Palliative care is very active total care - it is not about giving up and doing nothing. The care is for people whose illness is no longer curable, the goal is around providing quality of life, managing pain and symptoms.
Patients who have Hospice Taranaki involved in their care may have cancer or other life limiting illnesses (heart, lung or kidney failure or neurological diseases such as motor neurone disease), with a focus on ensuring in every way possible that a persons journey is experienced with comfort, care and dignity.
Hospice Taranaki provides free care to all patients and their families, so that patients and the whãnau are able to focus on living every moment together.
At Hospice Taranaki we embrace diversity of age, ethnicity, means, lifestyle or religion. Affirming life and offering dignity and hope, acknowledging the uniqueness of each person and striving to work in partnership to meet patient and family needs.
Hospice Taranaki is a registered Charitable Trust, founded in 1992 and administered by a Board of Trustees.
November 2021 Hospice Taranaki won the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Not for Profit Excellence Business Award
Bequest Information
Your gift to the hospice in your Will (a bequest) ensures the future of the free services Hospice Taranaki provides to the community.
Giving to Hospice...
We depend very much on the generosity of the Taranaki community, grants from Trusts, donations. fundraising events and most of all our wonderful HospiceShops.
HospiceShops in Taranaki
Our 5 HospiceShops, are major contributors of funds to financially support Hospice Taranaki so that our services continue to remain free to patients and families/whanau. Under COVID traffic light RED - the shops are open. Please wear a face mask, sign in, maintain social distance and bag a bargin.
Volunteers
Volunteers are our lifeblood. 124,478 volunteer hours were provided from the community during the 2018/19 year. Volunteers support all components of the hospice programme, including helping with reception, administration, driving, fundraising, Day Programme hosts, flowers, baking, knitting, gardening, housekeeping, and more!
Snapshot of the "Big Picture" 2020/2021
To see the big picture for the previous financial year, click here
Community Business partnerships - our Hospice Champions
Sustainable future thanks to our 100 Club:
Learn more about how you can help Hospice for the future ...
Support Services
Services available to Hospice Patients, their families/whanau and significant others.
Providing... Counselling, Carers Programme, Patient Discussion Group, Bereavement Support Group, Social Work, Spiritual Care and Advice, Memorial Services, Art Therapy, Biography Service, Bereavement Support.
contact the Support Services Team
Current Vacancy
- Hospice Palliative Care Registered Nurses Inpatient and Community Care
- South and Central Taranaki area, 0.1 FTE (2 days per week and 1 weekend in five) permanent
- 0.8 FTE (4 days per week) permanent roles
- 0.6 FTE (3 days per week) for a period of one year commencing May 2022.
- Team Administrator Customer Service and Reception
Calves for Hospice...
Would you like further information regarding assisting Hospice Taranaki with a donation of a calf? Click here to go to the detailed information.
Teeing off for Hospice hosted by George MacArthur
2022 - date Sunday 6th March
Raised an amazing $15,000 - well done; sponsors, golfers, volunteers and the amazing team of Terry Doherty and George MacArthur
Visiting Te Rangimarie Hospice
(Hospice Taranaki inpatient unit)
5 David St, Westown NEW PLYMOUTH
Open visiting times for families
General visiting 10am - 7pm daily
24 hour Service
We are available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
For patient care telephone 06 753 7830 alternatively 0272095312