News and events
Read about our latest Mary Potter Hospice happenings and upcoming events in Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti here.
If you’re planning on holding an event for us, please let us know so we can help promote your event too. Visit our Hospice Hero page for more information and for all media enquiries, please contact Senior Fundraiser – Phillip Harris, email phillip.harris@marypotter.org.nz.
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“There’s never a dull moment.”
April 19th, 2022Every second week you’ll find Michael volunteering in the Hospice Shops’ very own treasure chest – the Trade Me room.
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Local fishing community reel in $25,000 for Hospice
March 18th, 2022This year with the help of several major sponsors the committee raised $22,000 in cash and secured several prizes to be auctioned off.
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Art for heart’s sake
March 4th, 2022Thanks to your support, we can run an arts therapy programme to help children and young people make sense of things.
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Meet the managers: Thomas
February 11th, 2022Behind our Hospice Shops are a dedicated team of people who do very valuable mahi for the the Hospice.
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Thank you Farmers!
February 9th, 2022The donation of $76,845 will enable Mary Potter Hospice to continue to provide our specialist palliative care free-of-charge for people in our local communities.
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Summer 2021 Newsletter
December 14th, 2021Read our Summer/Raumati 2021 newsletter here.
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Te Ara o Puanga: apartments with heart
December 13th, 2021A huge milestone was achieved with the opening of Te Ara o Puanga: the Mary Potter Apartments.
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Meet the Managers: Dave from Porirua
December 8th, 2021Meet Dave, Shop Manager from the Mary Potter Hospice Shop in Porirua.
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Mary Potter Hospice goes dementia friendly
November 5th, 2021Mary Potter Hospice has become the first hospice in New Zealand to be formally recognised by Alzheimers NZ as Working to be Dementia Friendly.
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“It’s such a privilege to be part of people’s journey.”
November 3rd, 2021Finding out how much support Mary Potter Hospice offers its patients was an eye-opener for Registered Nurse Connie.
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“It is about having a better quality of life.”
September 30th, 2021“Mary Potter Hospice isn’t so much about death,” Pat says, “It is about having a better quality of life.”
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“I get to care for the whole person,” says Nurse Stella
September 30th, 2021As a new grad nurse, Stella says working at Mary Potter Hospice is the perfect place to gain nursing skills and experience.