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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

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!

📧 Email us at info@honohono.net for additional information.

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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 2025.  

📧 Email us at info@honohono.net for additional information.

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Join us at libraries across Tāmaki Makaurau 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.

 Death Cafe - Mt Roskill
Death Cafe - Mt Roskill 

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm  

546 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings

DATES:
Saturday 17th May
Saturday 21st
 June

Saturday 19th July

Saturday 16th August 
Saturday 20th September 

Saturday 18th October 

Saturday 15th November  

Death Cafe - Birkenhead
Death Cafe - Birkenhead 

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm  

Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead 

DATES:

Sunday 4th May

Sunday 1st June

Sunday 6th July 

Sunday, 3rd August 

Sunday 7th September 

Sunday 5th October 

Sunday 2nd November 

Sunday 7th December 

Panmure Library
Death Cafe - Panmure  

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm  

7/13 Pilkington Road, Panmure

DATES:

Saturday 3 May

Sunday 1 June

Saturday 5 July

Sunday 3 August

Saturday 6 September

Sunday 5 October

Saturday 1 November

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Death Cafe - New Lynn 

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm  

45 Totara Avenue New Lynn

Room 2, New Lynn Community Centre

DATES:

Saturday 10th May 

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East Coast Bays Library
Death Cafe - East Coast Bays

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm  

8 Bute Road, Browns Bay

DATES:
Saturday 17th May
Saturday 21st
 June

Saturday 19th July

Saturday 16th August 
Saturday 20th September 

Saturday 18th October 

Saturday 15th November 
Saturday 13th December

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Death Cafe - Glenfield

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm  

90 Bentley Ave, Glenfield

DATES:
Saturday 31st May
Saturday 28th
 June

Saturday 26th July

Saturday 30th August 
Saturday 27th September 

Saturday 25th October 

Saturday 29th November 
 

Death Cafe - Spanish (Avondale)

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm  

99 Rosebank Bank, Avondale

DATES: 

Sunday 17th August

Sunday 19th October 

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. 

Do you have an activity you want to share or brainstorm? Anything to add? Get in touch!

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