Newsletter
If you would like to receive our quarterly newsletters by post, please click here to email us your name and address or telephone us on 09 361 5966.
Download a copy of our last newsletter here:
 |
November 2011Sophia is Marc’s daughter, now five
years old. She was just three when he
was diagnosed with motor neurone
disease. |
 |
August 2011Twenty five people travelled to Dublin
in April, but only one other New Zealander,
Puamiria Maaka, from the Te Waipuna
Puawai organisation based in Ellerslie. The
remainder were Australians and all were
tightly connected by the courage, drive
and determination of the Sisters of Mercy
to assist marginalised families, educate
young people and provide healthcare... |
 |
May 2011"... that's Hospice isn't it - they care for everyone" |
 |
February 2011Our Strawberry Angel. |
 |
December 2010Attending to both body & soul |
 |
August 2010Stuart's Motivation Close To Home. |
 |
May 2010We often jest about how words become 'lost in translation',
but sometimes that translation is the very oppostite of funny.
When the word 'hospice' is translated literally into Chinese, it means
'death bed'. You can imagine how distraught Baixing was when his
trusted family doctor suggested it was time to make contact with
'hospice' regarding his wife Deming. |
 |
February 2010Marilyn Holt or Minnie, as she is better known, is as sharp as a tack.
While she may not be able to speak as a result of her condition, her mind
is active, aware and acutely tuned into what is happening around her. Minnie
is open, friendly, highly intelligent and courageous; unselfish, grateful, never
complains, an inspiration and so much in love... |
 |
December 2009Firsthand experience stirred a desire to give back - Volunteering for Hospice can be motivated by any number of reasons. For Di Goldsworthy it was firsthand
experience of Hospice and their involvement with both her father and mother that stirred a desire to give back.... |
 |
August 2009Race for life - A load of generosity and tremendous spirit from sponsors and volunteers meant twenty-five patients and their caregivers
spent a day zooming around Pukekohe Park Raceway at high speeds and having an experience they will never forget... |
 |
April 2009The success of Mercy Hospice Auckland (originally St Joseph’s
Hospice) which opened in August 1979 gave impetus for more
hospices to be established in the Auckland region, particularly
during the 1980s ... |
 |
February 2009Some things are certain. The need for hospice and palliative care services will only continue to grow. We know this because referral numbers continue to increase and more people need our beds ... |