Celebrating Our Volunteers – NVW 2025

19 June 2025

This National Volunteer Week (16–22 June 2024), we were proud to celebrate the heart and hands of our community: our incredible volunteers. This year's theme was “Whiria te tangata - Weave the people together."

Throughout the week, each of our Hospice Shops hosted their own morning teas and acknowledgements for our retail volunteers, recognising the hard mahi and heart they bring to their communities. These small, personal celebrations were spread across the week - except Tuesday, when we gathered for at McDougall House, celebrating those who volunteer in our care home, hospice, and other services.

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At this event, from the moment guests arrived, the room was filled with smiles, chatter, and connection. Over cups of tea and slices of beautifully decorated cake, volunteers who work across our care home, hospice, shops, gardens and more came together to be recognised for their time, dedication and compassion.

To show our appreciation, a raffle was held featuring generous prizes donated by our wonderful suppliers. While not everyone walked away with a raffle prize, no one left empty-handed; each volunteer was gifted a large block of Bennetto chocolate and a bottle of Maude wine (chosen purely for its name, with no affiliation to Nurse Maude, but still a lovely nod!).

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One of the highlights of the morning was the presentation of long service awards, honouring those who have stood by our side year after year, providing care, kindness, and consistency in times of greatest need.

In total, 🎉264 volunteers contributed 21,714 hours over the past year - across the care home, hospice, hospice shops, gardening, and more. Their time, compassion, and commitment form the invisible threads that help hold Nurse Maude together.

This year’s theme, “Whiria te tangata,” beautifully reflects the essence of volunteering - people coming together, weaving connections, and strengthening communities.

To all our volunteers: thank you for being part of the fabric of Nurse Maude.

Ngā mihi nui - we are so grateful.

Thank you to all our sponsors who donated to our Volunteer Celebration!

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Wills Week: Leave a Gift, Leave a Legacy

14 September 2025

This Wills Week, we’re reminding our community of the importance of having a will - and the incredible impact you can make by leaving a gift to charity. A will gives you peace of mind, knowing your wishes will be carried out and your loved ones cared for. It can also be a powerful way to create a lasting legacy by supporting causes close to your heart. Why it’s important to have a will A will ensures your assets are distributed the way you want. It helps reduce stress and uncertainty for your loved ones. You can appoint guardians for your children. You can leave gifts to the charities you value, continuing your support beyond your lifetime. Gathered Here Partnership Nurse Maude, together with hospices across Aotearoa, has partnered with Gathered Here to make writing or updating your will simple, fast, and free. Gathered Here is a trusted online service where you can write a will in just 20 minutes. You’ll have the option to include a gift to Nurse Maude, ensuring that future generations can continue to receive the specialist palliative and hospice care that our community depends on. Every gift makes a difference A bequest, no matter the size, is a deeply meaningful way to support the care, compassion, and dignity we provide for patients and their whānau every day. Your generosity helps us continue our mission to care for people in their homes and in our hospice, free of charge.