Your story: Felicity Treadwell

By Megan Smith on November 26, 2021
Your story: Felicity Treadwell My name is Felicity Treadwell. My husband Hamish and I are originally from Dannevirke, and we have lived in Palmerston North for 7 years with our […]

Celebrating a lifetime of service

By Megan Smith on November 24, 2021
Celebrating a lifetime of service Mary McKenna was born in 1936 and lived to a respectable age of 83. She died peacefully at Arohanui Hospice on the 11th September 2019. […]

Joanne Jackson - Proving hospice isn't just a place to die

By Megan Smith on November 24, 2021
Joanne Jackson - proving hospice isn't just a place to die It’s not every day you meet someone who has a rollercoaster at their home, a swing bridge, flying fox […]

Two decades of volunteering

By Emily Taylor on May 11, 2018
Sunday mornings are generally a time to relax and take it easy, particularly if you work full-time, but one Palmerston North couple give up this precious time to volunteer at […]

Daphne Sowerby's story

By Emily Taylor on May 11, 2018
On Saturday 1st June 1991, Daphne Sowerby was celebrating her 40th wedding anniversary. Just one week later she was grieving the loss of her much loved husband, Albert. As a […]

A story worth telling

By Emily Taylor on May 10, 2018
When Manawatu Standard journalist Janine Rankin was invited to visit Te Omanga Hospice in Lower Hutt in 1984 she would never have imagined it would lead to a 32-year involvement […]

Stephanie Francis

By Emily Taylor on May 10, 2018
What will you do when your life changes in the blink of an eye? When you’re facing the choice to live or die? Will you stand up and fight, or […]

The gift of time

By Emily Taylor on May 10, 2018
Imagine describing a two year period of your life as a ‘blank’ or ‘a blur in time’; these are the words from a brave, calm and incredibly strong man. Meet Brendon […]

A little means a lot

A little means a lot

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