This week is Hospice Awareness Week which is an opportunity for us to talk about how we work and the many different services we provide….

This March Cranford Hospice is asking Hawke’s Bay to Go Orange for Cranford to make a real difference in the lives of the families they…

Exciting progress towards the New Home for Cranford: Plans to build a brand new hospice between Hastings and Napier have reached a major milestone with…

Exciting progress towards the New Home for Cranford: A place where the people of Hawke’s Bay can receive the best possible palliative care, now, and…

On Thursday 16th December, Cranford Hospice held its 2020/21 Annual General Meeting. Reflecting on the year that has gone by, it is inspiring to see…

Cranford Hospice is extending a heartfelt thanks to the Hawke’s Bay community who have generously supported their recent emergency appeal by donating over $170,000. The…

Every year, we can offer our services at no cost to patients and their whānau thanks to our beautiful community supporting us through fundraising.   We recently spoke to Holly…

The end of June saw us celebrating National Volunteer Week, with this year’s theme being “Recognise. Connect. Reimagine”.  We are incredibly grateful for the support we…

You make our work possible, and I couldn’t be more grateful.  In the lead up to our Winter Nurses Appeal, we tried something new. I…

The End of Life Choice Act was passed in parliament in 2019. As an organisation Cranford Hospice appreciates that there are a range of views…

Our new community volunteering programme provides emotional support to carers and patients of Cranford Hospice. After a successful pilot in 2020 and extensive training earlier…

Cranford Hospice supported the Pae Herenga study, which looked at Māori end-of-life cultural customs. The research was led by Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell and looked at…

Cranford Hospice are committed to helping people treasure every moment, which is just what happened for a grandmother seeing her granddaughter ‘walk down the aisle’….

From dress up days to morning teas, THANK YOU to everyone who fund-raised for us during March! It is the support and generosity of our…

Your support made this year’s Street Appeal the largest we have on record! Our Street Appeal is a highlight in the calendar during our Annual…

Brian is a great-grandfather whose stories will have you hanging onto each sentence. He’s currently surrounded by family, being cared for by Cranford Hospice in…

Just shy of its 30th year, the annual Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction has hit a new record after raising more than $300,000 for Cranford Hospice…

On Thursday 3rd December, Cranford Hospice held its 2019/20 Annual General Meeting. The process of pulling together this year’s Annual Report has been quite cathartic…

This government website has everything you need to know about COVID-19 in one place. Learn the simple steps you can take to unite against the…

The difficult decision has been made to not go ahead with our Annual Street Collection, which was scheduled for the 26-28 March. Last year this…

Cranford Hospice, alongside the Hawke’s Bay Distict Health Board renal service, specialist palliative care team, Māori Health and pastoral care team and Primary Care General…

“As is the nature of a true friend, Hospice learnt quickly our needs and hearts desires and did everything to both meet the needs and…

“I am not the same doctor – and, indeed, the same person – who walked through the front doors three months ago … Yes, I…

“ Sometimes it’s hard, sometimes it’s easy. We cry, we laugh. Often a hug is all that is needed but then often the whole day…

On Saturday 37 local businesses took over the Cranford Hospice Hastings Store as part of their #Shop4Good Family Fun Day, raising a record breaking $13,305!…