We’re delighted to invite you to a special fundraising afternoon at The French Café on Saturday 19 September, supporting Dove Hospice & Wellness and Mercy Hospice.

The Hospice Long Lunch will bring together exceptional food, fine wine and great company, all while raising funds for Dove Hospice & Wellness and Mercy Hospice.

Guests will enjoy a welcome glass of champagne and a delicious three-course lunch, along with live entertainment, silent and live auctions, raffle prizes and more throughout the afternoon.

Tickets are $150 per person, with all proceeds from the event supporting Dove Hospice & Wellness and Mercy Hospice and helping us continue to care for people and their families when they need it most.

Event details

Saturday 19 September, from 12 noon
The French Café, 210 Symonds Street, Eden Terrace
Tickets: $150 per person

For bulk ticket purchases, or if you’d like to support the event by donating goods or services for the auctions or raffles, please contact Bella at info@dgaltd.co.nz.

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Organised in partnership with BNI on Quay and BNI Achievers, the Hospice Long Lunch will bring together exceptional food, fine wine and great company, all while raising funds for Dove Hospice & Wellness and Mercy Hospice.

Dying Matters Week takes place from 7–13 September, encouraging people to have open conversations about death, dying, grief, and bereavement.

These are experiences that touch every one of us, yet they can still be difficult to talk about. Dying Matters Week is an opportunity to bring these conversations into the open, helping people feel more comfortable asking questions, sharing experiences, and talking about what matters to them and their loved ones.

This year, Dove Hospice & Wellness is joining with local community partners The HEART Movement and Morrisons Funerals to create welcoming spaces for our community to come together, connect, and share perspectives.

Women’s Koru Group

Date & Time: Wednesday 9 September, 10am–11am
Venue: Panmure Library, 7/13 Pilkington Road, Panmure

Join The HEART Movement’s Women’s Koru Group for a special Dying Matters Week conversation with guests from Dove Hospice & Wellness.

Together, we’ll create space for an open and supportive conversation about grief, bereavement, death, dying and end of life, with an opportunity to ask questions and share perspectives.

Cultural Traditions Around Dying

Date & Time: Friday 11 September, 10.30am–12pm
Venue: Morrisons Funerals, 9 Line Road, Glen Innes

Dove Hospice & Wellness, The HEART Movement and Morrisons Funerals invite you to join us for morning tea and a community conversation exploring cultural traditions around death, dying and grief.

We’ll explore some of the different ways cultures and communities honour and support people at end of life, as well as the traditions and practices that can surround death, funerals and bereavement.

Both events offer an opportunity to connect with others and have conversations about end of life that we may not always know how to begin with the people closest to us.

By creating space to talk openly about death and dying, we can help make these conversations a more natural part of life and better understand what matters to ourselves, our whānau and our communities.

We warmly invite you to join us this Dying Matters Week.

September is Wills Month, a timely reminder to make sure you have a Will or it’s up to date reflecting what matters to you and your wishes. For some people, a Will is also an opportunity to support a cause that has been meaningful to them during their lifetime.

At Dove Hospice & Wellness, we are incredibly grateful to those who choose to leave a gift to Dove in their Will. After taking care of the people closest to you, a gift to Dove can be a meaningful way to leave a lasting legacy in your community.

Bequests play an important role in the long-term sustainability of our care and services. Gifts of all sizes can help ensure Dove continues to be here for people with life-limiting illness and their whānau, providing care and support at no cost for years to come.

Two ways to get your Will sorted this September

This Wills Month, Dove Hospice & Wellness is pleased to offer two options to help make writing or updating your Will easier.

Complimentary Will-writing with Duncan Cotterill

We’re pleased to offer complimentary Will-writing services during the month of September in partnership with Duncan Cotterill’s Auckland office.

This opportunity is available to those who wish to include a legacy gift to Dove Hospice & Wellness in their estate planning. By participating, you’ll receive expert legal assistance with a Will at no cost, while helping support the future of Dove’s care and services in our community (terms and conditions apply*).

For more information or to book an appointment, please contact:
Lisa Small
Email: lisa.small@duncancotterill.com
Mobile: +64 27 206 1709

Write your Will online with EveryWill

Through our partnership with EveryWill, you can create a legally valid Will online from home in around 10 minutes, at no cost.

EveryWill is designed to make estate planning simple and accessible, and your Will can be updated online in the future at no charge.

As part of the process, you will have the option to include a gift to Dove Hospice & Wellness. This is entirely optional, and there is no requirement to leave a gift to Dove to use the complimentary service.

Create your Will with EveryWill.

Whether you’re writing your first Will or updating an existing one, Wills Month is a good opportunity to make sure your wishes are recorded and your Will reflects what matters most to you.

*Terms and conditions