Annually, we provide care for more than 1100 patients throughout the region, and support for their families/whanau and those important to them.
Building More Than Furniture: Ian’s Story of Craft, Connection, and Community at Arohanui Hospice
Before retirement, Ian was a chartered accountant with a strong focus on rural accounting. With a career rooted in supporting others through numbers and strategy, it’s perhaps no surprise that when the time came to step away from the office, Ian was already looking for ways to give back. “I’d always said I wanted to […]
Samantha McGougan wanted to cry when Arohanui Hospice bought 20 of her hand-reared two-year-old Hereford-cross steers. Tears were understandable. The Hospice had provided support and care for her father, Brent Ellery, when he died at home from prostate cancer in June 2014. The Hospice had also helped the family with her maternal grandfather’s struggles with […]
“All the better for seeing you.” That’s how Michelle MacGregor would answer, when anyone asked how she was. And that’s a testament to her spirit and courage and love — that she could think of others that way, while she was fighting a losing battle with cervical cancer. Michelle’s aunty, Maria McRae, knew her niece […]
Specialist palliative care in Manawatu, Rangitikei, Tararua, Horowhenua and Otaki
Our specialist palliative care services are delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of specialist medical and clinical health professionals, plus support staff, all working together to provide individual care for you and your family/whanau.
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📢 Join Our Board – Make a Difference in Hospice Care 💙
Arohanui Hospice is looking for passionate and skilled individuals to join our Board of Trustees. This is an opportunity to contribute your expertise and help shape the future of hospice care in our community. If you have governance experience and a commitment to meaningful end-of-life care, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more […]
For most people being at home while they are on their end of life journey is important to them; this is no different for Andy and it’s easy to see why. Andy and Tracy live in the old Raumai School which has been uniquely transformed into their home. They have over the years, shared their […]
Not many who frequent a hair salon stop to think about the number of empty bottles and used hair foils that salons go through. Michelle Boudreau, from The Hair Market, has and has done something about it, all while finding a way to pay it forward. In December 2021, Arohanui Hospice gratefully received a monetary […]
Volunteering is in the blood for husband-and-wife duo Keith and Faith Martin, who both have always looked to help their community. Faith joined hospice as a volunteer in 2013 and Keith followed only a couple of months later. When asked what the biggest highlight has been for each of them, they beam. You can feel […]
