Hospice Awareness Week 2026


Hospice is more than care at the end of life. It’s connection, support, and love that wraps around people and their whānau. 

Why your support matters

This care is only possible with community support. This essential service is free for patients and their whānau but it’s not free to provide.  Hospices across Aotearoa rely on the support of their communities to keep this care going.

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When you donate, you’re helping ensure people in your community receive the care they need, when it matters most.  In your community Hospice care happens where people are in homes, in community and in hospices across Aotearoa.

Watch these powerful stories of wrap around love that illustrate the ripple effect of hospice care. These stories show how compassion extends far beyond the bedside, reaching into the lives of whānau, friends, volunteers, staff, and the wider community.

Help share our message that Hospice care is wrap-around love 🫶

Simply find us on Facebook and Instagram and share our posts – it’s really that simple. Join the conversation by posting and using the hashtags #hospicecare and #hospiceawareness2026

Hospice care is about living well, right to the end of life. It is wraparound support that honours dignity, connection, and choice, while also walking alongside whānau through grief and bereavement.

Through this campaign, we hope to deepen understanding of hospice care and the impact it has, not just for those at the end of life, but for everyone connected to them.

Past campaigns

Help people who need Hospice this Christmas

Help people who need Hospice this Christmas

Fund Hospice Fairly

Our government needs to do more to support and invest in hospice and palliative care. Find out how you can support our advocacy.

It's OK – Hospice Awareness Week 2023

Every day hospice cares for people and their whānau in the final chapter of their lives. Now we are bringing their stories to life in a heartwarming and insightful video series. Play a part in our life stories by supporting your local hospice, today.

Hospice Awareness Week 2024

People are missing out on hospice care - we’re on a mission to change it.