Newsletters
Newsletter
October 2026
In this issue:
- Team Update
- ‘Tee Off for a Great Cause at the Northland McDonald’s Hearts on the Green Hospice Golf Day’
- Gratitude from us
- Te Ipu Aronui: Sharing Whānau Wisdom for End of Life Care
- Our Hospice Shops updates
- Volunteer Spotlight – Margaret Tolladay
- Upcoming events – Far North Community Hospice Golf Tournament – 30 October 2026, Free community education classes, Coopers Beach Hospice Shop sale
Newsletter
August 2026
In this issue:
- Team Update – Checking in for Winter
- Gratitude from us
- ‘What we do’
- How has hospice impacted your whānau?
- Indigenous Resources Help Whānau Navigate Assisted Dying – Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell
- Ngā Mātāponi o Te Manaaki Wairua – Foundations of Spiritual Care
- Our Hospice Shops – Coopers Beach August Sale, Donations Wanted Kaitāia
- Volunteer Spotlight – each and every volunteer
- Upcoming events – Free community education classes, “Assisted dying is a different way to die” – Presented by Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell, PhD – 20th August 2026 and Far North Community Hospice Golf Tournament – 30th October 2026
Newsletter
July 2026
In this issue:
- Team Update – 40 Year Anniversary
- Gratitude from us
- ‘What we do’
- Tīrama Mai te Pō – a new podcast exploring grief, loss and healing through a Te Ao Māori lens
- Continued support for our whānau experiencing grief
- Funding investment for hospice services
- Our Hospice Shops – Coopers Beach July Sale, Volunteers Wanted Kaitāia
- Volunteer Spotlight – Taui Kellner – Electrical Equipment Tester, Kaitāia
- Upcoming events – Free community education classes and Far North Community Hospice Golf Tournament – 30th October 2026
Newsletter
June 2026
In this issue:
- 40 years of the Far North Hospice
- May event updates
- Gratitude from us
- Write a will online for free with Hospice!
- Our Hospice Shops – Winter Sales
- Volunteer Spotlight – Karen Urlich from our Take 2 Kaitāia Op Shop & a special volunteer thank you
- Upcoming events – Free community education classes and Far North Community Hospice Golf Tournament – 30th October 2026
Newsletter
May 2026
In this issue:
- Northern Soul Art & Music Festival and ‘Night Shift’ – 16th May 2026
- Fabric-a-brac Kaitāia – 22nd May 2026
- Advance Care Planning – what matters most for your future care
- Hospice Funding- where does it come from
- Gratitude from us
- “A chat with Robyn” our Far North Hospice Massage Therapist
- Volunteer Spotlight – Jan Darley from our Coopers Beach Op Shop
- Upcoming event – Community education classes, Northern Soul – Art & Music Festival, Northern Soul – Night Shift and Fabric-a-brac Kaitaia!
Newsletter
April 2026
In this issue:
- Celebrating 1 year with CEO – Jill Iti
- Community Connections – Northern Soul Art & Music Festival and ‘Night Shift’
- 7 Keys for Navigating a Terminal Illness
- How Hospice works
- Gratitude from us
- Far North Hospice calls for Caring Volunteer Companions
- Volunteer Spotlight – Barb Folkard from our Coopers Beach Op Shop
- Upcoming events – Community education classes, Northern Soul – Art & Music Festival, Northern Soul – Night Shift and Fabric-a-brac Kaitaia!
Newsletter
March 2026
In this issue:
- New Volunteer Coordinator – Far North Community Hospice welcomes new team member, Kat Green
- Our geographical area for the Far North
- Community Connections – Ray White and Kaitaia College join forces in support of Hospice
- Pain relief in many forms
- Including children in grief – The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
- Far North Community Hospice raises over $7k with the support of Farmers
- “Northland op shops turn dumped clothes into mattresses for families” alongside Community Business and Environment Centre (Cbec)
- Volunteer Spotlight – Lois Strong preserves the words of our patients for their whānau to treasure forever as one of our incredible life story writers
- Upcoming events – Community education classes, Mangōnui Waterfront Festival, Northern Soul Music Festival and Fabric-a-brac Kaitaia!