Harbour Hospice

24/04/2026

Lest we forget. To the men and women who sacrificed so much to give us the freedom and peace we enjoy in Aotearoa today 🌺🌺

17/04/2026

As part of our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to providing equitable access for all, some of our people are taking part in a full immersion Te Reo Māori programme. This is the first time we’ve tried full immersion learning, & we're finding it challenging, exciting and fun, all at the same time!

Lessons are once a week for 2.5hours in the evening, and taught by our wonderful kaiako, Anna - who is very patient with us! Learning is supported through a teaching method known as Rākau, where coloured plastic Cuisenaire rods are used to visually represent sentence structures and kupu. Other teaching methods complement the Rākau approach, such as interactive games, singing waiata, repetition, small group work and hand signals.

Here's what some of our team have to say:
😊“I love how this challenges me. I am opening up a part of my brain that I have never used before.”
😊“I feel like I’m learning really fast and it’s fun."

Ngā mihi nui to Kereama Nathan and Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae for this awesome learning 🙏

Ka mau te wehi, everyone - let’s keep embracing the journey and growing our reo together! 🎉🩵

09/04/2026

We have a brand new event coming your way! 🎉🎉❄️❄️ Our inaugural White Winter Lunch at Snowplanet on 19 June will be an unforgettable experience - an elegant three-course lunch set in a beautiful white winter setting - great food & wine 🥂🍲, great company 😁and the most gorgeous of surroundings ❄️❄️, all in support of Harbour Hospice patient & family services. 🩵🩵

Paul Glover - Real Estate Agent/ Auctioneer, from TV shows Location, Location, Location NZ and Love It or List It will be MC and auctioneer.

Principal Event Sponsor Paul Bayer Real Estate from Ray White Orewa says he's over the moon to be supporting such a memorable event. “Harbour Hospice is a great cause and provides an essential service in our community. I don’t know anybody who hasn’t been touched by hospice in some way." 🩵

To secure your tickets early go to https://harbourhospice.org.nz/event/white-winter-lunch/

09/04/2026

Could this be your next role?

We need an assistant retail manager for our Wellsford shop. This is a permanent part-time role, two days a week - Fridays and Saturdays supporting the overall running of the shop and making sure donors, customers and volunteers have a fantastic experience. It's a busy role and you'll be in charge on the manager's days off.

WATCH NOW! Here's a taste of what it's like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rX6u-M5EbA&t=10s

Keen? Apply here: https://secure.workforceready.com.au/ta/6203281.careers?CareersSearch=&ein_id=17639105&lang=en-AU

02/04/2026

Have a wonderful Easter, from all of us here at Harbour Hospice! 🐰🐰🩷🩷

27/03/2026

You can't beat a quiz night so get in quick to get your tickets to the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA's Quiz Night Fundraiser on Saturday 11 April. 🤩🥳😁

The event will raise funds for Harbour Hospice patient & family services. Organiser Sharon says RSA members chose hospice as the recipient of this fundraiser because some members receive our care, and are very appreciative of the support. We, in turn, are very appreciative of your support HBC RSA!

Tickets are only $10! Heaps of great prizes! A raffle and loads of fun to be had. Get your team together today! And thank you!! 🧡😊🙏

23/03/2026

Just wanted to show you how pretty our picking gardens are looking! These are maintained by our wonderful gardening volunteers, and the reason we grow picking gardens is so our Inpatient Unit patients have a little vase of fresh flowers on their tray, with each meal that's delivered. It's the little things that count! It looks like the bees are loving our blooms too! 🌼🌼

20/03/2026

⭐️🩷We really need volunteers for our Ellice Rd shop in Glenfield - especially in the afternoons (1-4pm) and on Saturdays.

❤️ Sorting donations out the back
🧡 Serving customers on the counter
💛 We need electricians who can check donated electrical goods
💚 Storeperson duties - includes accepting donated goods as they come in, which requires some strength and fitness
🩵All ages and stages welcome!

