Hospice Tairawhiti

Haley shares her story of losing a close friend and supporting another friend who is dying.

“Just normalise it. Make it OK. It does make it easier. It is so important to talk about it because when you ignore it, it makes it incredibly difficult”.

Meet Haley. “Just normalise it. Make it OK. It does make it easier. It is so important to talk about it because when you ignore it, it makes it incredibly difficult”.

Were you at the 2025 NZHRA Streetrod Nationals in Gisborne a few weeks ago, hosted by ? What an incredible event!

We were honoured to be part of the show, with our amazing volunteers collecting donations from the generous public. By the end of the event, an incredible $1,000 was raised for Hospice through community donations.

But that’s not all—Surf City Rod and Custom Club stepped up in a big way and matched the total amount raised! 🚗💨💙

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed and to Surf City Rod and Custom Club for their generosity!

YESTERDAY'S NEWS - BUT TODAY'S ISSUE

‘Tsunami of need’: Hospice struggles as funding fails to meet demand

You can read the article here: https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/tsunami-of-need-hospice-struggles-as-funding-fails-to-meet-demand-1

A huge THANK YOU to Geoff & Carolyn Taylor and the amazing team at Mitre 10 Gisborne, as well as Neil Ritchie and the wonderful team at Farmers, for their incredible support of Hospice at the end of 2024!

Through the Mitre 10 raffle and the Farmers Tree of Remembrance Christmas Campaign, more than $20,000 was raised from community donations to help keep hospice care services free for our community.

We 💙 our community!

A huge kia ora to Sean Story, Jayson Hiko, Cody Mackinder, and their incredible crew at Shear For Support for their hard work during the 24-hour shearathon in December.

Their inspiring effort resulted in an amazing donation of $3,430.08 to Hospice from donations made through Givealittle, with approximately another $30,500 to come from sponsorship, raffles and personal donations! How good is that????

This generous contribution will make a real difference, helping us continue to provide palliative care for individuals with life-limiting conditions in our community.

Thank you for your support and aroha—it means the world to us! 🫶

Community Hospice Nurse (Rural focus) - 0.8 FTE

We are on the look out for a registered nurse, competent in tikanga Maori and working in Te Ao Maori. You will be part of our wonderful team of community nurses, with a focus on our rural patients.

You can read more about the role on our website https://hospicetairawhiti.org.nz/community-hospice-nurse-rural-focus/ or via seek https://www.seek.co.nz/job/81515514?ref=cm-ui

For confidential enquiries about this opportunity please contact Barbara Grout 06 869 0552 or [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you

Get yourself out this Saturday morning, come and check out some amazing cars !
Our Hospice Tairawhiti volunteers will also be there with their donation buckets.
We are so grateful to Surf City Rod and Custom Club for this opportunity.
All money raised stays local!

Back to school season has started! If your kids have outgrown their uniforms, are updating their school bags, lunch boxes or stationery, we will happily take their unwanted items.

Pop in store and drop off your donations to help our community get back to school!

Here's to the end of 2024!

Take a moment to check in with loved ones who may be alone, unwell or who might just love hearing from you.

To all who may be out and about in this weather, or celebrating the New Year, please take care.

The rain is steady, but the blossoms will be beautiful.

The Hospice Team would like to thank you all for your continued support throughout the year especially during the move to our beautiful new premises. We are truly grateful.

Brenda and The Team wish you all a wonderful Christmas and the happiest of New Years!

*Reminder - We are closed ALL Public Holidays

One thing we do well at Hospice Tairawhiti, is a decent pot luck! We finished our year with our annual pot luck "Christmas on the deck" (although the rain saw us inside this year) and our attempt at the viral Xmas tree photo trend!

Our office is now on reduced hours until Monday 6th January 2025.

Wishing you all a safe holiday season

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Need to look your very best on Christmas Day? Come browse our brand new Summer stock at the Hospice Shop! Get perfect outfits for the whole family instore now!

Need something to read over the Christmas break? Come into the Hospice Store and browse our wide range of books. They also make for the perfect gifts! There's something for everyone! 📖🎅🎄

Can you see your message to a loved one on the Farmers Tree of Remembrance in Gisborne?

If not, here’s how you can support Hospice Tairāwhiti: Donate to the Christmas Tree of Remembrance at Farmers and leave a message for someone special, or purchase a limited-edition hospice bauble for $15.99, available in-store and online.

Farmers ensures that every dollar from bauble purchases and 100% of all customer donations to the Tree of Remembrance go directly to Hospice.