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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Care that’s always there: Don and Alan’s friendship strengthens during lockdown
April 24th, 2020Life lost its colour for Don when his wife Mary passed away. With his lifelong companion gone, his usual routine disappeared and he feel into – read more
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Care that’s always there: Tiumalu is looking forward to giving her clients a hug
April 24th, 2020Mary Potter Hospice’s Pasifika Liaison Tiumalu is looking forward to giving her clients a hug. The lockdown has brought significant challenges for the Pasifika community – read more
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Care that’s always there: Care is only a phone call away
April 17th, 2020In the current COVID-19 climate, Mary Potter Hospice staff are finding innovative ways to provide care. That involves medical staff using technology to continue to – read more
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Care that’s always there: Keeping the important conversations going
April 17th, 2020“I meet people in the hard place,” Viviana says. “A place where everything else falls away. These are people who are at their most vulnerable – read more
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Care that’s always there: Olivia knows a picture paints a thousand words
April 8th, 2020Olivia leads the arts therapy programme for young people offered by Mary Potter Hospice. The recently developed service allows children whose relatives are in the – read more
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Steph and Murray found they weren’t alone
February 27th, 2020Employment lawyer Steph Dyhrberg had her first dealings with Mary Potter Hospice as a young lawyer. She was in her 20s and advising the Hospice – read more
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Hospice an exciting development for Māori and Pacific communities
February 3rd, 2020The news that Mary Potter Hospice is developing a community hub in Porirua is exciting, says Trust House Foundation Board Member Litea Ah Hoi. Litea, – read more
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Summer/Raumati Newsletter 2019
December 9th, 2019Read our Summer/Raumati Newsletter 2019 here
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New Hospice shop on Cuba Street now open
December 5th, 2019Visit us and shop pre-loved to help turn second-hand goods into first class care. Mary Potter Hospice Shop – Cuba Street264 Cuba Street, Te Aro, – read more
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Strong Hospice supporter NZCT gives its biggest gift yet
November 28th, 2019A grant of $100,000 to Mary Potter Hospice’s north Wellington community hospice, is the most generous single gift yet from long-time supporter New Zealand Community – read more
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Trust gives $100,000 boost to Te Whare Rānui hospice hub
October 27th, 2019The project to develop a Mary Potter Hospice community hub in Porirua has received a $100,000 boost from the Hutt Mana Charitable Trust. Work is – read more
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Meet Tracy, a Mary Potter Hospice hospitality volunteer
October 1st, 2019Tracy has volunteered at Mary Potter Hospice as a hospitality volunteer for an incredible five years. Twelve years ago, Tracy’s dad received palliative care at – read more