Get involved

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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Nature's Symphony

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Faces of Humanity

Portraits of people from around the globe
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Sands of Time

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Beyond Boundaries

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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. 

Store Locations
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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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Seven days, seven conversations: making it easier to talk about death and dying

9 September 2026
For dying matters, we've released the seven days, seven conversations podcast series. A podcast about helping people talk more openly about death, dying and palliative care.
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Suitcase Stories’ generous support for Nurse Maude Hospice

3 September 2026
A huge thank you to Chapter 1 and everyone involved in Suitcase Stories | Chapter1 , which culminated in the Runway Reveal event which was held on Sunday 30 August in the gallery. The event brought together Canterbury artists, supporters and the wider community around a very creative idea…transforming suitcases into unique works of art, with funds raised to support Nurse Maude Hospice and Koru Care Christchurch. Each artist was given a suitcase and invited to tell a story through art – there were 66 suitcases (most were vintage style) in total. The identity of the artists remained a mystery, so people have been purchasing the suitcases without knowing who had created them. Each suitcase is being sold for $500. The artists’ identities were revealed at Sunday’s event. The Runway Reveal was a great celebration of the project, with a group of young Koru Care recipients carrying the suitcases down the runway while wearing clothing they’d selected from our Nurse Maude op shops.
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Aged care challenges need to be faced together

18 August 2026
Nurse Maude has welcomed A Place to Grow Old as an important opportunity to rethink how New Zealand supports people as they age; moving from separate services and settings towards care that is connected around the person. Nurse Maude CEO Louise Zacest says the report provides a clear description of the key challenges facing the aged care sector and provides direction and recommendations on what is needed to address these. “As the report itself notes, these aren't challenges for the future – they are already here. We welcome the recognition that significant reform is needed, and that we need to start this work now.”