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Hospice patients and volunteers contribute to Suffrage in Stitches

By Emily Taylor on May 31, 2019
Arohanui Hospice Day Stay patients and volunteers have produced one of the 546 panels for Suffrage in Stitches, a collaborative community project led by Vinnies Re Sew in Wellington. The project’s aim is to commemorate the 1893 suffrage petition and represent it through fabric, stories and conversations. The 546 panels represent the number of sheets […]

Miniature pony trots in and steals hearts at Hospice

By Emily Taylor on April 4, 2019
By Alex Loo, Manawatu Standard Sonny Hooke, Who's family used to own horses, thought 16-year-old Ferbie was "Beautiful". A pint-sized pony has brought a smile to the faces of hospice patients in Palmerston North. Ferbie​, a 16-year-old miniature pony and Shetland cross, visited patients and staff at Arohanui Hospice on Thursday morning. Hospice worker Faye​ […]

Eketāhuna lawnmowers rev up to raise money

By Emily Taylor on March 11, 2019
By George Heagney, Manawatu Standard It started as a bit of fun tearing around a paddock on a ride-on lawnmower. Now, Alan Gray's lawnmower race has grown into an annual fundraiser. The Eketāhuna Lawnmower Racing Club's racing event was held in one of Gray's paddocks on Saturday as a fundraiser for Arohanui Hospice in Palmerston North. Twenty-three riders […]

No respite from growing need for hospice care

By Emily Taylor on February 17, 2019
By Janine Rankin, Manawatu Standard Ageing baby boomers will create one of the greatest challenges Arohanui Hospice's new trust chairwoman Lorraine Vincent expects to face as she takes the reins toward the end of the service's third decade. The former Manawatū District Council chief executive has just taken over from city lawyer John Freebairn, who […]

Farmers stores raise $776,607 for NZ hospices

By Emily Taylor on January 25, 2019
A record-breaking $776,607 has been donated to hospice services throughout New Zealand following the Christmas fundraising campaign supported by all Farmers Departments stores. This is the fifth year that Farmers has supported Hospice, donating nearly $3.5 million to help keep services free of charge. The donation of $32,214 for Arohanui Hospice will contribute to the […]

Thank you Daphne Sowerby, Feb 1930 – Dec 2018

By Emily Taylor on January 7, 2019
Daphne Sowerby was a valued friend, dedicated supporter and wonderful ambassador for Arohanui Hospice for nearly 28 years. Aged 88, Daphne died peacefully at Nelson Residential Home in Feilding on 22 December 2018. Since 1991, she gave thousands of hours of her time to benefit Arohanui Hospice; making and selling baking, craft items, jams, plants […]
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