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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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.