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The hospice’s increasingly popular annual auction has now run for 15 years and it’s all down to  valuer Tom Philipson and his well-honed sixth sense. Tom pops into the main warehouse on Borrell Ave most days to cast his eagle eye over what Taranaki’s generous community have brought in for re-sale to put towards the all-essential financial top-up required to run the region’s fre ...

Craig Morresey was appointed to the Hospice Board earlier this year (2023).  A Taranaki local, born and raised with his three older brothers in Ngaere, and a graduate of Francis Douglas Memorial College. After a stint living in Argentina, attending Massey University, and living in the UK, Craig returned to New Zealand (Auckland and New Plymouth) and has worked in various roles ...

Stalls at Vogeltown Countown on Hori St. Usually from 10am - 2pm they are however weather dependent. ...

The year ending 30 June 2022 provided some intense challenges in relation to staff management and service provision.  The service was in the midst of a global pandemic, the End of Life Choice Act was ready for implementation in November 2021 and a national nursing workforce shortage affected Te Kahu Pairuri Hospice Taranaki.   Covid 19 Pandemic Infection prevention and control ...

A year passes quickly when we face challenges as we have within the last 12 months.  This last year can be encapsulated as 'COVID-focussed', for the impacts and priorities of the medical team during this time.  As an organisation we pivoted our clinical focus to community based care, allowing our services to continue supporting those most vulnerable patients in the safest way w ...

The 2021 - 2022 financial year lived up to all expectations and exceeded a few of them as well.  It was a time of ongoing significant financial challenge with escalating operating costs and largely static income.  We continued and refined several changes to care services that had been developed in the early days of the Covid19 pandemic. One of the major changes was a renewed fo ...

It is again a privilege to report on behalf of the Taranaki Hospice Foundation for the year 1st July 2021 to 30 June 2022.  This year indicates the start of the new normal where the structures we have put in place over the last three to five years are being tested to ensure we are not only able to help support the Te Kahu Pairuri Hospice Taranaki Incorporation's budgeted defici ...

It's very fortunate that Te Kahu Pairuri Hospice Taranaki thrives on challenges.  I have written a number of annual reports and they are littered with the issues which we have confronted and overcome.  it hardly caused a ripple when more appeared on the horizon, not all new, but all requiring that positive approach we have always demonstrated. Covid didn't disappear.  it is sti ...

Hospice Taranaki is always planning for the future, this week we have been clearing a recently acquired piece of land - 3 David St, Westown, New Plymouth. One of our major projects in 2023 will be consulting with our board, staff and stakeholders around the design of a new additional building to help the hospice plan for the communities future palliative care services needs. A ...