News & Events
Join Our Community
Community events are a beautiful way to bring us together. These gatherings provide a safe space for people to connect, learn and share how different worldviews and ways of knowing can create compassionate communities in Aotearoa.
Whether it's a neighbourhood block party, a cultural festival, or a charity fundraiser, these events create opportunities for meaningful interactions, fostering a stronger sense of belonging and solidarity within the community. Through shared activities and shared spaces, community events play a vital role in building social cohesion, promoting understanding, and strengthening the bonds that tie us together as a community.
Events & Programmes
Auckland Regional Compassionate Communities Hui
| Friday 28 February 2025 9.30am – 12.30pm |
Fickling Convention Centre, Mt Roskill
Do you have a passion for making Tāmaki Makaurau more caring and connected? We're bringing neighbours, community groups, and local leaders together to weave a more substantial web of care across Auckland. Join us as we explore how to better support each other through grief, loss, and life's challenges.
No One Dies Alone (NODA):
Become a Compassionate Companion
Honohono Tātou Katoa is proud to introduce the No One Dies Alone (NODA) programme at CHT St Johns in Epsom from March 2025. We are seeking dedicate volunteers to join this new programme, providing comfort and connection to those in their last months and days of life.
Volunteers need to apply to become a Mercy Hospice volunteer, undergo reference and police vetting checks, attend induction and training sessions and commit to volunteer with us for a minimum of six months.
If you’re interested in becoming a NODA volunteer or learning more, we’d love to hear from you!
First training on Saturday 7th of March
from 10 am to 3 pm.
📧 Email us at info@honohono.net for additional information.
At Home Aged and Palliative Services (AHAPS): A “Train the Trainers” Programme
Launching in 2025, the "At Home Aged and Palliative Services" programme is co-designed by Working Together Group (WTG) and Honohono Tātou Katoa (HTK).
This initiative will equip community members with skills, knowledge, and resources to both provide compassionate at-home care at the end of life, and train others to do the same. Emphasising sustainability and inclusivity, the programme reflects HTK's mission to foster compassionate communities and ensure "palliative care everywhere with everyone," working with hidden carers and under-served communities through trust, collaboration, and celebration of their strengths.
This programme will be delivered online and in person in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Stay tuned for training dates in early 2025.
📧 Email us at info@honohono.net for additional information.
Death Cafe - Mt Roskill
Enjoy a group-directed discussion about death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It's more of a discussion group than a grief support group or counselling session.
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
546 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings
DATES:
Saturday 15th February
Saturday 15th March
Saturday 26th April (TBC)
Saturday 17th May
Saturday 21st June
Saturday 19th July
Saturday 16th August
Saturday 20th September
Saturday 18th October
Saturday 15th November
Death Cafe - Birkenhead
Enjoy an open, group-directed conversation about death with no set agenda, objectives, or themes. It's a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead
DATES:
Sunday 2nd February
Sunday 2nd March
Sunday 6th April
Sunday 4th May
Sunday 1st June
Sunday 6th July
Sunday, August (TBC)
Sunday 7th September
Sunday 5th October
Sunday 2nd November
Sunday 7th December
Death Cafe - Panmure
Join us for an open, group-directed conversation about death, where there is no set agenda, objectives, or themes. This is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
7/13 Pilkington Road, Panmure
DATES:
New Dates for 2025 to be confirmed
Death Cafe - New Lynn
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Death Cafe - Browns Bay
Death Cafe - Spanish (Avondale)
Enjoy a group-directed discussion about death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It's more of a discussion group than a grief support group or counselling session.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
45 Totara Avenue, New Lynn
DATES:
Saturday 8th March
Saturday 12th April
Saturday 10th May
Saturday 14th June
Saturday 12th July
Saturday 9th August
Saturday 13th September
Saturday 11th October
Saturday 8th November
Saturday 13th December
Enjoy an open, group-directed conversation about death with no set agenda, objectives, or themes. It's a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
8 Bute Road, Browns Bay
DATES:
New Dates for 2025 to be confirmed
Enjoy an open, group-directed conversation about death with no set agenda, objectives, or themes. It's a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
99 Rosebank Bank, Avondale
DATES:
Sunday 16th February
Sunday 13th April
Sunday 17th August
Sunday 19th October
Other Events
Community Forum
Join us in strengthening compassionate communities. Listen to inspiring stories from community members, learn about compassionate organisations, contribute new ideas, and collaborate on creative crafts.
10:00 pm - 12:30 pm
DATES:
TBC
Honohono Tatou Wānanga
Compassionate CommunitiesBefore, During, and After Death
A wānanga for whānau providing information to prepare for end-of-life care, death and burial.
Topics covered:
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Advance Care Plans
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Organ donation
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Whānau trusts, succession,
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Burial and cremation information,
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Wills and power of attorney, Affordable coffins
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Harakeke kopaki, shrouds,
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Natural burials
Art & Impermanence
Embark on a contemplative journey of self-discovery through the power of art.
We invite you to engage in artful reflections on impermanence in these sessions. Investigating our creative intuition, we’ll explore the profound beauty and humanity in life’s most challenging moments.
What to expect: Meditative Art: immerse yourself in meditative and creative sessions, expressing your feelings, emotions and sensations around impermanence, life and death
Shared insights: Create a shared space for sharing your reflections and insights with a community of like-minded individuals.
Advance Care Plan Workshops
Run by End-of-Life Doulas, come along to learn about Advance Care Plans and stick around to create your own.
What else?
If you’re interested in any of the above events and would like us to come to your organisation, please contact us! If you have other ideas of how we can collaborate or be of service to you, please do let us know.