💙 Ellice Rd is one of our biggest and busiest stores, requiring lots of help from volunteers every day. All the money that's spent in the shop goes to funding our Harbour Hospice patient and family services, so if you can help you'll be making a real difference. Drop in to our shop and ask to speak to the manager or contact us at volunteer@harbourhospice.org.nz or by calling Mandy on 021 527 912.

19/03/2026

🏌️🏌️What a day to Tee off for Hospice! Last Friday was possibly the muggiest day of the year, but the 28 teams who took part in our annual golfing fundraiser at the Helensville Golf Club had a fantastic time! 🎉

Local business and social teams battled it out on the green, starting with a chipping challenge supported by Sea Lovers Gin (& aptly named 'Nearest the Gin'), which kicked off the day’s competition & fundraising.

THANK YOU to each and every person who sponsored the event, entered a team, played, donated prizes and/or gifted auction items. Together, you helped raise more than $20,500 (net), all of which will help support local patients and families in Harbour Hospice care! 😊🙏🩵

A big thank you to our wonderful host Helensville Golf Club, our Gold sponsors Country Club Huapai & ECC New Zealand , Silver sponsors Auckland Memorial Park & Cemetery & FlowFix Plumbing Limited & Hole sponsors Foundry Group Real Estate , Forrest Funeral Services & Golf HQ. Thanks also to
Justin Brassfield - Bayleys Real Estate, who did an outstanding job with the live auction and our wonderful volunteers who helped on the day. And our generous major live auction contributors, Te Arai Links, lewoolshed.co.nz/ and North Harbour Ford. 🩵🩵

It’s because of events like this, and people like you, that Harbour Hospice can continue ensuring our free, specialist, palliative care services are available – not just today, but into the future.

We look forward to seeing you next year!

17/03/2026

🐥🐥Our Easter chicks are back! We're selling these gorgeous wee chickadees, complete with Easter egg inside, for $5 each at our North Shore and Hibiscus Coast hospice shops from today!

They're all handknitted by our wonderful volunteers - these cuties by Joan, who volunteers at our Whangaparaoa shop, with their faces added by Vicki, from our Volunteer Services team, and her craft group. A real team effort! Joan produces 100 every Easter - yes, she's amazing! No two chicks are the same, giving each their own unique little character! 🐣😍

🐥 All proceeds to hospice patient & family services
🐥 Adorable in an Easter egg hunt
🐥 Also perfect for keeping boiled eggs warm!
🐥 Make a difference in your community today!
🐥 Here's where to find our shops: https://harbourhospice.org.nz/shop-locations/

16/03/2026

“In the last two years of Mum’s life, hospice provided in-home reviews, round-the-clock phone call advice, they arranged urgent doctor reviews/scans, transport to appointments and social groups, respite care in the Inpatient Unit, they even helped us arrange our last celebration of Mum’s beautiful life for her 60th birthday. The most special gift of all was allowing us to care for our mum in her last week of life the way we wanted to, within their space.” - Danielle 🩷

We're not just here "right at the end". We walk alongside people in their end-of-life journey days, weeks, months, and sometimes years. The earlier your person is in our care, the more we can do to support them so that they can live out the rest of their life in comfort and with dignity. 🩷

🙂 To read Danielle's story & click through to donate to Harbour Hospice: https://harbourhospice.org.nz/a-bold-act-of-kindness-for-hospice/

13/03/2026

🩵 Thank you very much to the following trusts who have generously gifted hospice funding this month. Your support enables us to continue providing specialist care to those in the community who need it. We currently care for one in three people who are dying, with demand for our services growing due to a growing, ageing population. Thank you so much. 😊

🙏 NR & JH Thomson Charitable Trust, proudly managed by Perpetual Guardian – medical costs across Harbour Hospice
🙏 New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) – adjustable desks for our Community Nursing Team at our Hibiscus Coast site
🙏 BlueSky Community Trust – salary support for a community nurse
🙏 North & South Trust – Equipment for our conference room, which is used for internal and external training & connecting with community groups and the wider health community
🙏 Oxford Sports Trust – slide sheets to support patients living in Warkworth/Wellsford