Mary Potter Hospice

The Hospice was established exactly 40 years ago to provide free of charge palliative care to the people of Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti. It costs around $13 million a year to run the Hospice. The government pays around half, and the remainder is funded through second hand shops, fundraising and other activities. Mary Potter Hospice's care is holistic, considering a person's physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs, and supporting their families, whnau and carers too. Anyone living with a life limiting condition - e.g. heart failure, motor neurone disease, or cancer - can access and benefit from hospice services. Hospices aim to help people make the most of their lives; to live every moment in whatever way is important to them.