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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Te Whare Rānui Community Day
October 27th, 2022Together let’s celebrate the opening of your new Porirua community hospice – Te Whare Rānui, the home of light and warmth.
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Wrapped for good
October 27th, 2022From Thursday 8 to Saturday 24 December, our volunteer gift wrapping extraordinaires will wrap your gifts in support of Mary Potter Hospice.
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Hospice Christmas Raffle
October 20th, 2022Our winning ticket numbers are: 4935, 3479, 0993, 1487, 3825, 1577 – congratulations to our winners!
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Hospice Strawberry Festival 2022
October 10th, 2022Our Hospice Strawberry Festival events are back and sweeter than ever. See you there strawberry lovers, let’s make this summer ‘strawesome’!
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“…I can hear them sing.”
October 6th, 2022There’s the sound of children’s laughter and singing coming from the living room. Suia gets emotional when she stresses how important that is to her.
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Where there’s a Will there’s a way
September 7th, 2022“It’s crucial to have a valid Will, because it makes sorting out your affairs when you die so much easier and less expensive.”
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An extraordinary life of labour
July 21st, 2022Piripi (Phil) has spent his working life building New Zealand’s vital infrastructure.
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Trudie’s go-to happy place
July 20th, 2022It doesn’t matter what size of animal it is, Trudie loves them all.
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Winter/Hotoke Newsletter
July 13th, 2022There’s a little bit of extraordinary in all of us. Read our latest newsletter here.
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Life’s a lesson
July 13th, 2022‘Life’s a lesson’, is Michelle’s guiding star and one that she’s taken to heart.
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Making the most of their second chance
July 5th, 2022“We are both always keen to give back. We know how lucky we are to do that.”
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Shirley’s story
June 20th, 2022In her role as an online retail volunteer for Mary Potter Hospice, Shirley gets to research some fascinating things.