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Battle of the Ballroom 2025

19th & 20th September – Turner Centre, KerikeriGet ready for the return of glitz, glamour, and good-hearted competition — Battle of the Ballroom is back!This spectacular black-tie event is one of Hospice Mid-Northland’s most beloved fundraisers, bringing together elegance, entertainment, and a whole lot of heart. Featuring local stars stepping out of their comfort zones and onto the dance floor, it’s a celebration of courage, community, and care.💃 Save the dates:Friday 19th & ...

Hospice Mid-Northland Photography Competition

We're thrilled to officially launch the "Living Every Moment" Photography Competition in celebration of Hospice Awareness Week (May 12–May 18).Whether you're an aspiring photographer or simply love capturing life's special moments, this competition is your chance to express what "Living Every Moment" means to you. Share a powerful image that embodies the spirit of our Hospice philosophy and be in to win a fabulous weekend getaway for two in Paihia!Competition Details:Entries Close: Friday, 9th...

HOSPICE MID-NORTHLAND CARNIVAL

Title: Mark Your Calendars: Hospice Mid-Northland Community Carnival & Family Fun DayWe’re thrilled to announce that on April 12, 2025, Hospice Mid-Northland is hosting our very first Community Carnival & Family Fun Day! This special event is all about bringing friends, families, and neighbors together for a day filled with laughter, fun, and community spirit—all in support of the essential care we provide. What to Expect Exciting Entertainment: We’ll have bouncy castles, carnival ...

🧡 Our Local Hospice Needs Your Vote! 🧡

Voting ends this Saturday! Hospice Mid-Northland is a finalist in Mitre10 Kerikeri's Helping Hands promotion, aiming to secure $10,000 for much-needed upgrades to their Family and Support Cottage. These improvements will help provide vital, compassionate care right here in our community.Simply shop at Mitre10 Kerikeri—every purchase over $20 earns you a token to support Hospice Mid-Northland.Please help spread the word and share this post—let's rally together to make a real difference!#Helpi...

Thank You to Bonnet – Supporting Our Hospice Fleet

We’re incredibly grateful to Bonnet (www.bonnet.co.nz), New Zealand’s leaders in fleet management, for their generous sponsorship of Hospice Mid-Northland.Thanks to Bonnet, we’re now using their intuitive and powerful fleet management software to help us keep our vehicles running smoothly and efficiently — ensuring our team can focus on what matters most: supporting patients and their whānau across the Mid-Northland region.This sponsorship allows us to better track vehicle maintenance, ...

Hospices under significant cost pressure - Media Release

Through providing free, end-of-life care to thousands of New Zealanders every year, local hospices are providing taxpayers at least $1.59 in health benefits for every dollar of government funding, a landmark report released today has found. However, the study, Sustainable Funding for Hospice Services, by leading public sector and economic specialists Martin Jenkins, highlighted that while New Zealand’s 28 publicly funded hospices relieve pressure on the national health system, particularly thr...

Unveiling of Kowhai Memorial Wall

The kowhai memorial tree is a lasting reflection of love and friendship, providing a quiet contemplation area for all people who visit the property. The Kowhai is the official flower of Hospice. The design of this memorial area was inspired by the concept of being looked after which is the essence of the service that Hospice provides. As well as being a beautiful art piece, it is the symbolism that is meaningful. The Kohwai tree will flower with lasting memories and tributes.The design done...

End Of Life referendum

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Hospice Mid-Northland - Covid level 2 Update

At Covid Alert Level 2 our office and shops will remain open with protocols in place. We ask that you please sign in using the QR tracer code displayed at each of our premises. If you haven't downloaded the app, we will require you to sign in. We also ask you use the hand sanitiser and adhere to the social distancing of 2 metres apart.Please stay home if you are unwell....

Kerikeri Hospice shop and Furniture Shop open at Level 2

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COVID-19 - Caring for our Carers

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Covid 19 and your generous donations

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This months Supporter - Tyrepower Kerikeri

Tyrepower New Zealand has partnered with Hospice New Zealand to help raise much needed funds. Since October 2018 for every Cooper Tyre sold at Tyrepower Kerikeri, Hospice Mid-Northland receives $5 per tyre. In 2019 we were thrilled to receive a cheque for $1500, so to receive a phone call 2 days prior to Level 4 lockdown asking us to call done and collect this years cheque of $2890.00 was pretty humbling. It could not have come at a better time for us at Hospice - with closing our shops and post...

