Nurse Maude awarded Highly Commended in Readers Digest Trusted Brands

1 May 2026

We are delighted to share that Nurse Maude has been recognised in the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands awards, receiving a Highly Commended award in the “Home Health Care” category in both 2025 and 2026.

We are especially grateful to the Reader’s Digest community for taking the time to share their experiences and for recognising the importance of care delivered in the home. This acknowledgement means a great deal to us and to the people we serve.


For more than 130 years, Nurse Maude has been privileged to provide care and support to people across our communities. Since 1896, when Nurse Sibylla Maude made the courageous and bold decision to bring care directly into people’s homes, our focus has remained the same - to meet people where they are, with compassion, dignity, and respect.


This recognition is also a tribute to our extraordinary people. We would like to sincerely thank our nurses, support workers, allied health professionals and office-based teams, who go the extra mile every day to deliver high-quality care. Their commitment, skill and kindness are at the heart of everything we do.


We are proud to continue Nurse Maude’s legacy of community care and remain committed to supporting people to live well in their own homes, now and for generations to come.

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9 September 2026
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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.