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Harcourts Foundation Supports Hospice Care Across Aotearoa With Over $31,000 In Grants
Thursday, 11 December 2025, 2:12 pm | Hospice NZ
Bryan Thomson, Managing Director of Harcourts New Zealand, says the funding is about more than a donation - it’s a commitment to compassionate care: More >>
Harcourts Foundation And Hospice New Zealand Renew Partnership For The Ninth Year
Monday, 25 August 2025, 9:08 am | Hospice NZ
Since its inception in 2017, this partnership has enabled the Harcourts Foundation to contribute over $380,000 to local hospices across Aotearoa. More >>
We Need Your Voice To Be Heard
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 12:50 pm | Hospice NZ
The unprecedented strain on hospices comes despite the recent release of the Report ‘Sustainable Funding for Hospice Services, by research agency Martin Jenkins. The report shows that Hospice is a smart investment for the health system. More >>
Hospices At Risk Of Disappearing
Saturday, 10 May 2025, 6:11 pm | Hospice NZ
Wayne Naylor, Chief Executive, Hospice New Zealand, which represents New Zealand’s 32 hospices, says without fair and sustainable funding, hospices, and the critical services they provide, are at risk of disappearing. More >>
Dying NZers & Their Families Will Fund The Shortfall Between Pay For A Nurse In A Hospital & A Nurse In A Hospice
Saturday, 10 May 2025, 6:08 pm | Hospice NZ
“We want to record a cry for help for the 19,000 New Zealanders and their families we care for every year – help us keep our nurses!” says Mr Hospice New Zealand’s Chief Executive, Wayne Naylor. More >>
Sustainable Funding For Hospices
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 7:20 pm | Hospice NZ
Hospices Under Significant Cost Pressure – New Funding Model Urgently Needed As Report Shows The Real Value Of Hospices To Health System More >>
Get Ready To Be Reviewed By The Dying
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 11:07 am | Hospice NZ
Te Kahu Pairuri o Aotearoa Hospice NZ and agency partner Clemenger BBDO have launched a platform allowing those who are dying to rate the society they live in. More >>
World-first Review System Gives Voice To The Dying
Monday, 20 May 2024, 6:06 am | Hospice NZ
Hospice asks for participation to support societal change, More >>
Many Dying People Are Missing Out On Hospice Care
Sunday, 12 May 2024, 7:32 pm | Hospice NZ
This week is Hospice Awareness Week and Hospice New Zealand is launching a campaign to help raise awareness about the value of hospice care. More >>
Hospice Welcomes Funding Boost To Address Pay Parity
Friday, 16 June 2023, 12:06 pm | Hospice NZ
Hospices around the country are welcoming a funding boost announced this week to ensure their nurses can be paid the same as hospital nurses. Te Whatu Ora has agreed an $11.5 million annual funding boost for hospices to help resolve the significant ... More >>
Three Million Kiwis Anxious Talking About Dying - Hospice Awareness Week May 15-21
Sunday, 14 May 2023, 8:21 pm | Hospice NZ
“Its OK to feel how you feel” : Sharing patient and whānau stories for Hospice Awareness Week Hospice New Zealand is launching a campaign today to help raise awareness about the value of hospice care. The campaign It’s Ok features hospice patients ... More >>
Contribution Towards Pay Disparity – A Bandaid Not A Solution
Friday, 31 March 2023, 11:53 am | Hospice NZ
Hospices around the country are welcoming a pay boost next week as Te Whatu Ora pay out the first $40 million to close the pay gap between nurses in primary and community providers and Te Whatu Ora employed nurses. 27 hospices will receive a ... More >>
New CEO For Hospice New Zealand
Monday, 1 August 2022, 8:09 pm | Hospice NZ
Te Kahu Pairuri o Aotearoa/Hospice New Zealand has appointed Wayne Naylor as its new Chief Executive. Hospice New Zealand Board Chair, Jane Williams, says she is delighted and excited for Wayne to be confirmed in the role. “We were pleased to ... More >>
$3.1 million offers ‘breathing space’ for hospices
Monday, 27 June 2022, 10:16 am | Hospice NZ
Interim Health New Zealand’s $3.1 million of one-off funding for hospice care announced last week, has been met with gratitude from the sector and a call for more investment. More >>
“Every Moment Is Quite Precious”: Sharing Life Stories For Hospice Awareness Week
Monday, 16 May 2022, 6:27 am | Hospice NZ
Hospice New Zealand is launching a campaign today to help raise awareness about the value of hospice care. The campaign Share our Life Stories portrays hospice staff; a music therapist, clinical psychologist, biographer and volunteer; sharing their ... More >>
Cost Of Funding Hospice Races Ahead Of Inflation
Saturday, 7 May 2022, 7:47 pm | Hospice NZ
The hospice sector is calling for the government to provide an increase in base-line funding for hospices as costs sky-rocket because of inflation. “Hospice care is a valued and cherished service, that we expect to be there free of charge for our ... More >>
Hospice NZ Chief Executive Mary Schumacher Resigns After 16 Years At The Helm
Thursday, 18 November 2021, 10:39 am | Hospice NZ
The chief executive of Hospice New Zealand is stepping down after nearly 16 years leading the organisation. Previous Board chair, Richard Thurlow said Mary had led many achievements over the years and is well regarded nationally and internationally ... More >>
Misinformation About Palliative Care Dangerous In Euthanasia Debate
Friday, 9 October 2020, 6:42 am | Hospice NZ
As New Zealanders face the life and death decision on how to vote in the End of Life Choice referendum, a group representing providers of palliative care is coming forward to share their concerns on the misinformation and misunderstanding being ... More >>
High Court Action By Hospice New Zealand
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 6:59 pm | Hospice NZ
On 9 April 2020 Hospice New Zealand lodged an application under the Declaratory Judgments Act 1908 in the High Court in Wellington. The application asks the Court to provide rulings on the legal meaning of certain aspects of the End of Life Choice ... More >>
Ten Hospices to benefit from Hospice NZ Grants Programme
Friday, 9 November 2018, 2:23 pm | Hospice NZ
More than $63,000 has been donated to hospice services throughout the country in the second year of the Harcourts Foundation funded, Hospice NZ Grants Programme . More >>
