hibiscus-golf-tournament/

21/01/2026

In the past 12 months we cared for 1434 people (up 5% from the year before)

19/01/2026

🚗 Every day our nurses, doctors, social workers & volunteers travel across our region to provide specialist palliative care, support and comfort to people in their own homes. This care goes beyond medical treatment. It’s about listening and guiding families and whānau through complex situations.

It's also essential to the wider health system. By providing symptom management, medication review and psychosocial support at home, our teams help people avoid unnecessary hospital or GP visits. 🧑‍⚕️

In the past year our teams made more than 33,600 face-to-face and remote interactions with patients, families and whānau, helping people remain safely at home, connected to their communities and
supported with dignity. 🌸🌸

18/01/2026

"When I tell people I volunteer for hospice they say 'that must be very sad and depressing'. It is not, it is just the opposite!" 😍😍

Learn more in Christine's short video, where she talks about why she volunteers for Harbour Hospice and what she loves about it:
⭐️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9_FiJOZvlc&t=2s

And if you're interested in giving volunteering for hospice a go, email us! ⭐️volunteer@harbourhospice.org.nz

16/01/2026

Our IPUs provide a calm, supportive environment where complex symptoms can be managed with expert care, and where families can take a breath through respite knowing their loved one is in the best hands. 🫶

They also play a vital role in supporting the wider health system, providing specialist care that helps prevent unnecessary emergency department and acute hospital admissions. 👨‍⚕️

Most patients come to us for short-term symptom management or respite care, with 28% of admissions for end-of-life care. 🌈

To learn more: https://harbourhospice.org.nz/impact_reports/

15/01/2026

If you like the look of these biccies we have a proposition for you! Come volunteer in our shops, and we'll provide the biccies! Chocolate ones too!🍪🍪

We need lots of people to help our awesome teams on weekends AND weekdays in our North Shore shops - our Ellice Rd, Takapuna, Link Dr (Wairau Valley) and Birkenhead shops in particular. Shifts are only 3-4 hours and you'll meet new people, learn new skills and do good for your community. 💛💛

Give us a call! If you've thought about volunteering but not got round to it, here's your chance. No more procrastinating, pick up the phone today! ☎️ Call Mandy on 021 527 912
or email us at volunteer@harbourhospice.org.nz

We’d love to have you join us as a volunteer in a Harbour Hospice Shop. Volunteering with us makes a world of difference to the people we help.

14/01/2026

“Hospice cared for my grandmother with such compassion. Even now, years later, I’m moved to
tears remembering how they preserved her dignity. It meant the world to our family.” - Jodie

When people see how our care honours their loved one's dignity, eases fears and wraps around their entire family during one of life's most vulnerable times it stays with them - and it's their support that enables us to keep providing that care for others. Thank you. 🌸

https://harbourhospice.org.nz/donate/
To see our impact report: https://harbourhospice.org.nz/impact_reports/

12/01/2026

Welcome back! How was your Christmas break! We hope you had a lovely time with all the people you love. 💛

Our Christmas appeal is still running so if you didn't get a chance to make a donation at the end of last year and would like to, here's the link: https://harbourhospice.org.nz/christmas-angels/

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far, the appeal is doing really well & we're excited about all the families who will benefit directly from your generosity. 😍💛💝

08/01/2026

The key to enjoying retirement goes beyond planning for it financially. It's also about setting up a lifestyle that continues to give you joy, social connection and purpose. For Sue Macklin, that meant taking up volunteering for hospice. 💛💛

Sue volunteers for Harbour Hospice as a community visitor, & also helps in one of our shops, & provides hand and foot massages to patients as part of our Compassionate Touch programme. She says the mahi makes her feel good about herself, plus she's made some great friends along the way.

😊You can watch Sue's video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iKc7YPcPaw
😊 And if you're interested in volunteering, get in touch: volunteer@harbourhospice.org.nz