North Haven Hospice supports the dying, their family and whānau before during and after a death.
We put the dying in charge of their living and help people understand what is happening and what to expect.
23/02/2026
Our windows are looking extra lucky this week with a fun St Patrick’s Day theme, splashing green, gold, and all things festive across the front of the shop! 🌈💚
Pop in today to discover:
⚡ Great deals on electricals – from handy household must‑haves to quirky gadgets.
🧸 A colourful range of toys – perfect for little adventurers and big imaginations.
🍀 Lucky finds throughout the store – you never know what treasure you’ll uncover!
Come on down to the corner of John and Robert Street, Whangārei… who knows, you might just strike gold!
22/02/2026
Every dollar raised in our community stays in our community: supporting dying people and their whānau with care, compassion and dignity. To continue providing our services free of charge, we need to fundraise around $12,000 a day to meet the gap between government funding and the total cost of providing this care.
Whether it’s funding our equipment, medicines, and in-patient meals, providing care at home, supporting those experiencing a loss or training volunteers, your support goes directly to make a real difference here in Whangārei & southeast Kaipara. Our shops are all locally owned and our in-patient unit is here for all of Northland's needs.
Do you want to make a strategic investment in your community?
As part of $1K for Care, your business becomes part of a trusted and respected local charity that positively impacts hundreds of lives every year.
We cared for 830 terminally ill people and their whānau in our community during the last financial year - that's around 220 people at any given point in time, and in just two years demand has grown by 30%.
Over 90% of what we do is in people's own homes - we make around 5,000 face-to-face visits annually, and our nurses and volunteers travel more than 109,000 kilometres each year to be where they are.
We know that beginning conversations around death is never easy, but it can be one of the most valuable gifts you ever give to your loved ones.
For some wise words and practical starting points, check out Otago Hospice’s podcast 'Ending Life Well.'
Their episode "Can We Talk? Opening Up Conversations Around Dying" is a valuable resource for anyone wondering where to start or how to approach these delicate discussions.
North Haven is looking for 100 women to join a unique group – 500 for 5.
We are asking 100 women to pledge $500 a year for the next 5 years. That’s only $10 a week to keep the dying in charge of their living, and North Haven’s services freely available for everyone in our community.
Women are always present at the start of life, and we are there at the end of life too. We are there as caregivers, mothers, sisters, aunts, wives, daughters, grandmothers and friends.
We currently have 77 amazing Whangārei women on board and counting, but we would still love to have more women join us to reach our goal of 100 members. Will you be one of the 23 to help us get there?
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our recent 500 for 5 event at Local Talent Taverna. It was a fantastic turnout, and we’re so grateful for the incredible support shown for North Haven Hospice.
Join our group of inspiring local women making a difference for the dying in our community, for today and years to come.
This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending extra love to our wider community - the people we care for and support, their whānau and friends, those who have experienced our services in the past, those who are living without their loved ones as well as our funders, who keep us financially able to provide wrap-around care to all for free. And of course, to our wonderful volunteers and staff who enable us to do what we do when it's needed.
Your compassion, time, and heart makes all the difference. Thank you for everything you do. 💛
12/02/2026
Caring for someone who is dying can feel overwhelming - emotionally, physically and practically.
If you’re supporting a loved one, these gentle questions can help guide your care:
- What helps them feel comfortable?
- What gives them a sense of control?
- What do they enjoy, and how can those moments continue?
- Who do they like to have around them?
- Are there cultural or spiritual needs to be supported?
- Are there decisions they may need help with?
You may often hear about our nurses travelling across the community to provide care in people’s homes — an essential and beautiful part of our hospice mahi. But did you know our Family Support Team also journeys out to support whānau, both before and after a loved one dies?
Our team is honoured to:
• Visit patients and whānau at home, especially when a Family Support response is needed early on.
• Bless homes, with our Te Tumu Herenga Waka, Dave and sometimes Matua Joe Makene offering this meaningful support when families request it.
• Complete new referrals in the community, with our counsellors often meeting people where they feel safest and most comfortable.
• Continue bereavement care up to a year after someone dies — including counselling, group support, remembrance services, special events, and newsletters that help keep people connected with their compassionate communities.
For our Family Support Team, care continues long after death, walking alongside whānau as they navigate grief, memory, connection, and healing.
10/02/2026
Whangārei businesses can make a real difference with $1K for Care.
By supporting North Haven Hospice with a tax-deductible investment of less than $20 a week, you help ensure that people who are dying in our community continue to receive free compassionate care.
Your support shows your business stands for compassion, dignity, and the wellbeing of your local community, helping care reach those who need it most.
North Haven Hospice is so fortunate to have been selected for Mitre 10 Whangārei's Helping Hands project this year. Watch the video and learn more about how Mitre 10 is helping us extend our spaces for people and their whānau in our care.
09/02/2026
Our volunteers love a good theme and once again, they’ve outdone themselves!
This Valentine’s Day they’ve filled the shop with all things heartfelt and romantic.
Whether you’re after beautiful wrapping for a pre‑chosen gift, a cosy romance novel to get you in the mood or a fabulous outfit for date night, there’s truly something for every kind of lover this Valentine’s Day.
Pop in and feel the love at our store on the corner of John and Robert Street, Whangārei.
Our team can’t wait to help you find the perfect something. ❤️🌹
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North Haven Hospice, Te Korowai Humarie, provides specialist palliative care for people living with any life-limiting illness, and support for their families/whanau and carers.
Hospice is about quality of life, helping patients live every moment in whatever way is important to them. Our care is holistic, embracing people’s physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs.
We are a community resource and there is no charge for our service, which is available to anyone in the entire Whangarei District and the south-east area of Kaipara District including Mangawhai, Maungaturoto, Kaiwaka, Topuni and Oruawharo - a total area of 3150 square-kilometres and with a population of 100,000.
The majority of patients receive our care and support entirely in their homes or place of residence. Others may have a short admission to our In-Patient Unit, mostly for symptom management before returning home. We offer a 24/7 telephone support service and our doctors, specialist nurses, family support team and Te Tumu Manaaki all liaise closely with patients’ GPs, District Nurses and other healthcare providers. We also deliver a palliative care service at Whangarei Hospital.
In the 2018/19 year, we provided care and support for 560 patients aged from 16 to 99, with on-average 120 patients in our care at any one time. Whilst around two thirds of patients had a cancer diagnosis, one-third had other life-limiting illnesses such as heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), renal disease, liver disease, and general neurological disease (i.e.. motor neurone disease).
North Haven Hospice is only partly Government-funded, via Northland DHB. The gap between the DHB funding received and the actual cost to provide the service we do is $1.89 million for the 2019/20 year. This is what we need to fundraise, which works out to over $36,000 every week.
To do this we rely on donations, community fundraising events, business support, grants, bequests, and Hospice Shop revenue. Every dollar that is raised here, stays here, supporting local people facing the end of life and during bereavement, and providing an essential community health service.
We also rely on the incredible contribution by our amazing volunteers who selflessly give their time, skills and knowledge. The majority of volunteers serve at our Hospice Shops in Whangarei’s CBD and Waipu, whilst others are based at the Hospice premises at Tikipunga and perform nursing support duties in our inpatient unit, reception, gardening, Life Reflections patient biography service, Nurturing Touch massage therapy, car valet and patient transport, etc.
Our vision recognises that good end-of-life and bereavement care is everyone’s business. We want to champion and support community initiatives that get people thinking and talking about death, dying and bereavement. We also want to encourage people to take some action to support those who are dying, those who are providing care, and those who are grieving.
