Author: Mary Potter Hospice

Shaun begins his day with a walk to work. Well, sort of. “It is a psychological walk to work. I walk around the block and then sit down at my desk. At the end of the day I go for a walk again – that way it feels like I am still commuting.” One of…

Life lost its colour for Don when his wife Mary passed away. With his lifelong companion gone, his usual routine disappeared and he feel into a slump. “I used to take my wife for a drive every afternoon. Once she passed, I found it very difficult to fill that void in.” It was through chatting…

Mary Potter Hospice’s Pasifika Liaison Tiumalu is looking forward to giving her clients a hug. The lockdown has brought significant challenges for the Pasifika community – not being able to connect in person was one of them. “We are a very touchy-feely people. It is hard to not be able to provide that kind of…

In the current COVID-19 climate, Mary Potter Hospice staff are finding innovative ways to provide care. That involves medical staff using technology to continue to connect with their patients from afar. The initiative called Telehealth was established when level four restrictions were announced. It allows doctors to contact their patients via phone or video calling…

“I meet people in the hard place,” Viviana says. “A place where everything else falls away. These are people who are at their most vulnerable – but also at their most courageous.” Viviana works alongside Vivienne and Kate who make up the team of Mary Potter Hospice counsellors. The three walk with a patient or…

Olivia leads the arts therapy programme for young people offered by Mary Potter Hospice. The recently developed service allows children whose relatives are in the care of the Hospice to explore their feelings by being creative. Olivia facilitates the sessions, guiding the children through their feelings and allowing them a therapeutic space to express themselves…

Employment lawyer Steph Dyhrberg had her first dealings with Mary Potter Hospice as a young lawyer. She was in her 20s and advising the Hospice on employment agreements. Her next contact with the Hospice was 20 years later, and this time she was seeking advice. Her husband, Murray Bell, had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma…

The news that Mary Potter Hospice is developing a community hub in Porirua is exciting, says Trust House Foundation Board Member Litea Ah Hoi. Litea, who chairs the Regional Advisory Committee for Trust House in Porirua, says she was keen to recommend that the Foundation supported the Te Whare Rānui hub with a $75,000 grant.…

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A grant of $100,000 to Mary Potter Hospice’s north Wellington community hospice, is the most generous single gift yet from long-time supporter New Zealand Community Trust. NZCT has supported Mary Potter Hospice since 2002, helping to fund everything from building maintenance to patient meals, and salaries for medical, nursing and ancillary staff. In 2008 there…

The project to develop a Mary Potter Hospice community hub in Porirua has received a $100,000 boost from the Hutt Mana Charitable Trust. Work is under way on the $3 million redevelopment of Te Whare Rānui, in Awatea Street, to provide Hospice services for people from Khandallah to Pukerua Bay. Mary Potter Hospice moved into…