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
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.
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.
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
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 22nd November
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
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
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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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
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.