VOLUNTEER
Make a difference to your community
Mercy Hospice volunteers donate over 61,000 hours a year, making it possible to continue our service and give back to the local community.
Thanks to their energy and commitment, patients and families are enjoying support and connection that would otherwise not be possible.
Volunteers come from all ages, backgrounds, cultures and experience, but they all have one thing in common: the knowledge that what they do makes a profound difference to patients and their families.
As a volunteer, you’ll enjoy heaps of benefits. Volunteering is a great way to meet like-minded people, have new experiences or put current or previous skills to use.

“Mercy Hospice currently works with approximately 550 volunteers, each of them devoting time and energy to a service that holds a special place in their heart. Thank you. It’s because of your kindness and support that together we are continuing to care. If you’re keen to help, please do. As you’ll see from their comments, volunteers love giving back to their community, connecting with like-minded others, and being part of something bigger that’s doing so much for others.”
Dene Coleman, Chief Executive Officer

Current Volunteer Activities include:
· Retail Shop shifts
· Hospice grounds (e.g. gardening)
· Patient transport (to appointments and our Manaaki programme)
· Patient service (tea and drinks trolley, in-house functions)
· Patient companionship
· Lifestory writers
· Fundraising
VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER
Volunteer Voices
Welcome to the volunteer newsletter ‘Volunteer Voices’. It will give you all the up to date information we have in regards to volunteering at Mercy!
Volunteer Voices - December 2021
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Volunteer Voices - June 2021
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Volunteer Voices - December 2020
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Volunteer Voices -September 2019
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To become a volunteer:
Contact our Volunteer Coordinators at Mercy Hospice: 09 376 7574, [email protected] or fill out the form below.
The Volunteer Coordinator will respond to you either by telephone or email.
You will complete an application form, a police vetting form, and your references will be checked.
If both you and the Hospice are happy to proceed, you will be advised of the upcoming volunteer orientation sessions.