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There are a whole range of ways you can become part of the Nurse Maude whānau and we look forward to hearing from you.

Careers

Take your next step in caring for your community with a rewarding role at Nurse Maude.

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Volunteer

If you are over 14 and want to give back to your community, the Nurse Maude Volunteering Programme may be just what you’re looking for. We have over 300 volunteers who donate their time, skills, and talent in support of Nurse Maude and there is a huge variety of ways you can get involved. From retail in our Hospice and Health & Mobility Shops, to helping to look after our gardens or supporting staff in the Nurse Maude Care Home and Hospice. To find out more please contact Volunteer Services on 03 375 4230 or email volunteers@nursemaude.org.nz.

Donations

Every day of the year the Nurse Maude Hospice Palliative Care team provides specialist care and support free of charge to patients and their whānau. Donations also support capital projects, research and innovation. This is only possible through the generosity of others.


You can support Nurse Maude by making a donation via online banking or call into a Nurse Maude Hospice Shop, online banking is coming soon.

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Donation Bank Account

Account Name:       Nurse Maude

Account Number:   02-0865-0057217-03 (BNZ Bank)

SWIFT Code:             BKNZN22 (overseas donations)


Please email donation@nursemaude.org.nz to confirm you have made a gift with your name, postal address, donation amount and if your gift is in memory of a loved one who has passed away, so that we might provide acknowledgement and a donation receipt.

Gifts in memory of a loved on

If you would like donations to Nurse Maude in lieu of flowers at your loved one’s funeral, your Funeral Director can usually assist with this, or you can direct people to our website donation page.

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Leave a legacy

By leaving Nurse Maude a gift in your Will you will be supporting our work for work for generations to come.

 

The legacies we receive are stewarded by The Nurse Maude Foundation and enable us to fund large capital projects such as the Nurse Maude Care Home, subsidise the care that our patients and their families receive in the Nurse Maude Hospice, and advance the research, development, and technology required to provide quality nursing care in the community.

 

To discuss how your bequest can support some of the most vulnerable in our community, please contact Jo Dowling at jo.dowling@nursemaude.org.nz.

Corporate Support

Nurse Maude is very fortunate to have long-standing and mutually beneficial relationships with some very special organisations that support our work.

 

These organisations support us through a range of activities including donations from their customers, gifts-in-kind and corporate gifts. We’re delighted to provide them with regular updates on their impact and celebrate their support.

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Organise a fundraiser

If you are having an event to raise money for Nurse Maude and need any support with fundraising materials or bank account details, please contact marketing@nursemaude.org.nz. We’d love to hear about your activity and share your success and inspire others by posting on social media.

Hospice Shops

Every time you donate to our Hospice shops you are buying hours of nursing care and support free of charge to patients and their families in the Nurse Maude Hospice. While you’re there, find yourself some designer clothes or wardrobe staples at a fraction of retail. 

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Maudes on Trade Me

Auctions donated quality household items such as china, art, antiques, home décor and jewellery that raise funds to support the Nurse Maude Hospice. With bids starting at $1 you might just win a bargain.

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Ideal Donations

We’d be delighted to accept any designer, department store or boutique brands of quality clothing and accessories for the Hospice Shops and small household items like china, art, games, books, vases, and cutlery for Maudes on TradeMe. Items can be dropped off at any Nurse Maude Hospice Shop during open hours. We can also accept wheelchairs, walkers, crutches and commodes at the Health & Mobility Shop at Gasson Street.

If you have a large amount of household items, including furniture, that you would like to donate, please contact us on 027 498 2472 to make arrangements for collection.

 

Please don’t be offended if we ask you to take some items to your local Council Recycling Centre.   We can’t sell items that are broken, worn out, ripped or soiled.

Latest news

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Nurse Maude announces two executive appointments

20 July 2026
Nurse Maude appoints Kelvin Mason as Chief Financial Officer and welcomes Rowhan Kelly as General Manager, Service Development, strengthening its leadership.
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Shared history, shared purpose: new partnership to shape home care for kaumātua

8 July 2026
Nurse Maude Association and Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust have entered a new partnership to co-design the future of home care for the community in Ōtautahi, bringing together more than a century of community care experience with a kaupapa Māori approach to whānau support. The organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalising their shared commitment to design and deliver home care services grounded in whānau, responsive to Māori, and connected to the wider needs of the community. The partnership brings together Nurse Maude's long-standing expertise in home and community health care with Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust’s kaupapa Māori approach and extensive experience supporting whānau from māmā and pēpi through to our kaumatua services such as our Taurite Tū; Wai Ora and Oranga Tonutanga programmes. Together, the organisations will explore new models of care that support whānau and kaumātua to remain well, connected and living independently at home. The signing, held in the lead-up to Matariki, reflected the shared values and whakapapa of both organisations. Matariki is a time to remember those who have gone before us, give thanks for the present, and look ahead with hope. A strong theme throughout the day was the legacy of Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts and Sibylla Maude, two remarkable wāhine whose vision, compassion and commitment to their communities continue to shape the work of both organisations. This partnership honours that legacy, while creating opportunities for future generations. While the partnership has a strong focus on improving outcomes for Māori, both organisations believe the learning and approaches developed through this mahi have the potential to strengthen home care services for everyone in Ōtautahi.
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Nurse Maude welcomes investment in paediatric palliative care

14 May 2026
Nurse Maude welcomes the Government’s announcement of 15.5 million in additional funding for paediatric palliative care, recognising the difference this will make for children, young people and their whānau across Aotearoa. Louise Zacest, Chief Executive of Nurse Maude, says the investment acknowledges the complexity and importance of providing compassionate, specialist care at some of life’s most challenging times. “Caring for children with life-limiting conditions, and supporting their families, requires highly skilled, multidisciplinary teams and a strong network of services. This funding is an important step toward strengthening that support for families when they need it most.” In Canterbury, Nurse Maude already provides specialist paediatric palliative care both in the community and within its hospice, supported through a combination of its own investment and the generosity of its community. “We are proud to have specialist paediatric palliative nurses as part of our team, delivering care wherever it is needed — whether that’s in a child’s home or in our hospice,” says Zacest. Nurse Maude’s new hospice, opening on 17 June, has been thoughtfully designed to support children and their families, including dedicated paediatric facilities and an adjoining room so whānau can stay close to their child during inpatient care. This space has been made possible through a generous bequest from Cantabrian Mr Cyril Smith.