Nurse Maude breaks ground on the new hospice for Canterbury

13 January 2025

Mana whenua Te Taumata Tapu o Ngāi Tūāhuriri performed the Whakamoemiti | Blessing on 13 January 2025

The new Nurse Maude Hospice for Canterbury has been designed specifically for hospice care by Sheppard and Rout Architects in Christchurch and is expected to open in mid-2026. Mana whenua Te Taumata Tapu o Ngāi Tūāhuriri performed the Whakamoemiti | Blessing on 13 January 2025, signalling the handover of the site to Cook Brothers Construction for the build.

New Nurse Maude Hospice

The facility will care for up to 11 patients, including paediatrics/youth, each with private rooms and garden views. The building will also have areas specifically designed for visiting whānau | family and friends to eat, rest and meet in a friendly and welcoming environment. Parking will be provided on site with landscaping plans that are subtle and incorporate privacy and beauty.

New Nurse Maude Hospice

The interior design palette is a mix of subtle colours and locally designed fabrics.

New Nurse Maude Hospice Design

The values of the hospice team will be woven through exquisite cultural designs.

  • Mahi kotahi collaboration, inclusivity, unity, work as one
  • Manaaki client centred care, respect, welcoming, nurturing, ‘special touch’
  • Tikanga cultural strength, tangata tiriti relationships, working with others
  • Wairua connection with the persons/whānau higher power, spirituality, connecting to Te Tai Ao (environmental spaces), grief process, providing Peace, ‘wairua kai’
  • Whānaukataka Relationships, maintaining dignity, kinship, individual care, safe spaces.



Nurse Maude is extremely grateful to our community who support us. Those who donate and purchase items via our Hospice Shops and TradeMe and those who have given cash donations to support the build and our care including individuals, Trusts and Corporates. 


Denver Glass, a strong supporter whose late wife Libby was a nurse at Nurse Maude said, “Libby loved the fact that no matter who you were, if you needed care, Nurse Maude was there for the most vulnerable in our community, Libby would be delighted that she is, through me, part of the ongoing commitment to continue providing care to those in need.”

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the construction or about Nurse Maude services, please get in touch.


Construction: Cook Brothers

Glenn Whitney - Site Manager

Glenn.Whitney@cookbrothers.co.nz 027 545 4898


Brent McMillan - Project Manager

Brent.McMillan@cookbrothers.co.nz 022 017 9235


Nurse Maude:

Jane Rollings – Service Manager, Hospice Palliative Care

Jane.Rollings@nursemaude.org.nz 027 442 2552


Jo Dowling - Communications Manager

Jo.Dowling@nursemaude.org.nz  022 032 6066 or 03 375 4288

Donations

If you would like to support the Nurse Maude Hospice you can make a donation online here or visit a Nurse Maude Hospice Shop to donate or purchase high quality clothes, accessories and household items that need a second home.

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