House of Rehua Workshop

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Leigh Munro - Harcourts Bay Of Islands Realty Limited raising funds for Hospice

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Blu Heelers raise over $20,000 for Hospice

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Blu Heelers Northland Fishing Tournament 2019

We are so thrilled to be this years charity of choice for the 2nd year running!This is a fantastic fishing tournament, a very professional event run by a great bunch of community members who donate and dedicate their own time to make sure it runs so smoothly AND generates a small fortune for us! A huge thank-you from us to these committee members!!This competition is a measured tournament meaning that most fish are released back into the beautiful Bay Of Islands for fishing tomorrow.The spe...

Meet the Artists!!

On Thursday 26th September, Hospice Mid-Northland and Bayleys Far North co-hosted an event at the Bayleys Kerikeri office, where the public got to meet the amazing artists behind this years Art & Collectables Auction.With 29 local artists donating a piece of their artwork towards the auction, it is set to be another spectacular Hospice event.Lots of mingling, laughing and comradery between the artists - it was pretty special to be part of.Pictured is Barbie Stevenson, with her artwork "The tribu...

Northland prisoners find sewing inspiring, despite initially considering it 'women's work'

A sewing class is teaching male prisoners valuable life skills, as well as helping them contribute to the community. Despite initially considering sewing "women's work", a group of prisoners at Northland Region Corrections Facility at Ngāwhā are now dedicated to the sewing workshops five mornings a week. Corrections Officer Joanne Hammerton runs the workshops and decided to give more meaning to the work created by partnering with local charities. Prisoners in the sewi...

Can you help us???

We are now in desperate need of pre-loved donations of all sorts. Clothes, Bric-a-Brac, toys, linen, electrical goods and furniture to supply our second-hand shops.We turn your donated goods into first class care, relying on our shops to make up a HUGE 40% of the shortfall we need to run this service. This service is completely free for patients and their families/whanau living with a life limiting illness, including the free use of medical equipment.We do collect larger items, van loads so if y...

Northland Waste Donation!

On Tuesday we were so excited to receive a cheque from Marietjie Crichton, Northland Waste, to the amount of $10,005.50! For the sale of every green rubbish bag, Hospice receives 5 cents. It is a fantastic passive income stream, one that we love to celebrate and shout from the rooftops! Annually this certainly adds up to a jaw dropping sum! We sell these green bags at our Hospice Shops where they are the cheapest in town! So pop along to our shop, buy green and have a browse in our shop at ...

Hospice Mid-Northland celebrates 30 years in the Mid North area!

This year is our 30th year operating in the Mid-North area and we celebrated with a movie premiere at Cathay Cinema on Thursday 8th August.  We had a blast! The event was another sell out and we enjoyed catching up with both old and new friends of Hospice. Hearing from Christina Knox, a founding member of Hospice, or Bay Of Islands palliative Care as it was known as in the earlier days. Jenny Coleman, Clinical Manager gave us an update on current patient numbers and how the focus on educati...

Art & Collectables Auction 2019

This years event will start with a 2 week exhibition of donated artworks and collectables which will be auctioned on the evening of Friday 11th October 2019. This will give people the chance to view items they may be interested in bidding on, as well as offering extended exposure for sponsors, contributing artists and boosting awareness of this event.Sponsorship by way of donated artworks for the charity auction will be essential to the success of this event. We absolutely value and support...

Advanced Care Planning Workshops

Did you know that statistics are showing that by 2025, 25% of our population will be over 65?In November 2017  we completed our strategic plan, this plan was all about how we needed to be sustainable for future growth and out of this our BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) was decided on. By 2025 we needed to have had 45.000 conversations with our community about dying. This would help others to understand and value what we do and the services we provide, education is the key!Our clinical ...

House of travel Kerikeri kickback promotion!

Nikki Platt, Managing Director of House of Travel Kerikeri has teamed up with us here at Hospice Mid-Northland to help raise money with a kickback promotion.If you are planning on travelling, please go and see Nikki and her team, mention this kickback promotion and we receive 1% of your total spend!House of Travel and Hospice New Zealand have been national partners for over ten years. It's an association which goes from strength to strength, and of which we are very proud. For more than a decade...